Mary Lou Albanese, Manager of Healthy Communities and Injury Prevention, Middlesex-London Health Unit and Chair of Middlesex-London in motion® provides you with:

An update re: 2011 Middlesex-London in motion® accomplishments!

Valuable tips to help get you in motion in 2012.

The City of London is fortunate to have Allison Cook as the Transportation Demand Management Coordinator.  Her role is to promote more efficient use of our transportation system, by encouraging Londoners to walk, ride a bike, take the bus or carpool for more trips. Active transportation can save you time and money, increase your health, and have a positive effect on our environment!

Watch the following 4 brief videos where Allison speaks to YOU about YOUR transportation choices in the City of London!

Mary Lou Albanese, Manager Healthy Communities & Injury Prevention Team, Middlesex-London Health Unit and the NEW Chair of Middlesex-London in motion® shares information about 2 fantastic new resources now readily available for viewing and download via www.inmotion4Life.ca! They include:

Menu Maker - Healthy Eating + Regular Physical Activity = A Healthy Lifestyle!

This resource, developed by The Child & Youth Network and its Healthy Eating Healthy Physical Activity Committee, helps you plan menus & your grocery shopping, while planning & tracking your activities.

Go the extra mile! – A walking guide available in English, French, Arabic, Punjabi, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Somali and Spanish!

This brand new resource, published by the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2011, will help you move quickly towards a healthier lifestyle!

Be sure to follow us on twitter at inmotion4Life for more great tips!

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) has released new Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for apparently healthy children (5-11 years), youth (12-17 years), adults (18 – 64 years), and older adults (65 years and older). The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines describe the amount and types of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits for Canadians and should be viewed as a minimal target. Individuals should try to exceed the minimum target as the greater the intensity, variety, and duration of physical activity, the greater the health benefits.

The new Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines can be found online and are downloadable on CSEP’s web site.

To access materials in English visit www.csep.ca/guidelines

To access materials in French visit www.csep.ca/directives

Evidence over the past several decades has shown that physical activity and fitness levels in Canadians have decreased. The number of obese or overweight Canadians has steadily increased as have diseases associated with obesity and being overweight. An effective way to help prevent health risks is to engage in regular physical activity.

For additional information related to physical activity visit:

Public Health Agency of Canada at www.publichealth.gc.ca/physicalactivity

ParticipACTION at www.participaction.com

References:

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (2011). Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Background Information. Retrieved January 24^th, 2011 from http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (2011). Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Glossary of Terms. Retrieved January 24^th, 2011 from http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (2011). Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Key Messages – Q & A. Retrieved January 24^th, 2011 from http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (2011). New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines Released. Retrieved January 24^th, 2011 from http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804

Dr. Mark Tremblay’s 2010 Healthy Active Kids Canada Report Card garnered national attention and indicated less than half of Canadian children under the age of five get enough regular physical activity as part of their daily lives.

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Jim Weese, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario and Chair of Middlesex-London in motion® shares information about:

• Recent in motion® committee activities, including some exciting news about an upcoming guest expert speaker!
• Interesting updates from www.inmotion4life.ca
• How YOU can follow us on twitter!

Jim Weese, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario and Chair of Middlesex-London in motion® shares information about:

• Recent in motion® committee activities.
• The official launch of in motion® which is being planned for the early part of 2010. 

Jim Weese, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario and Chair of Middlesex-London in motion® shares information about:

• The latest communication and media campaign updates
• How YOU can participate
• Find out about our great promotional items