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| Q: I'm too busy to take time to go to a gym to exercise.
How can I fit physical activity into my busy schedule?
A: You don't have to go to a gym to get active. Physical activity can fit into your daily schedule and it isn't as hard as you think. Here are some tips (see below): |
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| In Windsor and Essex County there are lots of community centres,
parks and pools which provide a variety of programs for the whole
family. Contact them for details.
Physical
Activity Resource
List Windsor-Essex
County Health Unit 258-2146
ext. 1238 or 1240 General
information and resources about physical activity are available.
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active
Living for adults and for older adults are available free of
charge. Windsor-Essex
County Active Living Coalition 258-2146
ext. 1210 This
group advocates for community resources that support healthy active
living. They also
organize special active living events. Free copies of the Family
Active Guide are available. Municipal
Departments of Parks and Recreation
Each
municipality operates community centres, arenas, parks and pools,
which provide a variety of programs for the whole family.
Contact them for details. Windsor Windsor
Department of Parks & Rec.
253-2300 AKO
Neighbourhood Centre
945-2452 Begley
Neighbourhood Centre
253-4032 Centres
for Seniors Windsor
254-1108 College
Avenue Community Centre
253-5576
Edward
Street Neighbourhood Centre
945-7426 Forest
Glade Community Centre
735-3536 Gino
A. Marcus Community Complex
253-7028 Glengarry
Community Centre
253-3806 Marlborough
Neighbourhood Centre
253-5576 Oakwood
Community Centre
966-6065 Optimist
Community Centre
253-5592 South
Windsor Recreation Complex
966-6040 Windsor
Water World
253-3806 Town
of Amherstburg Municipal
Office
736-5712 Town
of Essex Municipal
Office
776-7336 Harrow
Arena/Parks & Recreation
738-6801 Community
Information
776-4231 Essex
Arena
776-8952 Essex
Centre for Arts, Aquatics and Rec.
776-8992 Essex
Retirees Social Club
776-6689 Essex
Youth Centre
776-9000 Town
of Kingsville Kingsville
Dept. Parks & Rec.
733-2123 Kingsville
Seniors Community Group
733-5162 Town
of Lakeshore Lakeshore
Parks & Rec. Department
728-2700
727-6366 Belle
River Good Neighbours Club
728-2138 Belle
River Information Centre
728-1435 Town
of LaSalle Leisure
Services Department
969-7770 ext.277 Town
of Leamington Frank
T. Sherk Recreation Complex
322-2337 Half
Century Centre
326-2521 Senior’s
Centre
326-2521 Town
of Tecumseh Tecumseh
Parks & Rec. Department
735-4756 Tecumseh
Golden Age Club
735-6455 Conservation
Areas Essex
Region Conservation Authority
776-5209 Holiday
Beach
736-3772 Point
Pelee National Park
322-2365 Outdoor
Activity Sites Ford
Test Track: asphalt track
& playing fields Gnatchio
Trail: asphalt trail Other
Non-Profit Facilities St.Clair
College
972-2715 St.
Denis Centre
973-7029 YMCA
Windsor
258-9622 YMCA
Essex
776-7305 Fitness
Centres Check
local telephone listings.
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