Recreation & Leisure: Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Active Living Is For Everybody by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute.
This website explains the benefits of active living for people with disabilities.
http://www.cflri.ca/cflri/tips/91/LT91_08.html

Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Eating and Active Living
This interactive site is a guide which explains how to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating a proper diet and living a physically active lifestyle.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/hl-mvs/pag-gap/index-eng.php

Active Living Association for Canadians with a Disability by Active Living Alliance.
Use this link to search for active living programs and events across the country.
http://www.ala.ca/Content/Community&Events/Event%20Calendar.asp?langid=1

Feel the Rush, The Paralympic Winter Sports Awareness Program, Canadian Paralympic Committee.
Go ahead. Get involved. Connect with a sports organization in your community now and learn how you can get in the game.
http://www.paralympic.ca/en/sports/find-a-club.html

Programs at the Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement, the Steadward Centre University of Alberta
This site provides some excellent fitness tips for people with and without disabilities.
http://www.steadwardcentre.ualberta.ca/programs.cfm

Healthy Living by Health Canada
This site introduces resources and links which are published by Health Canada to promote healthy living.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/index_e.html

Physical Activity Unit by the Public Health Agency of Canada
This site gives general information and tips about the importance of being physically active. It has specific information that includes physical activity for children and seniors.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/fitness/index.html

Sports and Recreation by EnableLink. Canadian Abilities Foundation.
This site explains how various sports and recreational activities can be adapted to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
http://www.enablelink.org/sports.html?showsports=1

Sports and Recreation: Disability Organizations by EnableLink. Canadian Abilities Foundation
This site has a list of all the specialized sports and recreation organizations for people with disabilities in Canada.
http://www.enablelink.org/sports/sport_disab_orgs.php?showsports=1