Recreation SA is proud to host:

RECREATION WEEK 2008

September 8th-14th

 

Recreation SA will host Recreation Week from Monday 8 September to Sunday 14 September 2008 to promote a variety of recreational activities across South Australia. This event  will increase awareness of what is available, and how easy it is for people of all ages and fitness levels to incorporate regular recreational activities into their life for better health and wellbeing.

There are over 50 organisations taking part, offering more than 100 activities to try. Many activities on offer are FREE or are highly discounted for this week only. The come and try activities on offer include High Ropes, Aqua Aerobics, Cycling, Bushwalking, Kids Fun Fitness, Canoeing, Brazilian Dancing, Personal Training, Active Family Fun Day, Kayaking, Outdoor Group Fitness, Countryside Walking, Capoeira, Tai Chi, Triathlons and much more!  

Check out the full listing of all activities here.

Given the ongoing need to inform and reinforce to South Australians the benefits of being physically active, Recreation SA is taking the lead role to work with recreation providers to bring their services to the community through a series of 'come and try' activities. This is an exciting opporunity for the public to experience first hand recreational activities that they may not have considered before.

Recreation SA will coordinate this event with support from a number of its fitness, community and outdoor members who provide recreational services to the community.

The objectives of Recreation Week 2008 are 1) to break down the barriers to participation, whether that be motivation, access, time or cost 2) increase the awareness of recreation providers in the community 3) increase the awareness of the benefits of recreating, including health, social and environmental and 4) increase the level of enquiry and commitment to a recreation activity. Recreation SA will know we have achieved these objectives from the feedback from our participating organisations who will provide us with information on the attendance of their event, level of enquiry to their organisation, uptake of membership and by the level of media coverage this event demands.

This event is supported by the Office for Recreation & Sport and supports the ‘be active’ message.

Scroll down to see our listing on the South Australia website and on the Be Active website.