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Active Living Tips: Is Ageism Slowing You Down?
Research shows that elders can benefit more than anyone from being active 30 to 60 minutes every day. Generally, the more you do, the better you will feel. And you may reduce your risk of disease by up to 50%. So why aren't you active?
Source: Active Living Coalition for Older Adults

Ontario Senior Games - Actifest
The Ontario Senior Games, known as Actifest, started in 1986 as a showcase for participation of seniors 55 years of age and older. As multi-event competition, the Games provide the seniors from across the province with an opportunity to compete for a provincial championship in a social atmosphere.
Source: Government of Ontario.

Physical activity
Active people are more productive, with less time off work for illness and injury. They also report greater self-esteem and personal self-reliance. For youth in particular, physical activity offers a creative outlet for leisure time.
Source: ACTIVE2010

Travel and Leisure - Sports and Recreation
TrailPAQ is Canada's National Community Trail Website, profiling national, provincial and municipal trails in Canada.
Source: TrailPAQ

Active Living Coalition for Older Adults - Research to Action Publication
This article describes the impact of arthritis on older adults, its signs and symtoms, as well as the associated medications and physical activity for the treatment of the chronic disease.
Source: Active Living Coalition for Older Adults

Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults
This Health Canada publication explains why physical activity is important, offers tips and easy ways to increase physical activity, and states how much is needed to maintain good health and improved quality of living later in life.
Source: Health Canada

Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
The mission of the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging is to develop, encourage and promote an active, healthy lifestyle for Canadian adults that will enhance the dignity of the aging process.
Source: Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging

Division of Aging and Seniors - Health Canada
Provides federal leadership on seniors' public health issues in order to optimize healthy aging.

Healthy Living - Seniors
Health Canada has several publications and information to help you make informed choices about your health.
Source: Health Canada.

Just for You - Seniors
In partnership with provincial and territorial governments, Health Canada provides national leadership to develop health policy, enforce health regulations, promote disease prevention and enhance healthy living for all Canadians.

Overcoming Ageism in Active Living
This report dicusses the sterotypes preventing older adults from engaging in physical activity and the how they can be overcome in order to improve the health of Canadian seniors.
Source: Active Living Coalition for Older Adults

Physical activity - tips for older adults (65 years and older)
Provides tips that will help older adults improve and maintain their health by being physically active every day.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

Physical Activity and Older Adults
The Guide provides a rainbow of physical activities that can help you have more energy, move more easily, and get stronger. It tells you how much activity you should strive for and how to get started. It also lists the many benefits of physical activity and the health risks of inactivity.
Source: Government of Canada. Health Canada.

Physical activity: a fountain of youth
This Web page provides a quiz which you can take to assess your fitness knowledge.
Source: Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

Promising Pathways: A handbook of best practices
Falls represent a serious and widespread problem in Canada, with about one third of older Canadians experiencing a fall each year, and many suffering the pain and loss of independence that often result. Section 1 of Promising Pathways provides information on the most effective strategies and interventions for reducing falls and preventing injuries among seniors who live in the community.
Source: Health Canada

Street Smarts for Seniors
This page suggests safety measures which can be taken to help prevent injuries to senior pedestrians.
Source: Canada Safety Council

Strength training for older adults
This Web page provides information on the benefits of strength training for older adults.
Source: Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

Walking for older women
A column published in the Lifestyle Tips series, with tips and insights on becoming more active and maintaining an active lifestyle.
Source: Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute