Posts Tagged ‘holidays’

Take the Roof off Winter

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Here’s a great resource to stay active this winter!

www.TakeTheRoofOffWinter.ca is the support portal for Nova Scotia’s winter active campaign.  The resources provided on the website are designed to help people of all ages improve their health and quality of life by being outdoors and active during the winter.

Even if you live in one of British Columbia’s winter wonderlands this website can give you lots of ideas to get active outside this winter, such as:

  • Build an outdoor rink
  • Organize an outdoor game of ringette, broomball, curling or hockey
  • Host an ice fishing competition
  • Toboggan with friends and family
  • Create a winter carnival
  • Snowshoe through the woods
  • Hold a winter walk day

As the website will tell you, “don’t spend another winter sitting around the house being bored when there are so many cool ways to celebrate active and healthy living”.

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Glenda Newsted from SCOPE on CBC Radio

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Back in December, SCOPE Prince George Coordinator Glenda Newsted spoke to BC Almanac’s Susan MacNamee about SCOPE and community childhood obesity prevention in Prince George. Provincial Medical Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall also spoke up on SCOPE’s behalf and discussed the problem of childhood obesity in BC.

The podcast of this show is finally available. To listen, click here.
To download the free podcast, find BC Almanac on the iTunes Store.
Download a PDF summary of the interview here.

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Some resolutions don’t have to be hard

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

It’s the start of a new year, and you can’t watch an hour of television without being bombarded with advertisements for fitness memberships, quit smoking patches and diet programs. Yes, it’s that time when everyone makes resolutions and feels guilty about the ones they didn’t fulfill from last year.

But believe it or not, getting in your physical activity doesn’t have to always be a chore. Here’s our Tuesday Top Ten: Fun and convenient ways to be physically active (for kids and grownups!). You’ll notice that almost all of them emphasize developing healthy habits and making activity convenient and fun. Continue reading “Some resolutions don’t have to be hard” »

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