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. 

Join Online

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 March 2024. To join an upcoming online program, click here. 

Join In-Person

In-Person Choose to Move and ActivAge™ are also being offered in select communities. Find your nearest In-Person program.

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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

 

 

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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.

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Are you interested in learning more about these programs?

Please contact Kirkland Halliday, Senior Program Manager, by email or call 604-629-0965 ext 260 with any inquiries or questions. 

Choose to Move and ActivAge™ are delivered in partnership with the Active Aging Research Team.