Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults
developed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology ad Health Canada in partnership with ALCOA.

The guide serves as a road map for older adults - explaining why physical activity is important, offering tips and easy ways to increase the level of physical activity, and stating how much is needed to maintain good health and improved quality of living later in life. The guide is a straightforward two-sided sheet, similar in format to "Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating".
Both the guide and its companion Handbook are colorful, lively, and easy to read. A rainbow of activities is presented to help people choose activities that are right for them. The Handbook expands on the information found in the Guide, and uses vignettes to show the readers how other Canadians, just like them have found fun and interesting ways to build physical activity into their daily routine. The Handbook also provides lots of tips and suggestions to help readers to get started, encouraging them to start slowly and build up as their health improves. The Handbook even includes a pull-out copy of the guide itself, with a perpetual calendar for people to use to track their activities and record their progress.

An excellent resource for those assisting individuals with physical activity and encouraging active living.

Available from:

Canada's Physical Activity Guide Toll Free Number (888) 334-9769 or Canada's Physical Activity Guide Web site www.paguide.com

Description of Resource: guide: two-sided sheet, similar in format to "Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating". handbook: 21 pages

Approximate Cost: free of charge