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3. Getting active where we live, learn and work
With the demands of daily life - juggling family responsibilities and
jobs - it is not surprising that time is the most commonly
cited barrier to physical activity.
Where we live, learn and work can make it easier for us to be active or more difficult.
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- Community planners can take steps to help us to be active in our day-to-day activities. For example, they can create walking
trails, shopping areas and schools that are easy to walk to from home, or offer summer programs at neighbourhood playgrounds.
- Schools are finding creative ways to build physical activity into the school
day, such as including physical activity in lesson plans, or taking a little
time from every lesson block and from lunch breaks to create 30 minutes for
physical activity at the end of the day.
- Workplaces can provide opportunities to be active at work, from installing showers to organizing walking clubs to subsidizing
wellness classes.
There are many ways to make active living part of your part of your community,
school and workplace.
Next page: Tips to start making physical activity a part of your everyday life
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