If you are a total couch - or mouse - potato, the Get Active program will get you moving.

Each week for 12 weeks, you will receive an email guiding you through a step to becoming more active. Don't worry, you don't have to belong to a gym for it to work for you!

The program restarts at the beginning of each quarter (July, October, January, and April). To sign-up for the Get Active program, click here. You will get your first email soon after the first of October.

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Home LibraryPhysical Activity is a Family Affair

Being physically active doesn’t have to take you away from your family. There are plenty of activities that you can enjoy with your spouse and/or children.

Instead of doing sedentary recreational events (video games, movie), plan something more active. Remember to adapt your activities to suit those at different abilities and developmental stages. Get up and...

• Go bowling
• Plant a garden
• Shovel snow. Throw a few snowballs while you’re at it!
• Visit an amusement park or zoo
• Walk the dog or your neighbor’s dog or a pound dog
• Go to a museum
• Go roller skating
• Go ice skating
• Go inline skating
• Rent a canoe
• Go for a swim
• Rent bikes
• Take a hike
• Go camping
• Walk to school
• Pedal a paddleboat
• Go square dancing
• Participate in the short family walks or runs that are held before organized charity walks or road races
• Keep a pair of walking shoes in the trunk of your car. You may be able to walk while waiting to drive children home from their activities.
• Wash the car by hand.
• Rake leaves
• Do a scavenger hunt in your yard/neighborhood
• Jump rope
• Play basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball...any ball!
• Play Frisbee
• See who can hula hoop the longest
• Play tag
• Create a family dance routine
• Do martial arts

Post this list on the refrigerator. Ask each family member to pick one they would like the family to do together this week. Give it a try! Pick new activities (or add your own) for next week.