• Women• Total in Canada • Men

Population aged 15 and over who

reported perceiving that most days in

their life were quite a bit or extremely

stressful

23%25%

22%

BE ACTIVE. BE HEALTHY.

Physical activity has an important role in your health and well-being. The benefits include reduced level of stress, a healthy heart and an extra boost of energy. Make exercising a priority.

How Healthy Are We? 60% of Men and 58% of women consider themselves healthy and physically active.

9.4% Do We Have Ideal Health? In 2010, only 9.4 per cent of Canadian adults were in ideal cardiovascular health. This means that less than one in 10 Canadians had ideal health.

Male 60%

Female 58%

Work Place Stress In 2010, slightly more than 1 in 4 Canadian workers described their day-to-day lives as highly stressful.This means that almost 3.7 million working adults went through a regular day feeling a high level of stress.

!Choose an activity that

interests youThe benefits are worth itExercise

regularly

Be Active !Be active at least 2.5 hours a week to achieve health benefits Focus on moderate to to vigorous aerobic activity throughout the week !Get STRONGER by adding activities that target your muscles and bones at least TWO TIMES per week !!!!

Health Benefits !

Improves your mental health: Regular physical activity can keep you thinking, learning, and judgement skills sharp. It can also reduce your risk of depression and may help you sleep better.

!Prevents chronic diseases: Moderate-Intensity activity can put you at a lower risk for diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease

!Strengthen bones and muscles: It's important to protect your bones, joints and muscles to ensure you stay physically active later in life

!Gives you Energy: regular physical activity can increase your energy and reduce fatigue

!Reduces Stress: Your body releases endorphins when exercising that makes you feel good and less stressed.

!Controls Weight: A healthy diet and physical activity can help control your weight.

!Increases Changes of Living Longer: Physical activity reduces changes of dying early from heart disease and some cancers. !!!

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There are 3 different types of physical activity:

AEROBIC fitness: makes your heart work harder. Activities include walking, running, cycling and swimming MUSCLE fitness (strength): building stronger muscles so you can use them longer. Activities include weight living and pushups FLEXIBILITY: moving joins and muscles through their full range of motion. Make sure you stretch regularly

RESOURCES:!!Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Physical Activity and Healthy!Global News: Heart Health. How Healthy Are Canadians?!HealthLink BC: Fitness - Getting and Staying Active!Public Health Agency of Canada!Statistics Canada: Health Profile December, 2013 !Statistics Canada: What’s Stressing the Stressed? Main Sources of Stress Among Workers!Winnipeg Regional Health Authority: Physical Activity PDF!!!!

Daily Stress of the Average Canadian

The Impact of Continual Stress Stress carries several negative health consequences, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, immune and circulatory complications. Stress can also create negative behaviours such as smoking, over consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods, used as a coping mechanism to deal with stress.

!• CHOOSE physical activities that you

enjoy. Try a few different activities until you find the one you like !• Start a ROUTINE and stick to it. Do

mornings or evenings work best for you? Make it a priority and STICK WITH IT. !• Why do it alone? ASK A FRIEND to

join you and make a social activity out of it. !• LIMIT your time watching TV or sitting

at the computer. !• Join a TEAM You can work out AND

Make new friends at the same time. !

Tips for Staying Active

• BIKE or WALK instead of driving

Eat Healthy. Be Happy A balanced diet is also an important component of being healthy and happy. Eat fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains into your diet as much as possible. include lean sources of protein such as poultry, fish, tofu and beans. Eat glanced meals and do

not over eat. !

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