Mental Health and Community Wellness

Tools and Resources to Get Active

Equipment Loan programs:

• School Geocaching Loaner Program

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Walking Resources:

• Walking The Activity of a Lifetime
• Walking Workout Walking Your Way to health
• Walking Clubs

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Tracking Resources:

• Activity Tracker for children and youth
• Activity Tracker for Adults
• Food tracker for children and youth
• Food tracker for Adults

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Schools Resources:

• Recess Toolkit  
• Physical Literacy Toolkit
• Getting in motion at Schools:
• Snacktivities
• I Love to Run jump, play, skate, dance:
  •     Student Guide
  •     Guide pour l'étudiant
  •     Family Guide
  •     Guide pour la famille
  •     Teacher's Guide
  •     Guide pour les enseignants

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Early Years Resources:

• Kids in motion
• Active Start one-page series written by Dr. Colin Higgs (Funded by Interprovincial Sport and Recreation Council):
  • Active Start 1- Why Active Play is so Important
  • Active Start 2- Normal Child Development of Physical Skills
  • Active Start 3- Encouraging Different Types of Play
  • Active Start 4- Helping Children Play- The Adult Role Model
  • Active Start 5- Play Activites- The First Year of Life
  • Active Start 6- Play Activites- Ages One to Three
  • Active Start 7- Play Activities- Ages Three to Six
  • Active Start 8- Developing Agility, Balance and Coordination
  • Active Start 9- Activity Milestones- The First Three Years
  • Active Start 10- Activity Benchmarks- For 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds

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Videos:

• Video: 23 ½ hours- Dr. Mike Evans www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
• Video: Older Adult DVD: winnipeginmotion.ca/in_motion_older_adult_exercise_video.php
• Video: in motion energizers: winnipeginmotion.ca/in_motion_energizers.php

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Workplace Resources:

• Starting a Walking Club at your Workplace 
• Organizing a Workplace in motion Walking Rally
• Poker Walk
• Get Up & Go Bingo

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Other Resources:

• Tips for Physical Activity
• 110 Ways to be Physically Active
• Snow time

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External Links:

Wellness:

• ParticipACTION
  • www.participaction.com/
• Winnipeg in motion
  • winnipeginmotion.ca/
• Physical and Health Educators of Manitoba
  • phemanitoba.ca/
• Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba
  • pacm.ca/
• Active Aging in Manitoba
  • activeagingmb.ca/
• Manitoba Association of Senior Centres
  • manitobaseniorcentres.com/
• Manitoba Fitness Council
  • manitobafitnesscouncil.ca/
• Alberta Centre for Wellness
  • centre4activeliving.ca/
• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
  • csep.ca/home

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Recreation:

• Manitoba Parks
  • gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/
• Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council
  • masrc.com/
• City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide
  • winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/leisure/leisureguide.stm
• Association of Manitoba Municipalities
  • amm.mb.ca/
• Nature Manitoba
  • naturemanitoba.ca/
• Trails Manitoba
  • trailsmanitoba.ca/
• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
  • cpra.ca/
• Recreation Connections Manitoba
  • recconnections.com/

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Active Transportation:

• Green Action Centre
  • greenactioncentre.ca/

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Sport:

• Sport Manitoba
  • sportmanitoba.ca/
• Sport Canada
  • canada.ca/en/services/culture/sport.html
• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
  • caaws.ca/
• Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association
  • mhsaa.ca/
• Manitoba Sport Medicine and Science Council
  • sportmed.mb.ca/

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