Physical Activity Providers | Activecanterbury

Welcome to Active Canterbury’s web zone for physical activity providers!

If you lead a walking group, teach a group exercise class, or manage people who instruct groups or classes, Active Canterbury is here to support you and it’s all FREE!

Make it easy for others to find out about your programme on the Active Canterbury website

The Active Canterbury Network is here to help you

The Active Canterbury Network (previously known as Push Play with Active Christchurch) was established in 1999. The role of the Network is to support physical activity providers by:

Communicating via regular free newsletters to subscribers with relevant information including upcoming training, funding and networking opportunities
Identifying needs of physical activity providers and working to meet those needs.
Linking with current training providers with possibilities to provide training opportunities.
Holding twice yearly opportunities to learn and share with, and be inspired by other community physical activity leaders.
Maintaining Active Canterbury Resources like the Easy Promotion Tool which allows you to produce fabulous promotional material quickly and easily.

Hot off the Press

Even 15 minutes Makes a Difference

Research undertaken by Germany's society of Nuerologists and the Stroke Society showed that 15 minutes of exercise a day made a surprising contribution to improving overall health. The study in Taiwan had over 400,000 participants whose health status was checked regularly over 8 years.
The results showed that over a lifetime there would be an expected increase of 3 years of life expectancy as well as a reduced chance of developing cancer and diseases of the cardiovascular system.

The general conclusion was that the more a person exercises, the less chance they have of falling ill.
Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity?

The British Heart Foundation 11th annual conference Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity? took place on 17th November 2011.

The conference brought together the latest evidence on the most effective approaches to promoting physical activity across the life course and explored how to use this information to develop evidence based physical activity interventions and funding applications.

Download a copy of the presentations by clicking on the link:
http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/conference2011/index.html

Upcoming Training, Networking and Funding Opportunities

Aqua Fitness Workshops coming to Christchurch May 2012 - Wed, 2012-05-30 20:00

NZ Recreation Association, Skills Active and Wellington City Council are excited to host a series of Aqua Fitness Instructor Training Workshops in 2012. These workshops will provide the necessary tools to either get started as an instructor or to increase current knowledge. Participants will also have the opportunity to complete Level 3 units in Group Fitness as part of the National Certificate in Aquatics Level 3.

One workshop is to be held in Christchurch on 30th May 2012.
Seniors and Older Adults Instructor Training Session 2 - Sat, 2012-03-31 20:00

Advanced Issues with Seniors"
Date: Saturday March 31st 11.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: CPIT