For Parents and Guardians:
Moving & growing - exercises and activities for five and six year olds - provided by Child & Family Canada, a Canadian public education website.
Moving on the Spot - A collection of ready-made stretch and movement sessions for children 4 – 12 years old, which require little space and no special equipment
Calgary's Child – ideas on games to play and places to go for family fun.
Have a Ball! A Toolkit for Physical Activity and the Early Years - If you’re working with children aged zero to six, you will find the resources, tips, and ideas in this toolkit helpful in promoting physical activity.
Ice Dreams – Follow these tips to build a successful back yard rink.
Calgary's Favorite Playgrounds - A list of some of Calgary's favorite playgrounds. Go explore!
Plan your child's physical activity this week with the GO2 Activity Planner.
Have fun keeping track of your child's physical activity with the Physical Activity Chart, created by the Public Health Agency of Canada. To order stickers to go with the chart, click here.
Check out Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Children for more information on physical activity guidelines for children and ideas on getting them moving!
Download the Alberta Health & Wellness Guide to Healthy Eating and Active Living (6 to 12 yrs.) which provides information you can use to encourage your preschooler to be active and achieve healthy eating habits.
Take a look at the 'Gotta Move!' Interactive Magazine for Children. This magazine helps children learn that physical activity is fun and easier than they think, as well as activities to try out, and information about how physical activity makes both their bodies and minds feel better. Ideal for use at home or school; filled with tips and tricks, plus a quiz and a game.
For more activity ideas download 20 Ways to Live Outside the Box
For games to play and places to go for some family fun, check out Calgary's Child magazine.
Calgary's Favorite Playgrounds - A short list of some of Calgary's favorite playgrounds. Go explore!
Alberta Learning - Daily Physical Activity (DPA) School Handbook
Ever Active Schools - Healthy Active School Communities
SHAPE AB (Safe, Healthy Active People Everywhere - Alberta) is a provincial agency aimed at helping communities provide safe, healthy, active forms of transportation for children and youth. Click here for a list of their resources.
CAPHERD Quality Daily Physical Education Report Card - See how your school's physical education program, shines and where it needs improvement.
Barriers to being active quiz. Identify what could be keeping you from becoming more active.
FITT Principle
SMART Goals
Pedometer/Walking
S t r e t c h e s
- Introduction to Stretch Breaks
- A stretch break program for your workplace
- For your back
- For your neck and shoulders
- For your hands and forearms
- For your legs
Worklife Balance
Business Case for Active Living at Work
Making It Work. A 'how to' manual for planning and developing active living in the workplace. Developed by The Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work. To view the pdf, click here.
Walk... for the health of it!, a resource created by the Calgary Health Region.