What are two benefits of moving or physical activity for your mental health
ie. what is improved physical health (ie. lower blood pressure, improve heart health, weight management, socialization, endorphins, can be social)
Which local group offers special events and groups for people from the LGBTQ community
What is Spectrum Health (Rainbow Community Calendar)
Where do people like to go for coffee/tea in Cambridge
Tim Hortons, Monigrams, Starbucks, carry to the park
name two types of puzzles to help stimulate your mind
wordsearches, crosswords, sudoku, jigsaw
Name two parks in Cambridge area
Riverside, Churchill, Soper, Victoria
This activity you can do alone but is sometimes to do with others.
What is walking!
some resources include Cambridge City Centre early morning, St Benedicts outdoor track, Langs indoor track and Self Help Peer Support meet on Fridays at 11am
What local group might further your recovery journey with group participation or individual contact
Programs are drop in for the most part
What is Self Help and Peer Support.
Can you name two different board games that you play?
what is monopoly, life, settlers of catan, crokinole scrabble
this web based word game gives you six tries to get a correct 5 letter word
what is wordle?
What activity gives you a green thumb
What is gardening
this raquet activity has courts popping up everywhere and is increasing in popularity
What is Pickleball? Cambridge has courts at Duncan McIntosh Arena, Johnson Centre, Paulter Centre, Riverside
Where can you find a full list of all the Cambridge and Waterloo Region greenspaces (parks, forest trails0
Region of Waterloo website
what are some ways to connect online with a group of friends or family
What is Zoom, messenger, whatsap, google meet
Name two local resources to take a course in something you are interested in?
what is Conestoga College, University of Waterloo, Laurier University, Idea Exchange, City of Cambridge, private businesses
Where are some places you can try yoga in Cambridge?
Yoga studio, gym, at home with you tube, neighbourhood association
This activity requires two things .. discs and buckets
What is Disc Golf (aka Frisbee golf)
Soper Park and Mill Run Park have courses
Can you tell us two thrift shops in this area?
Value Village, Cedar's Chest, St Vincent de Paul, Play it Again Sports
What are three examples of recreation groups at the David Duward Centre?
Billards, Calligraphy, Crafts, knitting, Cribbage, Bingo, Bocce, Fitness, Meditation, Painting, Pickleball
Name two common activities that also helps us with thinking
Exercising and socializing
Name two physical activities people find relaxing
swimming, tai chi, yoga, nature walks
If you need some subsidy to be involved in using a physical activity centre .. name a program that can help make things cheaper for you
Fee Assist at the YMCA
Activities for Less through the City of Cambridge
if on OW can work with caseworker too
Every neighbourhood has group which offers volunteering, outreach programs, kids programs and sometimes some low cost lesiure. What are these groups called?
What is Neighbourhood Association
ie. Langs, Hespeler Village, Preston Heights, Kinbridge, Silverheights
What activity helps others but often also helps your mental health?
What is volunteering
What community resource can help you pursue so many hobbies (ie. music, gardening, courses, and of course reading
What is the IDEA EXCHANGE
What are some creative activities that might help people relax
colouring, knitting, painting, model building