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BIGNI.IGH'1'S AND PITlALLF � 1984 waa the year that Healthy Lifestyle activities were added as a new dimenaion to the recreational programs. The concept is to incocporate an overall benefit to participants who participate in p�ysical activities as well as "having fun" doing an activity. Therefore, enjoyment and health benefits have become two over- ciding criteria in the establishment of department sponsored cecreational activities. The birth of this new programming con- cept hes provided the department wiGh good reasoning for provid- ing recreational and healthy liEestyle activities ... a right to heppineas and enjoyment and health and fitness thcough the pur- autt of recreational activities. Establishment of this overriding criteria in programming rather then the special Healthy Lifestyle classes themselves has been a hiqhlig�t in recreational pcogramming 1984. The pitfall of the last year has been the new and specialized Healt�y Lifeatyle classes. These classes were initiated wieh great zeal and energy in publicity and planning. However, the participation of such classes was miserably low. This is due primarily because oE the nature of the classes. 'che classes tended to be more informational rather than participatory and often were dependent upon behavioral change by participants thereEore offering an air of intimidation. such programs in- Clude: Nealthy Eating Habits, Health Awareness, Stress Manage- ment, Ltstening and Aasertiveness, Chemical and Alcohol Aware- ness, Freedom from Smoking, Women's Healthy Awareness, Using Your FooA Intake Effectively, Weight Loss Support Group, Retirement Workshop, Pecsonal and Family Communications, and Nutrition Nib- lings for Seniors. On the othec hand, participetory classes have seen success in numbers. These classes include: Thinning your Thighs and Slim- ming your Hips, Jazz Exercise, open Baskecball, open Volleyball, Men's Basketball League, Ploor Hockey League, Ice Hockey League, Softball Leagues and Football League (not to mentinn instruction- al classes such as golf and tennis). Programming activities in 1984 has given me a clear direction for pcoqremming in 1985. This direction is in participatory activi- lies w�ic� lend e re-creative opportunity Eor the physical, men- tel and eptritual improvement of participants. Such activities mey include: Sport leaguea, exercise and conditioning proyrams, fitneea proq[ams, end lifelong activities such as badminton, ten- nia, golf, jogging, anA table tennie.