LibGuides: Community Health Teams: Physical Activity

Community Health Teams

The resources on this page have been selected and reviewed by Primary Health Care's Community Health Teams.

These resources support the Physical Activity group wellness programs.

Local physical activity programs including walking, dancing, swimming, yoga, and more.

Contact program location before attending to make sure the listed times, dates, and costs are accurate.

23 and 1/2 hours - What is the single best thing we can do for your health?
Video on the benefits of daily exercise.
Dr. Mike Evans
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
Movement and sleep guidelines for every age.
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
Balance Rehab
Exercises from a physiotherapist to help improve balance and stability when walking and moving.
Doug Weiss, DPT
DailyCaring - Exercise
Activities for older adults.
Halifax Recreation - Free and low-cost programs in HRM
Includes open gyms, free skating, Emera Oval activities, and more.
Halifax Recreation - Funding access application
The Recreation Funding Access Program covers 50 to 100% of program costs for people in financial need.
Healthy Tomorrow - Make Your Move
Provides tips and videos to encourage Nova Scotians to move more throughout the entire day.
Healthy Tomorrow Foundation
The Importance of Intensity in Physical Activity
The video explains why the intensity of physical activity matters.
Dr. Mike Evans
Let's Make Our Day Harder
Video with tips for adding exercise to everyday life.
Dr. Mike Evans
Move Your Way
Tools, videos, and fact sheets that make it easier to get more active.
NS Walks - Hike Nova Scotia
Join a walking group in your community or become a walk leader.
ParticipACTION
Why exercise is important, free exercise videos, and tips on how to be more active.

Low Intensity Exercise Program
Type: Strength, balance, stretching
Difficulty: Beginner
Length: 48 minutes
Warm-up, strengthening, balance, and cool-down exercises.
Mindful Movement
Type: Range of motion, posture
Difficulty: Beginner or anyone wanting to build more body awareness
Length: 29 minutes
Slow, gentle movements while seated and standing, including tips on good posture and a self-awareness check-in.
Ready, Set, Move - Balance
Type: Balance
Difficulty: All levels
Length: 11 minutes
Basic balance exercises while seated.
Ready, Set, Move - Intro to Cardio
Type: Cardio
Difficulty: Beginner to moderate
Length: 21 minutes
Ready, Set, Move - Strengthening
Type: Cardio, strength
Difficulty: Beginner to moderate
Length: 38 minutes
Includes a seated warm-up and full-body strengthening routine.
Ready, Set, Move – Stretching
Type: Stretching
Difficulty: Beginner
Length: 36 minutes

Seated Exercise: Head to Toe Gentle Workout
Type: Range of motion, strength
Difficulty: Beginner (chair)
Length: 9 minutes
DailyCaring
Vitality4Life with Curtis Adams
Type: Cardio, strength, stretching, balance
Difficulty: Chair, beginner
Length: 5 to 30 minutes
Fitness routines for older adults.
Yes2Next
Type: Cardio, strength, stretching, balance
Difficulty: Beginner, chair
Length: 5 to 40 minutes
Exercises for seniors and those with limited movement.

DoYogaWithMe
Type: Stretching
Difficulty: Beginner, moderate, hard
Length: 10 to 75 minutes
Search by level (beginner to advanced), class type (plus-size yoga, seniors' yoga), or style of yoga (ashtanga, hatha, vinyasa).
Yoga with Adriene
Type: Stretching
Difficulty: Moderate, hard
Length:10 to 60 minutes
Slow-paced yoga classes.

8 Brocades Qigong Practice
Type: Stretching, strength, balance
Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 18 minutes
Improve organ function and overall wellbeing.
Afrifitness
Type: Cardio, strength
Difficulty: Moderate, hard
Length: 5 to 30 minutes
African dance-inspired workouts.
Rachael Okesola
Diverse Personal Training
Type: Strength, stretching, cardio
Difficulty: Beginner, moderate
Length: 10 to 40 minutes
Body positive personal training.
Fitnessblender
Type: Cardio, strength, stretching, pilates
Difficulty: Moderate, hard
Length: 10 to 90 minutes
Search by length, type, difficulty, and more.
Gentle Tai Chi and Qi Gong
Type: Stretching, strength, balance
Difficulty: Beginner
Length: 25 minutes
Gentle exercise video that combines Tai Chi and Qi Gong with adaptations.
Toronto Rehab's Brain and Spinal Cord LEAP (Living Engaged and Actively with Pain) Service
On Demand Fitness
Type: Cardio, strength, stretching, balance, gentle fit
Difficulty: All levels
Length: 15 to 30 minutes
Short videos that can be done at home, with or without equipment.
YMCA
Walk at Home
Type: Cardio
Difficulty: All levels
Length: 10 to 30 minutes
Walk in the comfort of your home with 4 basic moves for either 1 mile, 2 miles or 3 miles.
Leslie Sansone