We are pleased to relaunch our popular Lifestyle Tips series.  Our new 2009 series are written and designed in collaboration with ParticipACTION. The Lifestyle Tips columns offer encouragement and practical suggestions for integrating physical activity into daily life. They provide helpful, motivational and easy-to-read information. They also offer a variety of insights on the role of physical activity in disease prevention, as well as tips on becoming more active and maintaining an active lifestyle.

The majority of the 12 articles per year cover the same topics as the Research File; others present overall results from the Physical Activity Monitor or other relevant studies.

2010 Series

Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity- (PDF: 333 KB / 1 page)

2009 Series

Simple Steps to an Active New Year - (PDF: 280 KB / 1 page)

Increasing Physical Activity Step by Step - (PDF: 212 KB / 1 page)

Family Physical Activity Influence - (PDF: 232 KB / 1 page)

Active Transportation - (PDF: 228 KB / 1 page)

Workplace Physical Activity - (PDF: 192 KB / 1 page)

Encouraging Seniors to be More Active - (PDF: 277 KB / 2 pages)

Policy Advocacy - (PDF: 1.3 KB / 2 pages)

Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Adults - (PDF: 283 KB / 2 pages)

School Based Physical Activity Interventions - (PDF: 327 KB / 2 pages)

Public Transit and Physical Activity - (PDF: 353 KB / 2 pages)

Injury Prevention in Children's Outdoor Activities -  (PDF: 364 KB / 2 pages)

Fit vs. Fat - Acting on your New Year's Resolutions! - (PDF: 350 KB / 2 pages)

1998 Series
Warning to couch potatoes
Being active saves heart disease costs
Westerners more active
Children in the East less active
Coping with stress
Wise way to weight control
The long and the short of physical activity
Steer clear of pain and injuries
Two-thirds are couch potatoes
Couch potatoes everywhere
Activities we enjoy
Activities for every age

1997 Series
Exercising at home
Purchasing exercise equipment
Who do you exercise with?
Health care savings
Walking for older women
Exercising through thick and thin
Strength training for older adults
What stage are you at?
Kids fatter, not active enough
Adults more active but fatter
More active than our predecessors
Being young in the 90s

1996 Series
Physical activity a fountain of youth
Fend off health problems with activity
Being active is believing
Golden age activity gold for society
Three in five Canadians not active enough
Top 12 physical activities in Canada
Older Canadians becoming less active
Learn to play seriously
No time, no energy, no motivation
Children less active with age
Did you know?
Physical activity promotes sleep

1995 Series
Motivating yourself to be active
Our relationship with physical activity
Setting goals for physical activity
Getting children off the couch
Contemplating exercise?
Active workers, productive workers
Work out your stress
Health at your toetips
A case for daily physical education
Score your child's physical education
Smokers interested in workplace quitting programs
Butting out at work

1994 Series
Save health care—Take a mini-vacation
Ups and downs in exercise
Heart health quiz
Should diabetics exercise?
Self-esteem at health's expense
Exercise your way to self-esteem
Exercise a plus for mental health
Work stress—any end in sight?
Physical activity wards off crime
From drug high to exercise high
"Exercising" the overweight curse
A natural medicine for high blood pressure

1993 Series
Active living: Do it your way — every day
Sound body, sound mind. Sounds good! (focus on physical education in schools)
Fuel up! Nutrition for an active life
Use it or lose it (physical activity for older adults)
Walk on—just for the health of it
Three steps to a healthy weight
Do as I do (physical activity for children)
Hints for a healthy back
No time to exercise? (fitting physical activity into the workday)
Ecological commuting
How fit are Canadian children?
Pamper your sore muscles

1992 Series
Active living... for a lifetime
Movin' for your heart's sake
Nutrition mythconceptions
Can exercise be meaningful?
A physical activity balance sheet
A case for the bicycle
Excuses, excuses
En route to active living
Active living is for everybody (focus on people with a mental disability)
Enough's enough (physical activity and the immune system)
Score another for active living (effect on osteoporosis)
Let's have fun in winter! (how to exercise in the cold)

1991 Series
Active living for expectant moms
Living actively, losing weight
Stress: steps for taking charge
Getting active—your own way
'Thin is in'—it's out!
Active living for overweight youth
Successful aging
Active living is for every body (focus on people with a handicap)
Kids play for fun
Many motives for 'moving'
Tips for an active life
Maintaining a healthy weight

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