SPRING 2002 ISSUE OF WELLSPRING--"WATCH YOUR STEP: PEDOMETERS AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY"
1. About WellSpring
2. What's in this issue?
3. News from the Alberta Centre for Active Living
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1. ABOUT WELLSPRING
WellSpring, the Alberta Centre for Active Living's regular publication for
practitioners, provides information about best practices, topical issues,
recent research, and policy in the active living/physical activity field.
If you would like to reprint WellSpring articles in your publication or to
post them on your web site, please contact Kathy Garnsworthy at 780 415-6248
or at [log in to unmask]
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2. WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE?
This issue focuses on topics related to pedometers and physical activity. To
download the issue, visit our web site at
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/WellSpring/index.html. You
can download either the entire issue or the individual articles.
Articles include the following.
- The Art and Science of Pedometer Programming
Catrine Tudor-Locke, University of Arizona
- How Do Pedometers Work?
Dru Marshall, Lisa Workman, and Carrie Melanson, University of Alberta
- The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton Physical Activity Project
W. Kerry Mummery, Central Queensland University
- Buyer Beware: The Pros and Cons of Pedometers
Dru Marshall, Lisa Workman, and Carrie Melanson, University of Alberta.
- Stepping Out: Tips for Walkers
Joanne Gesell, Alberta Centre for Active Living.
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3. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
SUMMERACTIVE
The Alberta Centre for Active Living is proud to support SummerActive, a
national six-week campaign that takes place every May and June to promote
physical activity and help develop healthy lifestyles. The goal of this
community-based campaign is to encourage people to have some fun on the road
to a more active lifestyle. This year’s campaign runs between May 9 and June
21.
The Alberta Active Living Challenge will take place on May 28. This event
challenges as many Albertans as possible to participate in at least 30
minutes of physical activity. For more information, please visit the
SummerActive web site at www.summeractive.canoe.ca.
The centre will be coordinating Hot Topics in Healthy Living to coincide
with SummerActive. Working with partners in health promotion (including the
Provincial Fitness Unit, Ever Active Schools, the Dietitians of Canada, and
AADAC), we will distribute one Hot Topic during each week of SummerActive.
Look for e-mail notices about these information sheets starting during the
week of May 12.
CENTRE'S RESOURCE LIBRARY CATALOGUE LIVE!
The Alberta Centre for Active Living's library houses materials on physical
activity, active living, chronic disease prevention, the benefits of
recreation, health promotion, population health, health determinants,
nutrition, heart health, and workplace wellness. The collection is intended
primarily for practitioners, researchers, and students. Information is
available in a variety of formats, including periodicals, government
documents, resource kits, videos, books, manuals, pamphlets, and fact
sheets.
Our library catalogue is now on our web site. You can search it by keyword,
title, author, publisher or sponsoring organization, or document type. To
view the catalogue, visit
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/Education/ReLibrary.html.
HEALTHY LIVING NEWSPAPER INSERT
The centre recently contributed active living information to a newspaper
insert on healthy living that was distributed in newspapers across Alberta,
including the Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, and all weekly newspapers.
To view the insert, please visit the Nutrition File section of the Alberta
Milk web site at www.nutritionfile.ca.
CANADIAN HEALTH NETWORK (CHN) BOARD APPOINTMENT
The Alberta Centre for Active Living, in partnership with the Leisure
Information Network, manages the CHN Active Living Health Centre. The centre
is pleased to announce that one of our founders, Dr. Art Quinney, has been
invited to be a member of the CHN Advisory Board. Dr. Quinney is Deputy
Provost at the University of Alberta. We congratulate Dr. Quinney, whose
expertise will be a great asset to the work of the board in achieving CHN’s
vision and mission. Visit the Active Living section of CHN's web site at
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/1active_living.html.
INTEGRATED PAN CANADIAN HEALTHY LIVING STRATEGY
In September 2002, the federal, provincial, and territorial health ministers
announced that they had agreed to work together on an Integrated
Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy. The current emphasis of the Healthy
Living Strategy is on healthy eating and physical activity and their
relationship to healthy weights. The strategy will be developed in
consultation with various sectors. For more information about this
initiative, please visit
http://www.healthyliving-viesaine.ca/english/index.html.
Kathy Garnsworthy
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Edmonton AB
Tel.: 780 415-6248 (Mon./Tues./Wed./Fri.)
www.centre4activeliving.ca
"Research and education for the promotion of physical activity."
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