Green Prescription clients in the Canterbury West Coast region will continue to experience all the service has to offer with the move to make the quarterly Be Active programme online for Term 2.

Sport Canterbury’s Green Prescription team is excited to bring you Be Active – in your living room! Our virtual Be Active is an eight-week programme for people wanting to increase their level of activity and have fun along the way. Due to the current environment, the programme will be run online so that you can still experience all the benefits of a Be Active from home. Every week an educational video will be shared on a Monday with a live Zoom workout held on a Thursday. The links to both segments will be shared via the Be Active webpage on the Sport Canterbury website and the Be Active Facebook event page.

“We wanted to create this virtual programme to sustain our relationship and support with our Green Prescription clients and ensure that we can offer them something which, under normal circumstances, all Green Prescription clients are offered,” says Sport Canterbury’s Physical Activity Team Leader, Abby Wilson.

Starting May 18, participants can enjoy the opportunity to try out a range of home-based activities, discuss topics that support a healthy lifestyle and enjoy the virtual support of the other participants and Sport Canterbury’s Green Prescription staff. All activities are suited to people new or returning to activity, with a focus on enjoying being active and 'having a go.’

“We want to encourage clients to continue to focus on their wellbeing when things are still uncertain in their life, as well as connecting with people in a similar situation who are wanting to increase their activity and socialise with others in a safe environment.”

“We hope our participants take this opportunity onboard to try new things in the comfort of their home and continue to incorporate some home-based activity into their weekly routines in the future,” she adds.

TO REGISTER - please call us on (03) 373 5057 or 0800 22 84 83

Join the Green Prescription Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRxChristchurch/

Follow the Be Active event on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/241932186891174/

Head to the Be Active webpage on the Sport Canterbury website for more info - https://www.sportcanterbury.org.nz/beactive