Active Salmon Arm - ASA Step Program

Active Salmon Arm is a community initiative to increase physical activity levels of all residents of Salmon Arm. Active Salmon Arm is part of a province wide initiative called, Active Communities, that is striving to meet a challenge of increasing the number of people who are physically active by 20% by 2010 making BC the healthiest jurisdiction to ever host the Olympics and Para-Olympics.

Active Salmon Arm brings you the ASA Step Program

The ASA Step Programis a project by the SASCU Recreation Centre to provide a variety of healthy walks throughout the Salmon Arm and Shuswap communities. Membership is Free. To become a member send your email address to dflatman@salmonarmrecreation.ca and you will recieve an ASA Step Program password via email.

Your password will allow you access to the virtual map of the proposed Shuswap Trail - a 330 Km trail around Shuswap Lake. As you do your regular daily walking - record your steps with a pedometer or 3,000 steps for every 30 minutes and track them on the virtual map. You can watch yourself walk around Shuswap Lake. Click on the camera images as you go and you can see pictures of the area.

How can you be a part of Active Salmon Arm?

Active. Your Way. Everday. Explore the many different ways you can become active. Our community has a vast variety of indoor and outdoor facilities for you to be ACTIVE.

Get active on the Shuswap Trail - This summer the first link along the new Shuswap Trail will be ready for you to get out and start exploring. The Larch Hills Traverse connects Salmon Arm and Sicamous via a 35-kilometer four-season cross-country wilderness trail for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian use, snowshoeing and skiing.

The trail ties into the Larch Hills Nordic area, as well as the Old Sicamous Highway Trail along the lake just west of Sicamous.

Construction started last summer and is sheduled for completion this year, with trailhead access from Sicamous, Salmon Arm, and the Larch Hills Nordic Chalet parking area.

For more information check out the Shuswap Trail Alliance website at
http://www.shuswaptrails.com.

Shuswap Lady Striders

The Shuswap Lady Striders are inviting all ladies to join them for walks.
Contact the Shuswap Lady Striders at 250-804-0551 for more information.

“Regular brisk walking for 30 minutes on four to seven days a week will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and some cancers. Habitual walkers also benefit from increased energy levels,
more stamina, better sleep, and lower stress levels. No wonder 69% of Canadians reported walking for exercise, which makes it our most popular physical activity. So, what are you waiting for? Let's get started!”, from the Canadian Health Network web site.

If your not sure how to get started, Canada's Physical Activity Guide is a great web site for beginers and regulars.

Also, see the ActNowBC web site for their 'Walk Your Way To Health' program.