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Come on down and try out some different sports in a fun and friendly environment or support your local community! Bookings may be required.
- Pickleball at Badminton Hall (every Monday);
- FREE Chair Yoga at He Waka Tapu (every Tuesday);
- Alt Yoga from the House of Strange (every Tuesday);
- Sunday Tango at Casa Publica (2nd and 4th Sundays every month);
- Bulgarian Folk Dance Class (every Sunday);
- Snorkeling Have A Go in Rolleston (Sunday 8th November);
- Female self-defence sessions in Rolleston (Monday 9th November);
- Level up your MTB core skills (Monday 9th November);
- Christchurch Family Fun Day in Halswell (Saturday 14th November); and
- Latin Street Festival (Sunday 15th November);
- Heathcote Valley Garden Ramble (Saturday 21st November);
- Celebrate Bishopdale (Saturday 21st November);
- Celebrating Christmas Across Borders (Saturday 21st November);
- Canterbury Caledonian Society Ceilidh (Saturday 21st November);
- Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Thursday 3rd December);
- Christchurch Yoga Experience (Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December); and
- Kaiapoi Community Christmas Market (Saturday 12th December).
Come along and explore a wide range of circus skills and props - including aerial - in a fun, welcoming, and celebratory environment. These classes are designed to be accessible for people of all abilities and are suitable for participants and their carers alike.
These classes are held every Friday from 11am to noon at Move Ōtautahi (Level 2 at Parakiore Recreation Centre). YOUR FIRST CLASS IS FREE!
Group bookings are also welcome! A session can be tailored to suit your group's needs and schedule.
Find out about Circability Accessible Circus Classes. Contact Jenny at Move for more information (circus[at]move.org.nz).
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Here are some snippets on the latest physical activity research or news that we found interesting.
While preparing for a major operation, patients usually focus on the surgery itself. But recovery also places a substantial demand on the body.
Using the time before surgery to improve a person’s physical fitness and readiness for recovery is called “prehabilitation” and this usually includes exercise.
Ngā Wāhine Hākinakina o Aotearoa and Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA) has launched a practical, evidence-based resource to help sports organisations across Aotearoa create welcoming spaces for transgender, non-binary and gender diverse people.
Exercise New Zealand has released the country's first comprehensive White Paper on physical activity and proposes practical reforms that will improve New Zealanders' health while reducing pressure on the health system and economy.