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Being active gives you an overall feeling of wellbeing. Canada's Physical Activity Guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes a day for children and 150 minutes a week for adults. Here's how to incorporate physical activity into your life.

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  1. Activity & Lifestyles
    1. Mental Wellbeing
    2. Physical Activity
      1. Getting Started
        1. First Steps
        2. Basics
        3. Setting Goals
        4. Physical Activity Tips
        5. Barriers
        6. Benefits
        7. Motivation
      2. Staying Active
        1. Walking
        2. Cycling
        3. Running
        4. Yoga
        5. Circuit Training
        6. Working out
        7. Recreation
      3. Safety and Injury Prevention
    3. Smoking
    4. Alcohol Sense
      1. Alcohol and Parenting
        1. Teens
        2. Kids
        3. Young Adults
    5. Healthy Weight
  2. Aging Well
    1. Health & Wellness
    2. Finance
    3. Housing
    4. Transportation
    5. Staying Connected
  3. Pregnancy & Parenting
    1. Pregnancy & Birth
      1. Planning a Pregnancy
        1. Your Health
        2. Understanding Fertility
        3. Between Pregnancies
      2. Pregnancy
        1. Healthcare Providers
        2. Physical Health
        3. Safety in Pregnancy
        4. Emotional Health
        5. Healthy Eating
        6. Special Information
        7. Pregnancy After 35
        8. 1st Trimester (0-14 weeks)
        9. 2nd Trimester (15-27 weeks)
        10. 3rd Trimester (28-40 weeks)
      3. Labour & Birth
        1. Preparing for Labour
        2. Signs & Stages of Labour
        3. Medical Interventions
        4. Special Birth Issues
      4. Preparing for your Newborn
        1. Bringing Baby Home
        2. Paper Work
        3. Equipment
        4. Preparing for Breastfeeding
      5. Self Care for New Moms
        1. Your Body After Pregnancy
        2. Nutrition
        3. Sex, Birth Control & Relationships
        4. Depression
      6. Videos on Pregnancy
    2. Babies (0-12 months)
      1. Feeding
        1. Starting to Breastfeed
        2. Mom & Baby
        3. More on Breastfeeding
        4. Breastfeeding Support
        5. Expressing Breast Milk
        6. Breastfeeding Challenges
        7. Supplementing
        8. Solid Food
        9. Food Safety
        10. Videos on Breastfeeding
      2. Baby Care
        1. Sleeping
        2. Crying
        3. Bathing, Diapering & Skin Care
        4. Oral Health
      3. Baby Health
        1. Newborn Medical Care
        2. Physical Health
      4. Baby Development
        1. Physical
        2. Social & Emotional
        3. Language
        4. Cognitive
      5. Baby Safety
        1. At Home
        2. Outdoors
      6. New Parents
        1. Support
        2. Positive Parenting
        3. New Dads & Partners
    3. Toddlers (12-36 months)
      1. Healthy Eating
        1. Breastfeeding Your Toddler
        2. Feeding Toddlers
      2. Toddler Care
        1. Sleeping
        2. Dental Care
        3. Toilet Learning
      3. Toddler Health
        1. Physical Health
        2. Preventing Illness
        3. When Your Toddler is Sick
      4. Toddler Development
        1. Physical
        2. Social and Emotional
        3. Cognitive
        4. Language
        5. Learning Through Play
      5. Toddler Safety
        1. At Home
        2. Outdoors
        3. In your Community
        4. Abuse
      6. Parenting a Toddler
        1. Positive Parenting
        2. Challenging Behaviour
        3. Toddler Childcare
    4. Preschool (3-5 years)
      1. Healthy Eating
      2. Physical Activity
      3. Health and Daily Care
      4. Preschool Safety
      5. Preschool Development
      6. Parenting a Preschooler
        1. Relationships
        2. Connecting & Communicating
        3. Behaviour
    5. Children (6-11 years)
      1. Healthy Eating
      2. Physical Activity
      3. Health and Daily Care
      4. Child Development
      5. Child Safety
      6. Parenting a Child
        1. Relationships
        2. Connecting & Communicating
        3. Behaviour
      7. Media and Digital Literacy
    6. Teens (12-18 years)
      1. Healthy Eating
      2. Physical Activity
      3. Teen Health
      4. Teen Development
      5. Parenting a Teen
        1. Connecting & Communicating
        2. Behaviour
        3. Relationships
      6. Media and Digital Literacy
  4. Food & Nutrition
    1. Sodium
    2. Vegetables and Fruits
    3. Sugary Drinks
    4. Grocery Shopping
    5. Meal Planning
      1. Getting Started
      2. Nutrition Label
      3. On a Budget
      4. Portion Size
      5. Recipes
      6. Breakfast
      7. Lunch
      8. Snacks
      9. Dinner
      10. Holidays

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