Westside - StepsOut Home Page

WELCOME TO STEPS OUT AROUND EUROPE

The road to fitness and healthy lifestyles begins with one step.
The Westside Parks and Recreation Department is challenging you to take a step. In fact, we want you to take 10,000 steps, every day! We will even provide you with your own pedometer to make it fun and easy. The Westside Parks and Recreation Department is proud to include the Westside Steps Out Program as part of the initiative to increase the activity level of Westside residents 20% by 2010.

What is "Westside Steps Out"?

Steps Out is a walking/pedometer program that promotes physical activity and healthy living in various communities in British Columbia. This program provides the tools and information to get you “Stepping Out” while becoming aware of the benefits of physical activity in daily life. The Steps Out website provides a variety of features to help you achieve the goal of improved health and wellness including:

Body mass index calculator: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.
Equivalency calculator: The equivalency calculator converts the steps taken in other physical activities such as badminton or swimming into steps that you can log on your trek around Europe.
Group Wellness Program: The Group Wellness program measures the walking progress of one group against other groups based on a percentage of active members. This program allows business, corporations or community groups to challenge each other within the Steps Out program.

Join the team as we inspire, assess and empower you to take positive steps to better health and wellness. We will monitor your progress and give you helpful advice on healthy living and eating choices. Meet new people, get active and win prizes!

Steps Out Around Europe

September 1^st, 2007 was the start of the new Steps Out program called “Steps Out Around Europe”. For each participant the program starts in London England. As participants log their steps they can watch on the map as they travel through out Europe and end up in Athens, Greece by June 20^th, 2008. While travelling to the various European destinations, participants can win spot prizes or land on secret “jump ahead" locations for travel bonus steps. Every 100,000 steps logged gives participants another entry into the draw to win the grand prize, two flights to Europe courtesy of Transat Holidays.

Your “Steps Out Around Europe” package also includes:

· A high quality Pedometer and log-in access to the Westside Steps Out website.

· Free access to the walking track around Royal Lepage Place.

· Admission into various health and wellness events held in the Okanagan Valley.

· Special rates for other health and wellness programs offered by Westside Parks and Recreation and other organizations.

Indoor Walking Club

To keep you walking during the Winter months, Westside Parks and Recreation provides a free indoor pole walking program. The program is offered at Royal Lepage Place, Mondays through Thursdays at 9:00 am. For more information on the Indoor Walking program call 469-6160

For more information, visit our FAQ's.

Registration for the Westside Steps Out program is available at the Mt. Boucherie Community Centre 2760 Cameron Rd. Kelowna V1Z 2T6. 250-469-6160