As a part of a holistic part of health, play and community, Brisbane should be promoting programs such as "Active & Healthy" that runs on the Gold Coast:
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| Active & Healthy Gold Coast Website |
It promotes free or low cost exercise, cooking and community programs set in various locations around the city, from community centres, health centres and parks. This is a useful way of promoting a sense of place, community and healthy habits without incurring the unappealing costs of traditional exercise methods.
A Playful and Healthy Brisbane
An intervention to the increased sedentary lifestyle of todays population. A method of getting people out of their homes to interact and work together for health and community. Relaxation as something you actively do rather than a passive and stagnant state of being.
Paddington Opportunities
As a future prospect, Paddington Central would use its external green spaces to promote this kind of living. It involves local business for the exercise/cooking training and changes the way people think about spaces. Instead of Paddington Central having a series of hills that only children run down for fun, they may be used as platforms for exercise - promoting health through cardio and running groups.
The large green platforms on levels 3 & 4 can be used for yoga and pilates, creating a reflective inward community space, drawing on a greater context for relaxation and exercise.
Breaking the boundaries of exercise into the open will also encourage others to join, set good examples for children and generally anyone who visits the site.
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