| Ride2Win This spring, the WRHA is once again running the Ride2Win helmet promotion campaign and contest. Children and their parents can find information and activities on bicycle safety and how to fit a bike helmet by visiting our website www.ride2win.ca. Children and youth can enter to win great prizes including a bike, a lock and a helmet for themselves and a parents. For more information please email injuryinfo@wrha.ca or call 787-1873. |
| | City of Winnipeg Spring/Summer Leisure Guide |
 | The Spring/Summer 2012 Leisure Guide is now available. Pick up your copy at any city facility (library, pool or leisure centre) or at one of over 175 retail outlets throughout the city.
Register at LeisureOnline.ca or by calling 311. Be sure to check out the many physical activity, recreation and fitness programs available for all ages. The registration process has changed! Program registration will have staggered start dates: Day 1:
Registration for Swimming lessons ONLY begins on
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Day 2:
Registration for swimming lessons continues and registration for all other programs begins on
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Registration for all programs will be ongoing after these start dates!
Looking for an interesting read? Check out the
Winnipeg in motion articles!- Does your neighbourhood encourage physical activity? (p 8 & 9) - From Mindless to Mindful Eating...Changing your food environment is in your control! (p 10) |
| Priceless Fun!Are you looking for free program ideas for you and your family? Be sure to check out the Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Priceless Fun for a listing of free programs, free swim and skate times for each area of the city. Click here to download a copy!
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  | U of M Bison Recreation ServicesLooking for a one-stop-shop to stay active? Bison Recreation offers it all! From kayaking and climbing to yoga and pilates, fitness centre, swimming, skating, intramurals and rec clubs, Bison Recreation Services has something for you. CLICK HERE to view the Fall/Winter 2012 Active Living for Life Guide. |
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 | After School - Time to get ActiveThe 2011 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card highlights the critical after-school period from 3:00 to 6:00pm, and how much physical activity our children are getting after school and before dinner. Surprisingly, Canadian children are sedentary 59% of the time between 3:00pm and 6 pm ... getting only 14 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity in this 3-hour period! |
Canada's New Sedentary Guidelines
To complement Canada's new physical activity guidelines released in January 2011, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) has just released Canada's Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth - the first of their kind in the world.
The new Sedentary Behaviour guidelines provide recommendations to Canadian children and youth on limiting sedentary behaviour during discretionary or "free" time in order to reduce health risks.
The two guidelines together can be thought of as a recipe for families to give children the best possible chance to gain health and social benefits. Check out the new Sedentary Behaviour Guideline information sheets for children and youth.
Early Years
Age 0-4 | Children
Age 5-11 | Youth
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Canada's New Physical Activity Guidelines
To help Canadians move toward healthier lifestyles, the Public Health Agency of Canada supported the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) in reviewing the latest science on physical activity and in developing new physical activity guidelines. The new guidelines were released on January 24, 2011.
Check out the new Physical Activity Guideline information sheets and statements below. For more information or tips to get moving, please visit CSEP or ParticipACTION.
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