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News: tagged with "physical activity"

• New exercise group for those with diabetes

  Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: diabetes, exercise, physical activity, support
  Diabetes Christchurch have a new exercise group for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes

• St Albans Laughter Club back laughing in person

  Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: exercise, physical activity, wellbeing
  The St Albans Laughter Club is back in action laughing together in person - having taken laughter yoga online via Zoom since August 2021

• New pool fun a hit with parents and children

  Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pools, families, children, swimming, physical activity
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th May 2022 Expectant mothers, new parents and young children have been flocking to the Selwyn Aquatic Centre to enjoy new classes helping them get active and have fun

• Swim sessions removing barriers for women

  Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: swimming, pools, women, recreation, physical activity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd February 2022 Weekly women-only sessions at Te Poe Toetoe Linwood Pool are proving a hit with up to 195 people attending each week

• Growth drives fitness centre expansion

  Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, physical activity
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 11th August 2021 The Oxford Fitness Centre could be looking toward an extension to their Pearson Park facility after a change to their lease was approved

• Live Stronger – Pink Edition: Exercise class for women with breast cancer

  Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Training With tags: physical activity, Courses, cancer, women
  ACC and the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) have recently collaborated to create “Live Stronger – Pink Edition”. This is an exercise class for women going through breast cancer treatment

• Heart Foundation advises the higher our risk of heart disease the more we sit

  Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, physical activity
  Heart Foundation media release: 21st July 2021 With many people now able to work from home more often, New Zealanders are sitting more and moving less, putting them at greater risk of heart disease according to new advice from the Heart Foundation

• Free outdoor exercise with PT in the Park

  Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: exercise, physical activity, recreation, health
  PT in the Park has been offering free exercises outdoors for all ages and abilities since 2011. Come and join these fun and physical 1-hour sessions - with a run warm up, cardio or weights session with a warm down. Date: Every Saturday.Start Time: 9am

• New guide puts Christchurch walks on map

  Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, resources, physical activity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th July 2020 A handy new guide will help you plan an outing around the city’s coastline and plains if you feel like exploring new territory on foot

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci

• NZ facing an obesity epidemic and physical inactivity crisis

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: nutrition, obesity, physical activity
  Exercise NZ media release: 24th July 2019 Leading New Zealand exercise expert Richard Beddie says an obesity epidemic is gripping New Zealand which also has a physical inactivity crisis, being the 13th worst in the world - and the worst for children with

• New research on physical activity environment and obesity risk

  Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, environment, recreation, research
  University of Canterbury media release: 12th February 2019 A new study from University of Canterbury (UC) shows a link between recreational physical activity spaces in a neighbourhood and obesity risk in adults