Welcome to your health and wellness page!

There are lots of things that we have to do to keep healthy.
There are many kinds of healthy; it's a big category so have a look at how we've broken it down.
 

Nutrition

In Canada we're lucky enough to have our own food guide to help us eat right. Click here to see the Canadian Food Guide. Use this website to help you understand the food guide and how to use it to stay healthy.

             

 

Natural Nutrition and Health

  • The Pantry Natural Foods at 33051 1st Avenue in Mission, their phone number is 604-826-7561.
  • Mission Vitamin Center at 33139 1st Avenue in Mission, their phone number is 604-826-5400.
  • Save-On Foods, the Natural Foods Department, at 32555 London Avenue in Mission, their phone number is 604-826-9564.
            

 Excercise Options

  • Try a fitness class or a water fitness class at the Mission Leisure Center click here and select Skating, Swimming and Fitness for up to date excersise classes.
  • Take your dog for a walk; if you don't have a dog, go for a walk yourself! Be sure to bring some upbeat music and walk to the tempo! Click here for some great safe places to walk, jog, bike or hike!
  • Try signing up for a sport this year; ask the gym teachers at your school what kind of teams there are at your school if you don't already know, if nothing seems interesting there are tons of local teams that could always use another player. Don't worry about it if you're not signing up with friends; if it's something you like doing, you'll make friends with the people on your team who'll like doing that sport too!
  • The Leisure Center has an amazing gym, they also have a program for youth in Mission! Check it out here by clicking on the Children/Youth Programs and scroll down to the last page.
  • Specifically for girls: try the Seventeen website or the CosmoGirl website! They're always being updated with the latest on health and staying fit! If you have a hard time staying motivated, check out the blogs of the teens that are going through the same fitness plans that you'd be trying with these websites.
  • Try to excercise with someone, it's always more fun if you have someone to share your frustrations and triumphs with; plus you can keep eachother motivated!

 

Mental Health

Try this website for questions about mental health and your mind.

 

Sexual Health

Try this website for any questions about sexual health!

 

Wellness

Try some of these spas!

 

Support Groups/Websites/Hotlines

  • 604-820-1166 is available 24 hours a day and it's completely confidential for any crisis a youth might be facing.
  • Click here for the Fraser Valley Regional Crisis Line's website.

 

General

  • Fraser health is a great website for youth health and wellness of all kinds, check out their website and see if anything applies to you!
  • Click here to see the leisure center's rec newsletter; it's there to keep you up to date on new and exciting programs, general information, health tips, recipes, special events and more!

 

 Good luck and remember to have fun!

 

 Update:

The Mission leisure centre has been awarded yet another Sogo Active Grant! It was first received last season and was used to fund a free fitness class for youth. It has been awarded once again. Way to go!