Being physically active and eating well on a regular basis doesn’t need to be difficult. There are numerous forms and tools available to help you set goals, overcome barriers, and track your progress. Learn what you can do to get started.

Using activity logs is an easy way to keep track of your activities, see your progress, and set future goals. Activity logs can be specific to an activity, such as walking, or can include all the activities you do.

• Fitness: Using a Pedometer or Step Counter
• Physical Activity Log
• Walking Log

Participating in physical activity is safe for most people, however some people should check with their health care provider or a qualified exercise professional before becoming more active. These forms will provide guidance on whether you should seek further advice becoming more physically active.

• Exercise Planning Form
• PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+

To help create a strong, healthy heart and lungs, it’s necessary to do physical activity at the right level of effort. Learn how to calculate your target heart rate.

• Heart Rate Calculator
• Interactive Tool: What is Your Target Heart Rate
• Target Heart Rate

Eating well is an important factor in the healthy growth and development of children. It’s also important for staying healthy and strong as we age.  Nutri-eSTEP and Nutri-eSCREEN are online nutrition self-assessment tools that help you determine what’s going well, ideas for action, and where to find trusted information.  Learn more:

• For parents and caregivers of toddlers and preschoolers
• For adults 50 and older
• For health care providers

Tracking your progress is a great way to see if you are reaching your physical activity goals. This tool can help you estimate how hard you are working in your physical activity and if the effort decreases over time.

• Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale
• Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)

Dietitian and Physical Activity Services at HealthLink BC supports an integrated approach to improving health through collaboration with health professionals, programs and organizations. Learn more about Dietitian and Physical Activity Services or call 8-1-1 and ask to speak to a registered dietitian or qualified exercise professional.

Nutri-eSTEP and Nutri-eSCREEN are free, online nutrition self-assessment tools that support your patients in reaching their healthy eating goals. Learn how these tools can benefit your practice.

Use the Factsheet Generator to create factsheets on a variety of healthy eating related topics such as: feeding babies and toddlers, healthy weights and teens, and sodium reduction. You can personalize your factsheet from a list of tips so that it meets your needs. All of the factsheets can be printed in colour or black and white, or saved as a PDF.

Learn about provincial and federal nutrition benefits program for your clients and patients.

Last Updated: June 2021