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Move daily live fully

 

Move for strength, joy, and connection

Strength

Strength

Benefits for your body

Joy

Joy

Benefits for your mind

Connection

Connection

Benefits for your soul

Choose how to start your MOVE daily, live fully journey

  • How much physical activity do you need? 
  • Explore the benefits of physical activity
  • What are some examples of physical activity?
  • Local events to help you MOVE daily, live fully
  • Resources to help you MOVE daily, live fully

How much physical activity do you need?

Canada’s 24-Hour Movement Guidelines show how to balance physical activity, sedentary time and sleep every day to help people live their best lives.

Canada’s 24-Hour Movement Guidelines recommend to add movement throughout your day, including a variety of types and intensities of physical activity:

  • At least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week
  • Muscle strengthening activities at least twice a week
  • Several hours of light physical activity, including standing

Research clearly shows that this is the minimum amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity we need to stay healthy. Doing more will give you even greater health and fitness. To learn more, download the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults (18 to 64).

 

Explore the benefits of physical activity

An active day brings benefits that can significantly improve your overall well-being.  

Benefits of an active day

  • Boosted mood
  • More energy
  • Improved focus
  • Increased productivity 

Benefits of regular physical activity

  • Increase overall fitness
  • Improve mental health and well-being
  • Strengthen muscles and bones
  • Reduce the risk of chronic disease

What are some examples of physical activity? 

You should choose different activities to make physical activity more interesting and fun. Move for strength, joy, and connection.

 

 Family walking together

A brisk walk around your neighborhood with your family and friends

 

Friends playing soccer

Taking up a favourite sport again or learn a new sport

 

Friends riding bikes

Cycling, whether on a bicycle or a stationary exercise bike

 

Adults in an aquafit class

Swimming or aquafit classes

Local events to help you MOVE daily, live fully 

  • Rural Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (RFLA) Hiking Group
  • Walking to Wellness 

Resources to help you MOVE daily, live fully 

  • City of Kingston Activities and Recreation
  • Loyalist Township Recreation
  • Town of Greater Napanee Recreation
  • Township of Stone Mills Recreation and Leisure
  • Township of Central Frontenac Sports and Recreation
  • Township of Addington Highlands
  • Township of North Frontenac Recreation and Leisure
  • Township of South Frontenac Recreation and Leisure
  • Township of Frontenac Islands Recreation
  • Kingston Gets Active
  • YMCA of Eastern Ontario
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Take the MOVE daily, live fully survey!

To help us strengthen our physical activity promotion efforts, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to complete our brief survey. Your feedback is important to us and will help shape future physical activity initiatives.

Start the survey

Survey is for adults 18 years of age and older, in the KFL&A region.

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