BCRPA, in partnership with the Active Aging Society, is delivering Choose to Move and ActivAge™.
Since 2016, BCRPA has partnered with 33 recreation departments across BC to support older adults in becoming more active. Choose to Move and ActivAge™ are free programs run by BCRPA registered Fitness Leaders who have their Older Adult specialty.
Choose to Move is available online or over the phone everywhere in British Columbia. You can join us from the comfort of your home as long as you have either a telephone connection or a device connected to the internet!
Online programs will resume in January 2024. To be invited to our next online program, please click here.
In-Person Choose to Move and ActivAge™ are also being offered in select communities. Find your nearest In-Person program.
Choose to Move is an initiative of the Active Aging Society and is made possible through funding from the BC Ministry of Health.
Choose to Move is a 3-month program designed to introduce older adults to the habit of physical activity, help them meet new friends, and make a positive healthy lifestyle change.
Choose to Move is free and flexible, and provides participants with the motivation and support to become more physically active. Participants work with a trained activity coach who will support them as together they develop a physical activity plan tailored specifically to each participant.
When things get challenging, participants will have the support from their coach and a group of other seniors, who, just like them, are making a choice for health – they are choosing to move!
Register now for Choose to Move from your home! Or see where programs are being offered in person. The next program intake is for September.
To learn more about Choose to Move visit choosetomove.ca
“I feel that this program came at exactly at the right time. When you retire, your life changes… I feel great right now. I am feeling really good. Mentally, physically, everything.” - Choose to Move Participant
ActivAge™ is a free 3-month group-led physical activity program for inactive older adults. It introduces participants to physical activity and reinforces their commitment to incorporate it into their daily lives.
The program is progressive with planned physical activities (stretching, activity, and cool-down) based on ActivAge™ training. This fun and social program will help get participants moving in a relaxed environment with likeminded people.
The program focuses on improving activities associated with daily living, strengthening muscles used day-to-day (ie: bending, lifting, stretching, etc);
Each class incorporates physical activities that engage participants, and features in-class discussions and resources to improve overall health and physical well-being.
“I left feeling increasingly able to function independently, control stressful episodes, and I sleep better too.
I enjoyed the comradery with others while doing the exercises!"- ActivAge™ Participant
Locations
BCRPA delivers Choose to Move and ActivAge™ across British Columbia in partnership with local recreation departments.
For in-person programming, click on the health authority region, and find the recreation centre nearest to you. Contact the recreation centre directly to register. If the program you would like to register for is not yet showing on the recreation centre's website, registration may not yet have opened for the coming season. You may ask the recreation centre for the date that registration will open.
As an alternative to in-person programming, BCRPA delivers Choose to Move online. Sign-up for the online program here.
OK Falls Community Centre - 1141 Cedar Street, OK Falls, BC V0H 1R0
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge program starting September 2023
To register, contact (250) 497-8188 or register online at rdos.perfectmind.com.
Nakusp and District Community Complex - 200 8th Ave NW, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0
ActivAge program starting Fall 2023
To register contact the Village Office at 250-265-3689
West Bench Elementary Gymnasium - 1604 W Bench Dr, Penticton, BC V2A 8Z3
ActivAge program starting September 19, 2023
To register, contact Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen at 250-492-0237 or register online at rdos.perfectmind.com
Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre - 3737 Old Okanagan Hwy, West Kelowna, BC V4T 2H6
Choose to Move progam starting September 2023
ActivAge programming starting October 2023.
Register for programs online at Johnson Bentley or call Johnson Bentley Memorial Centre 778-797-7665
Confederation Seniors Centre - 4585 Albert St, Burnaby, BC V5C 2G6
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register call 604-297-4452 or register online at Burnaby Recreation.
Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre - 11760 88 Ave, Delta, BC V4C 3C5
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register, call 604-594-2717
McKee Seniors Recreation Centre (Ladner) - 5155 47 Ave, Delta, BC V4K 0A2
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register, call 604-946-1411
Timms Community Centre - 20399 Douglas Crescent, BC V3A 4B3
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register, contact Timms Community Centre at 604-514-2940, or contact Christine Daum, Recreation Coordinator, at 604-514-2941, or visit City of Langley Recreation Registration online.
Maple Ridge Seniors Centre - 12150 224th St., Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3N8
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
To register, call 604-467-7422 or email registration@mapleridge.ca. Contact Petra Frederick at pfrederick@mapleridge.ca for more information.
Boswyk Seniors Activity Centre - 7682 Grand St, Mission, BC V2V 0J1
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
To register, contact (604) 820-5350 or register online.
Mission Leisure Centre - 7650 Grand St, Mission, BC, V2V 3T3
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
To register, contact (604) 820-5350 or register online.
Century House - 620 8th Street, New Westminster, BC V3M 3S2
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register, contact (604) 519-1066 or register online at New Westminster Recreation.
Port Moody Recreation Complex & Weight Room - 300 Ioco Rd, Port Moody, BC V3H 2V7
ActivAge program starting September 2023
To register, contact (604) 469-4556 or register online at Port Moody Recreation.
Matsqui Recreation Centre - 3106 Clearbrook Rd, Abbotsford BC V2T 4B9
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge program starting September 2023
Register online at direct2rec.com in the “Fitness and Wellness” tile, under BCRPA tab. or by calling the facility 604-855-0500
Newton Seniors Centre - 13775-70 Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 0E1
Choose to Move program starting September 2023
ActivAge programs starting September 2023
To register, contact 604-501-5100 or register online at Surrey Recreation.
Powell River Recreation Complex - 5001 Joyce Avenue, Powell River, BC V8A 5R2
ActivAge program is starting September 2023.
To register, please contact Christine at (604) 485-8903
False Creek Community Centre - 1318 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
ActivAge program starting October 2023.
To register, call 604-257-8195 or register online at False Creek Community Centre
Killarney Community Centre - 6260 Killarney Street, BC V5S 2X7
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
To register, visit Killarney Community Centre or call 604-718-8211.
Kerrisdale Community Centre - 5851 West Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W9
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
To register, call 604-257 8100 ext. 1 or register online at Kerrisdale Community Centre.
Trout Lake Community Centre - 6810 Main St. Vancouver, BC V5X 0A1
Choose to Move program starting September 2023.
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
To register, call 604-257-6955 or register online at Trout Lake Community Centre.
Gabriola Rec Society Office, 685 North Rd, and the Rollo Seniors Centre, 680 North Rd.
ActivAge program starting September 2023.
Register at the Gabriola Recreation Society website: gabriolarecreation.org, or contact GRS at 250-247-2014
Are you interested in learning more about these programs?
Please contact Samantha Taylor, Program Support, by email or call 604-629-0965 ext 237 with any inquiries or questions.
Choose to Move and ActivAge™ are delivered in partnership with the Active Aging Research Team.
