The Town of St. Marys is an active partner of Huron-Perth in motion. St. Marys offers many recreation and leisure programs to encourage residents of all ages to be more active through a fun and positive experience, and enhancing the quality of their lives. We try to have a variety of programs to choose from to suit everyone's interest, and always welcome community input on what programs they would like to see offered.

Through professional development, webinars, networking sessions, and our partnership with inmotion Huron-Perth; program staff can access  resources and information about new and upcoming trends to keep the interest of all ages. We also watch for any grant opportunities that will allow us to offer programs at no or minimal costs. We were fortunate to have received a grant from CAAWS to offer a weekly all girls program to ages Gr. 4 and older providing a variety of fun ways to be physically active such as; yoga, kickboxing, with cardio and stretching exercises along with nutrition education. The program has been extremely well received and benefit so many young lives.

Our spring and summer program guide will be available on our website www.townstmarys.com by the end of February. This guide outlines the variety and diversity of programs offered in our community, allowing a balance of physical and social activities for all ages to enjoy. Be sure to watch our website for when the guide is released!

 

 

The Municipality of South Huron is a proud founding partner of the Huron Perth in motion initiative. In partnership with in motion, we are proud to offer a variety of in motion sponsored public skating events all winter. This includes our very popular In Motion Family Day Winterfest Skate.

 

The Municipality of South Huron is dedicated to promoting a healthy active lifestyle to the residents of South Huron. South Huron actively promotes the ten benefits of recreation and active lifestyle and are always promoting new ways to be in motion. The Municipality of South Huron promotes being active and have launched “Moving Forward Fridays.” Each Friday, staff support this initiative by wearing their in motion T-Shirts. We encourage social media users to Twitter and Facebook the Municipality of South Huron and share their creative ways to be In Motion.

 

The South Huron Parks and Recreation Department strive, to provide programs and opportunities to residents of all ages. We aspire to provide new and innovative programs all year around. We appreciate all the assistance and support that the in motion initiative has given us in the past and are excited to continue this well into the future. 

 

Taking action on inactivity

Almost 150 people, including childcare providers, educators, parents, recreation providers and health care, attended one of our recent events with Dr. Mark Tremblay.  Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and an expert in childhood physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour.  He shared his knowledge and offered potential solutions to the childhood inactivity crisis during three thought-provoking presentations.  Below are links to his presentation slides (please note they are large files and may take a minute to load):

Making movement a 'movement' (early years)
Assessments and audits - part 1
Assessments and audits - part 2
Assessments and audits - part 3
Let's think about the whole day  

Dr. Mark Tremblay visiting Huron-Perth!

Huron-Perth in motion is excited to welcome Dr. Mark Tremblay for a series of public presentations on November 20 and 21. The talks will focus on childhood physical activity and sedentary behaviour.

This is for anyone who has a role in getting children and youth active:

• Parents and caregivers
• Educators
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Health and social service providers
• Municipal leaders
• Recreation providers
• Coaches
• Fitness leaders

For dates, times and locations click here.

Limited spots are available. To register, visit www.pdhu.on.ca.

Dr. Tremblay is the Chief Scientific Officer of Active Healthy Kids Canada. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines Project and Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. 

The Municipality of Huron East is an active partner of Huron-Perth in motion. Along with its affiliates, Huron East offers a variety of leisure programs designed to inspire residents to be more active, and further enhance the quality of their lives as a direct benefit. Whether you are young, or not so young, Huron East has something suitable for everyone.

Our staff continues to take part in training, education and networking sessions, allowing them to stay current with the most recent program ideas, and encourage new ways to promote healthy living. Along with its community partners, and the support of the Ministry of Health, we have engaged youth within Huron East to improve eating habits and increase physical activity.

We encourage you to take the time to explore our Community Guide.This guide reinforces the genuine need for a balance of physical activity and social involvement in our lives to further facilitate a healthy and active community.

Get "in motion" in October!

This October marks the fifth annual in motion month in Huron and Perth Counties.  The goal is to get people moving more and to let them know about the many opportunities to be physically active in our communities.  The in motion recreation partners and other organizations are offering free and low-cost activities throughout October.  There's something for everyone, from toddlers to older adults.

It's important to be physically active for both physical and mental health benefits including more energy, a healthier weight, improved self-confidence and reduced stress.  Plus being active is lots of fun!

Here are some of the activities being offered:
Stratford YMCA calendar
North Perth calendar
Huron East calendar
YMCA of Goderich-Huron calendar

St. Marys - FREE classes
Hip hop dance - Tuesdays 6:15-6:45pm (4-7 yrs) and 6:45-7:45pm (8-12 yrs)
Group fit for kids - Thursdays 5:45-6:15pm (8-13 yrs)
Zumba - Thursdays 6:30pm (14+ yrs)

Stratford Taoist Tai Chi - FREE classes
Oct 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oct 15, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Oct 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oct 24, 7:00 - 8:00pm

Mitchell - FREE group exercise classes
Oct 15 - Monday Morning Movers, 9:00-10:00am at Ritz Manor Apt Lounge
Oct 15 - Forever Young, 10:00-11:00am at Mitchell Total Fitness
Oct 17 - Forever Young, 9:00-11:00am at Main St United Church
Oct 19 - Forever Young, 9:00-10:00am at Mitchell Total Fitness

North Huron Wescast Community Complex - FREE swims October 14 & 28
Fitness Centre & Aquatic Centre Group classes - first time FREE

Huron East - FREE events
Brussels skates - Sundays 11:30 - 1:00 and Fridays 4:00 - 5:20
Walk for Wellness Wednesdays - Brussels 9:00 - 11:00 am & Seaforth 8:00 - 10:00 am
Vanastra - Tuesday swims, check calendar for details

YMCA of Goderich-Huron FREE activities
Step Classes - Tuesdays 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Core Strength & Stretch - Fridays 10:15 - 11:00 am
Zumba - Saturdays 8:15 - 9:15 am


Also check out our Facebook page for updates throughout the month.

The Township of North Huron is a proud founding partner of Huron Perth in motion. Together with in motion we have offered many different programs like Family-Fun-Apalooza-Winter-Luge-Athon, free programs every October during in motion Month, Township sponsored in-motion public skating all winter season, Summer Day Camp fun with the in motion Human Spheres,  just to name a few examples.

The Township of North Huron is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of North Huron residents.  A healthy population means less of a drain on our Health Care system.  To that end North Huron is an engaged partner with the YAH workshops, the Take Action for Healthy North Huron initiative, and the CAWS workshops.   

The North Huron Recreation Department strives to provide programs and opportunities for all residents, from the very young, to the young at heart.  Partnering with in-motion is a natural extension of the goals of the department.  Collaborating with the Health Units and other municipalities helps our small municipality offer state of the art programming at low cost or no cost to residents.  Thanks to the Huron-Perth in motion partnership, we are able to offer more opportunities than ever!