physical activity
Posted on Jun 25, 2012
Once again, Hike NS invites groups across NS to partner with it on delivering fall guided hikes in September and October of 2012.
The purpose of the events is to:
1) get more people in NS hiking;
2) highlight local trails and increase their use; and
3) promote Hike NS and local trail/hiking groups and other partnering organizations.
During the 2011 Fall Guided Hike series, 290 people attended 13 hikes organized locally by 11 partnering groups.
If you and your local organization can organize a hike, learn more and register your hike(s) online here: www.hikenovascotia.ca/projects/guided-hikes/ no later than AUGUST 15, 2012.
Hike Nova Scotia
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www.hikenovascotia.ca
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012
Heart & Stroke Walkabout™ is pleased to support female youth in Nova Scotia to be physically active through walking. OneStep, a component of Walkabout, is a fun, extracurricular resource to assist grade 7 girls to be more active before school, during lunch, after school or throughout the whole day. These activities have been designed with girls in mind, but boys are welcome to participate as well.
Heart&Stroke OneStep extra-curricular resource is free of charge to schools and is theirs to keep. Each participating school will receive enough pedometers for all their grade seven girls and a leader handbook which includes suggested activities, parental consent forms and other useful forms.
Being an extra-curricular resource, schools may use the resource however it works for them. During the Pilot phase of the project, many Junior High schools started girls clubs and walked together at lunch time. The girls appreciated having a chance to walk and talk and also learned how many steps per day they were accumulating. This resource is a great opportunity to have older students mentor younger students and lead walks and activities.
This resource has been approved by the Department of Education and communicated through each School Board. Heart and Stroke is hoping schools will find this resource a valuable tool to help support girls in junior high school to continue to be physically active while providing them a chance to connect socially as well.
To find out how to get the resource in the Junior High school in your area, you may contact Catherine Droesbeck at [email protected]
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Posted on May 17, 2009
Halifax, NS – The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia announced today that candidates from the Liberal, NDP, and Progressive Conservative parties will be participating in a friendly walking challenge as part of the Foundation’s efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of walking.
The Heart&Stroke Walkabout 3-week campaign challenge begins Sunday, May 17 at 12 p.m. and ends Sunday, June 7 at 12 p.m. Gerry Walsh, Liberal candidate in Halifax Citadel-Sable Island; Linda Power, NDP candidate in Halifax Clayton Park, and Debbie Hum, PC candidate in Halifax Clayton Park, will participate in the challenge.
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Posted on Dec 02, 2008
Dec 2, 2008 | Halifax, N.S. - Eight youth from across the province will form a team to help the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia develop a youth walking program as part of the organization’s Heart&StrokeWalkabout initiative. The team members were selected from a contest held in October and November for youth 13-16 in Nova Scotia.
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Posted on Oct 06, 2008
Halifax, NS – Increasing physical activity, reducing air pollution, and minimizing land use in Nova Scotia are key reasons to support the Green Mobility Strategy says the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia.
The Ecology Action Centre report provides eight solid recommendations with accompanying action steps that – with provincial government investment – can significantly increase sustainable passenger transport throughout Nova Scotia. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia supports the strategy because implementation of its recommendations will help create a more sustainable and healthy province.
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