Physical Activity Links • Back to Main Menu • Resources for Individuals and Families • Resources for Workplaces • Resources for Teachers Resources for Individuals and Families • Health Canada - Find out the amount of physical activity you require for health benefits • YMCA - This site lists locations and services offered through the YMCA • Active Healthy Kids - For tips and ideas on how to get your family active • Play Sport - For games and activities that encourage fun, free play while helping kids develop the skills required to participate in all kinds of sports • Games Kids Play - This site contains descriptions of multitude of games children love to play • High Five - Contains information for parents on choosing quality recreation and sport programs. • Horse back riding - A great activity for both children and adults. For more information on this topic please check out the Ontario Equestrian Federation website • Heart and Stroke - Information on prevention of heart disease and stroke through physical activity • Mississippi Field Naturalists - Has a number of trails in the Mississippi Valley area.  On this site they give a brief description of the trail and directions on how to get them. • Rideau Trails Association - for more detailed trail maps, information on walks or to become a member please visit the website. • Ministry of Health Promotion -The New Ministry of Health Promotion has recognized the importance of having trails available in the community; to have access to places for people to be more active, more often. • Ontario Trails Strategy Back to Top Resources for Workplaces • Active Living at work -this is a business case to provide information and support for physical activity promotion in the workplace • Active 2010 - information on Canada’s strategy to increase levels of physical activity for all Canadians • Alberta Centre for Active Living – research and education for the promotion of physical activity • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology – information and research on exercise physiology, biochemistry, fitness and health • Coalition for Active Living - a national action group focused on health promotion and disease prevention through the promotion of physical activity Back to Top Resources for Teachers • OPHEA'S Health and Physical Activity Curriculum Support Documents Grades K-10 • Canada's Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Youth  • Games Kids Play contains descriptions of a multitude of games children love to play • Active 8 contains tons of ideas on how to get kids active  • The Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) website provides resources for quality physical and health education programs • Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) website provides ideas on how to promote active living, healthy lifestyles and personal growth through intramural and recreation programs • Human Kinetics provides a listing of textbooks and other resources for teachers and coaches to promote physical activity • The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute contains tips for being active as well as research information on the physical activity patterns of Canadians Back to Top