Active Easy

Active Easy - Gardening for better health

Gardening for better health

Spring has sprung in Halton Hills! Join Sandy and learn about the best exercises to do before, after and in between your time outside gardening. Each person has a different capacity for participating in exercise. Please be aware of your fitness, healthy status, and skill level before commencing in any suggested exercises to do before, after and in between gardening.

Cardiovascular workout

Join our Fitness Instructor, Sandy as she demonstrates cardiovascular exercises to get your heart pumping! From high knees to side leg reaches, learn how to perform heart healthy exercises at home.

Falls Prevention balance exercises at home

Join Sandy as she demonstrates versatile balance exercises you can do right at home to help improve your balance and stability. Improving balance regularly will help prevent slips and falls, as well as give you more confidence in your day-to-day life.

Active Easy - Resistance tube videos

Before using resistance tubes, please download and read this resistance tube safety PDF.

Join our instructor Sandy as she demonstrates resistance tube and body weight exercises, primarily within the WalkFit program, for older adults in Halton Hills. Please be aware of your fitness, health status, and skill level before commencing this virtual exercise. Part of the risk involved in undertaking any physical activity or exercise is relative to your own state of fitness or health status.

Video 1: Walk Fit Body Weight Exercises

Video 2: Walk Fit Resistance Tube Exercises

If you have any questions pertaining to the WalkFit program, feel free to email our Active Living Programmer.

Active Easy - Fitness for older adults

Being active regularly is good for the mind and body. When we move our body with exercise, we strengthen our muscles, increase bone density and improve flexibility. A stronger body makes activities of daily life easier by improving functional strength and promotes independence.

Join Town of Halton Hills fitness instructor Erin as she leads you through a series of 5 short exercise videos covering different exercise equipment you can use to stay active and healthy at home. Bookmark these videos so you can watch them every day and increase your flexibility and strength!

Virtual exercise disclaimer

Not all exercises are suitable for everyone. Each person has a different capacity for participating in exercise. You should be aware of your fitness, health status, and skill level before commencing this virtual exercise program. Part of the risk involved in undertaking any physical activity or exercise is relative to your own state of fitness or health status. Please ensure your area is safe for movement. If you are concerned about whether the exercises in this program are right for you, please consult with your physician or health care provider before beginning the program.

Fitness at Home Video #1: Resistance Bands

Resistance bands are affordable, compact and easy to take with you anywhere. It is also an effective way to stretch and increase your strength!

Fitness at Home Video #2: Yoga Strap

The yoga strap is a piece of equipment used to perform a variety of effective stretches seated or standing:

Fitness at Home Video #3: Exercise Ball

The exercise ball provides resistance without any weight and it is a fun way to add a different element to your exercises:

Fitness at Home Video #4: Resistance Tubes

Resistance bands are compact and versatile, yet can still be used to effectively strengthen major muscle groups:

Fitness at Home Video #5: Hand Weights

In this video, Town of Halton Hills fitness instructor Erin demonstrates the impressive versatility of hand weights:

Active Easy - Fitness for families

These family-friendly virtual fitness classes were originally made for Family Day but are great any time of the year! Join our Town of Halton Hills instructors for a fun workout for the whole family.

Family Yoga

Family Bootcamp

Active Easy - Active trails

With over 30 km of trails in Halton Hills, as well as connections to the Bruce Trail, there's no shortage of places to get out for a hike. But sometimes not everyone in the family has the same level of enthusiasm about getting outdoors. Visit our trails webpage where you can download the trail map.

The Active Living Strategy

The logo and brand you see for Active Easy is a result of the Active Living Strategy, a comprehensive 5-year plan that ran from 2017-2021. The goal of the plan was to identify barriers to physical activity, both on a broad/national level and locally. Our team of consultants took a deep dive into the available data, reached out to the public, and made a series of observations and recommendations on how to integrate physical activity with as few barriers as possible.

The development of the strategy responds to the fact that Canadians generally do not meet the national daily physical activity guidelines and are not maximizing the resultant health benefits. The Strategy outlines 46 Recommended Actions over a five-year timeframe to improve the activity-friendliness in the Town of Halton Hills.

Download the full Active Living Strategy.

Key objectives

• Increase the quality and availability of new active opportunities by building capacity, developing partnerships and sharing best practices through the Active Easy Network.
• Increase access to, and participation in, active living by providing a variety of opportunities that will allow individuals and families to engage in casual, no cost physical activity.

• Promote and support existing campaigns that prompt residents to be more active.

• Enhance engagement with families with children by providing active toys at local parks.

• Enhance trail usage by providing activity features along trails.

• Profile and celebrate residents being active.

• Share successes with the community through local and social media.

Active Easy network

• Community at large
  • Individuals wishing to hear about the activities of the Network and be selectively involved.
• Correspondents
  • Organizations wishing to receive regular updates about the activities of the Network.
• Special Project Supporters
  • Individuals and organizations wishing to support the delivery of specific initiatives.
• Alliance
  • Individuals and organization representatives wishing to be involved at the coordinating committee level through ongoing attendance at bi-monthly meetings and a commitment to assisting with project initiatives.

Get involved

Whether you want to gain some skills and experience by volunteering or help us break down barriers to activity in Halton Hills, we want to hear from you! Get started by contacting the Recreation Coordinator for Active Living.