Get Active : Feel Alive
Get Active: Feel Alive is led by the Eastern and Coastal Primary Care Trust, Active Life Ltd, The Canterbury High School and the Sports Development Team. It is a campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage sport and physical activity in the Canterbury area. The number of obese or overweight adults and children is rising and health experts agree that even moderate weight loss can improve health and reduce the risk of obesity-related problems such as bowel cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Get Active: Feel Alive gives the local community the chance to try out different activities for FREE and enables the whole family to get involved and take part in a fun event aimed at highlighting a serious health issue.
The following statistics highlight how important it is for everyone to Get Active:
- Half an hour spent walking briskly each day can significantly improve your physical and mental health, and reduce your risk of disease
- Walking a mile burns nearly as many calories as jogging a mile - it just takes longer!
- Cyclists can expect to live for at least two years longer on average than non cyclists
- Children who regularly take part in physical activity are 20% happier than those who shun exercise in favour of computer games or television.
Get Active: Feel Alive 2009
In its fourth year, Get Active: Feel Alive had a successful campaign in 2009. Aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle and encouraging physical activity across the district, Get Active: Feel Alive gave the community a chance to try out different activities for free and enabled the whole family to get involved and take part in a fun event aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle.
This years event took place at The Canterbury High School and saw hundreds of people trying out new activities including short mat bowls, trampolining, football, squash, cycling, ten pin bowling, dance, rugby and much more!
