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Wag Your Tail ~ Walk
Your Dog
and be WinterActive
January 18 to February 29,
2008 |
WinterActive
and SummerActive are Canada's annual six-week community mobilization initiatives designed to help Canadians of all ages improve their health and quality of life through healthy living. The goal is to spread the message that active living, healthy eating, living smoke-free and participation in sports are all key parts of a healthy lifestyle.
Alberta Initiatives
WinterActive
Launch event
January 18, 2008 - 10:00 - 10:30
a.m. from Oyen Public School
This year's launch event is being
coordinated by the Medicine Hat
College Be Fit For Life Centre, an
active living agency funded by the
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and
Wildlife Foundation. For the
first time, the launch event
includes the participation of
schools across the province through
video-conference. Eight
participating schools will select a
class to sign-on, introduce
themselves and state their school's Winter
Active event. Together, all
participants will complete a Winter
Warm-up via video conference for 5
minutes and then sign off to
continue the celebration by engaging
in a winter activity at their
school.
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Kids tobogganing at the
launch of WinterActive in
Oyen, Alberta |
Winter Walk Day - February 6, 2008
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Winter Walk to School Day
Students are encouraged to
walk all or part of the way
to school. This event
is brought to you by Safe
Healthy Active People
Everywhere (SHAPE),
www.shapeab.ca.
SHAPE promotes Active and
Safe Routes to School and
its initiatives such as
International Walk to School
Week by encouraging students
to walk or bike to school on
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Workplace Walk Day
Active Edmonton, along with
Be Fit For Life, Walkable
Edmonton, and SHAPE, are
taking part in WINTER WALK
DAY.
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. (30
minutes) at Louise McKinney
Park in downtown Edmonton |
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Partner with your Pooch
As the obesity levels in
pets continue to be a health
issue along with those in
humans, encourage your
friends and family to
incorporate the inclusion of
walking their dog as a
healthy physical activity.
If you don't have a dog,
borrow a neighbor's or
better yet, invite them to
join you for a walk.
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Lacombe
Park in St. Albert |
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Alberta Seniors have been
encouraged to join us in
Winter Walk Day. It is
a great opportunity to
launch an older adult
walking group, revive an
existing one, or celebrate
the ongoing success of
walkers in your community.
The first 100 Seniors who
register will receive WinterActive pedometers to
track their on going
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Healthy Active School Communities -
Winter Edition
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This resource has been developed to provide
information about promoting and adopting healthy, active lifestyles
for the home, school and community. The ideas included
can be easily modified to challenge students and participants at
every age level and support the development of the knowledge, skills
and attitudes necessary to lead active and healthy lifestyles.
Download copies of this and other Healthy Active School Communities
resources in English and French from
www.everactive.org. |
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For more information about WinterActive visit
www.winteractive.ca.
Check back often for information
on the upcoming WinterActive
campaign.
If you wish to receive regular
updates on WinterActive please e-mail
Pam.McEwin@gov.ab.ca and
ask to be added to the list.
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