in motion e-news - April 2015
Save the date! Screen Free Week is May 4- 10
Screen-Free Week is a chance for families, schools and communities to unplug and rediscover life beyond screen time.  Make plans to unplug and PLAY!  Click here for more info.

Use these tips and tools to help get a handle on screen time:

Find sports equipment on a budget

With spring registrations just around the corner, you may be in the market for some new gear.  The costs can add up, but our partners at Active for Life have some great tips to help you find sports equipment on a budget!

Get kids back to the great outdoors
Spring has finally arrived and there's no better time to swap 30 minutes of screen time for 30 minutes of active fun outdoors!  Here's a round up of some active spring inspiration:
 
60 Minute Kids' Club gets kids moving!

Congratulations to the following Saskatchewan elementary schools for completing the winter challenge:  Lipton, Kyle Composite, Walter Aseltine, Father Robinson, and Dr. John G. Egnatoff.

 

Kids who took part in the winter challenge not only learned about making healthy choices, they changed their habits!  Servings of fruits and vegetables, hours of sleep, and glasses of water went up and kids increased their daily physical activity from 31.8 to 43 minutes!

 

Want to see these healthy changes in your school?  Sign up for one or all of next school year's challenges today!  Visit http://60minkidsclub.org/  to learn more.

 

Save the date! SPEA Conference is May 6 - 8, 2015

Saskatchewan Physical Education Association (SPEA) is pleased to present their annual conference Moving with Synergy, May 6 - 8, 2015 in Regina.  The conference features keynote speaker Reg Leidl. Click here for more info.


Help ALACD find education materials

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability is developing a database of information/education resources.  In particular, they want to catalogue information on what's available on the topic of physical activity, sport, and recreation for those with a disability.


Click here for more details.  If your organization has something to share, please email Kylie Mallory at mallorkd@McMaster.ca.

 
ICYMI: Congrats to community challenge winner Norquay!
Norquay won the grand prize in this year's Get Our Community Moving Challenge powered by Saskatchewan Blue Cross.  Residents and supporters logged a total of 413,209 minutes of physical activity during the 15-day challenge to seal the win. Norquay plans to use its prize to give the local rink a face lift for skating in the winter and soccer in the spring.  Congratulations!

Saskatchewan Blue Cross and Saskatchewan in motion congratulate each of the 20 communities that took part in this year's challenge.  The community involvement and dedication of the volunteers, committees, families, parents, teachers and kids made this year's challenge a huge success.

More details here...
 
Give your community action plans a boost 
Community action is the cornerstone of the in motion movement.  Our new easy-to-use workbook and toolkit offer a step-by-step approach to creating action plans.

Visit our website to download your copy of the Community Action Workbook and Toolkit today! 


Shout out to Warman for taking action
Warman's city council has committed to building a new $700,000 outdoor skate park in Prairie Oasis Park and moved up the construction date to this spring!  Local kids will be able to use the new park by this fall.  Click here to read the full story in The StarPhoenix.