Benefits of Healthy Active Living

Grade 9 Health Active Living Education, Girls (PPL1O8)

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care:  The Benefits of Physical Activity

http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/en/healthy-ontario/active-living/physical-activity-benefits.asp

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care:  Guide to Activities

http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/en/healthy-ontario/active-living/guide-to-activity.asp

Public Health Agency of Canada:  Physical Activity and Benefits

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/hl-mvs/pa-ap/index-eng.php

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  Physical Activity and Health

http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/health/

The Foundation for Global Sports Development:  Benefits of School-Based Sports

http://globalsportsdevelopment.org/benefits-of-school-based-sports/

The Health Benefits of Sport and Physical Activity

http://www.sportanddev.org/en/learnmore/sport_and_health/the_health_benefits_of_sport_and_physical_activity/

Mother Nature Network:  The surprising health benefits of 8 recreational sports

http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/the-surprising-health-benefits-of-8-recreational-sports