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Move More, Milton!

Participate in Walking Month in June!

Hit the streets, trails and tracks, and set a goal to stroll this June! Try out a new way to walk each day of the month with tips from the 30 Ways to Walk flyer.

• 30 Ways to Walk

Looking for more ways to walk? Get active and explore your community with these exciting Walking Month events. 

Community Events and Promotions

Conservation Halton Kelso Conservation Area: Summit Entrance Sunday, June 9, 2:00 pm Free! Enjoy a guided hike of easy walking along the Niagara Escarpment. Remember to bring water and wear appropriate footwear!

Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre Walk with the Walking Club! Thursday, June 13, 9:30 am Free! Join the Walking Club for a walk around Milton neighbourhoods with friends.

Milton Public Library Walk to the library to be given a ballot to win prizes. Pick up a pedometer while you're there to track your steps.

Walking Month Resources

There are several handy online resources available to help you discover trails and parks in urban and rural Milton:

• Take to the Trails Brochure
• Community Connections Map
• Conservation Halton Trail Maps

Recreation and Parks Month in June

June is also Recreation and Parks Month across Ontario. Get active and try something new with free recreation events offered at Town of Milton facilities in June.

• Recreation and Parks Month Calendar

  

Move More, Milton! Month Goal Achieved!

Thank you to everyone who joined the active revolution and got involved in Milton's third annual Move More, Milton month. Particpants committed to at least 15 minutes of activity each day and tracked their progress online to help us surpass our goal and achieve 90,169 minutes of physical activity.

Active Living Resources and Templates

Articles	Couch Potato Workout: Sneak in a workout and stay active during commercial breaks with quick and easy exercises. Workout "Chore"ography: Follow our household "chore"ography and discover the benefits to active cleaning. Put Some Pep In Your Step: Discover ten helpful steps to get you walking more often.
Downloadable Templates	Event Poster Template (Microsoft Word): Customize this template to promote your next active living event. Sample Event Poster
Logo Files (JPEG)	Full-colour Colour and font specs

Walking/Jogging Track at the Milton Sports Centre

Added in 2011 as part of the Centre's expansion, the walking/jogging track at the Milton Sports Centre offers an ideal venue for engaging in one of the easiest ways to stay active; just 30 minutes of brisk walking or jogging each day may help improve your mental and physical health. Walk or jog to your heart's content! A full-year membership is only $5. (1 km = five laps.)

• Walking/Jogging Track

Walk Around the World - Goal Achieved!

In December 2011 - just under five months since the track opened - we achieved our fitness goal of walking, running or jogging around the world! (Laps around the track were recorded on a monthly basis.) Thanks to everyone who came out to the Sports Centre to get moving!

• Total Laps to Date: 7,140,253 (1,320,946 km) 

Let's Talk Trails!

The Town is looking for your opinion on the trails and cycling paths in Milton.

• Trails and Cycling

Sign up for e-news

Subscribe to the Move More, Milton e-newsletter for ideas on how to be more active, more often.

• Move More, Milton e-newsletter sign-up
• Last e-newsletter: March is Move More, Milton Month! (March 2013)

Community Partners

• Conservation Halton
• Halton Multicultural Council
• Halton Region

• The Milton Canadian Champion

• Milton Community Resource Centre
• Our Kids Network
• Spokes 'N Slopes

About Move More, Milton

Move More, Milton! is a community-wide program designed to encourage Milton residents and employees to be more active, more often and as a result - healthier! Think you need to run a marathon, work out for hours at at time or spend money to be active? Think again! You can easily include a variety of activities in your daily routine anytime and anywhere to benefit your health, maximize your mood, connect with your community and have some fun!

For more information about how you can get involved with Move More, Milton, contact 905-878-7252, ext. 2706.

Move More, Milton! is an initiative of Milton's Physical Activity Plan. Move More, Milton! was developed by the Town of Milton, in partnership with Milton Community Resource Centre, and funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion.