Links
There are loads of websites about physical activity, nutrition and health.
The following are a selection to get you started:
Physical Activity/Sport
- Active Canterbury Sport and Recreation Guide
- Sport NZ (formerly SPARC)
- Sport Canterbury
- Green Prescription (Ministry of Health)
- School Sport Canterbury
- Active Smart - a fully tailored free online training programme (ACC)
- Cycling maps (CCC)
- Cycling information, events and activities in the Christchurch area (CCC)
- Dance Aotearoa NZ (DANZ)
- Your Walking Workout self assessment (In Motion - Canada)
- Walking resources database (Living Streets Aotearoa)
- Search for individuals or facilities that are belong to REPS (Register of Exercise Professionals)
- The Southern Centre multi-sensory room for leisure and recreation
Incidental Activity
- Easy ways to get active during the day, as well as information on healthy eating (Cancer Society - LiveSmart)
- Safe Routes to School (CCC)
Nutrition
- Healthy Eating Good Food recipes (Community and Public Health)
- Nutrition (Te Hotu Manawa Maori)
General Health
- Being sunsmart (Cancer Society)
- Maori Health
- Promotion of nutrition and physical activity in NZ (Agencies for Nutrition Action)
- Healthy Eating Healthy Action (Ministry of Health)
- National Heart Foundation
- Healthy Christchurch
- Stopping smoking (Quitline) or contact your GP
- Community and Public Health