Active living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines. Adults need 30 minutes of activity each day while children need at least 60. Walking is one of the easiest physical activities you can do each day. No matter what your fitness level is you can choose your own pace and distance to better health. You can do it almost anywhere, with anyone, at any time and it is free!

A simple lifestyle approach includes:

• Walking more throughout the day.
• Pedometers, coupled with 'tracking'  daily walking steps to motivate you in leading a more physically active lifestyle.
• Recording your daily physical activities, which is the key to changing habits that will develop lifelong consistency.

Activate has developed a tool to get you started on the path to better health. Our FREE Activate Activity Toolkit promotes and enables physical activity that gets you moving in ways that are comfortable and convenient for you an that fit into your lifestyle.

Join hundreds of people of all ages in every corner of our community who have found exciting ways to make physical activity an important part of their day. Getting more physically active can change your life. You will feel more energetic, less stressed, sleep better and feel more relaxed, have stronger muscles  and bones, better health, and more independence in later life.

There are many reasons why active living is a good idea for you and your family:

• It is fun to be active together as a family and with friends.
• Kids who are active keep busy out of school and learn better in school.
• It is a good way to meet new people.

Best of all - being active can help protect you agianst heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, depression and some types of cancer. Along with healthy eating, physical activity helps you maintain a healthy weight.

Everyone can gain the health benefits of physical activity - age, ethnicity, shape or size do not matter.