WOMEN and girls of all ages and abilities are encouraged to be active during September\u2019s This Girl Can Week.<\/p>\n
The VicHealth initiative is facilitated by Sports Focus, Bendigo Community Health Services and the City of Greater Bendigo, and involves opportunities such as tennis, yoga, bush walks, personal training and more.<\/p>\n
VicHealth\u2019s Rebecca Ahern said the idea is to increase access to physical activities for women.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Girl Can is all about celebrating what women can do, whether that\u2019s a walk around the block or a few laps of the pool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Girl Can Week is here to support women to get back into exercise and enjoy the feeling of moving their body again, whether it\u2019s the connection of being part of a team, the peace found through yoga or the freedom of going for a run or ride.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no judgement if you haven\u2019t exercised in a while, all that matters is that you give it a go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starting with a launch event on Monday, 12 September at Lake Weeroona at 4pm, Sports Focus have put together a timetable of activities.<\/p>\n
Parks Victoria will host a relaxed guided walk through the Greater Bendigo National, while BCHS\u2019 exercise physiologists will hold two walks at Ewing Park.<\/p>\n
Local studio Vitality Yoga will guide beginners through two different sessions, a twilight yoga and yoga in the bush.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Achieve It Health and Fitness will provide an introductory session on using outdoor exercise equipment at Long Gully Recreation Reserve, and those interested in tennis will have four opportunities to have a hit with the Eaglehawk Tennis Club.<\/p>\n