Mount Ainslie parkrun is a weekly 5km run held every Saturday at 8:00 am. The course is run entirely on gravel paths and takes place in Remembrance Nature Park at Treloar Crescent in Campbell.

Please visit the website or contact the Mount Ainslie parkrun at mountainslieoffice [at] parkrun.com for more information.

Coombs parkrun is a weekly 5km run held every Saturday at 8:00 am. The course is run on a mixture of gravel paths, trail paths and grass and takes place at Kirkpatrick Street in Weston.

Please visit the website or contact the Coombs parkrun at coombsoffice [at] parkrun.com for more information.

Canberra City Health Network offer group and individual hydrotherapy sessions in Bruce and Gungahlin with a physiotherapist.

The sessions can assist with:

• Arthritic joints
• Acute and chronic lower back pain
• Weight loss
• Orthopaedic rehabilitation (ankle, hip, knee and shoulder)
• Gait retraining

Please visit the website or contact Canberra City Health Network on (02) 6247 0733 and enquire [at] canberrahealthnetwork.com.au for more information.

ACT Health provides free support for adults who would like to improve their nutrition and health. Their team of Accredited Practising Dietitians and Allied Health Care Assistants can help clients individually or as part of a group. They also offer home visits for those who are home bound.

Their individual appointments offer dietary assessments and advice or counselling for nutrition related needs that are associated with medical conditions, including:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Chronic diseases
• Malnutrition
• Minor gastrointestinal conditions
• Overweight and Obesity
• Palliative care
• Wound healing

Please visit the website or contact the Community Health Centre intake line on (02) 5124 9977 for more information.

Embrace Pilates and Fitness offer a variety of services including:

• Reformer Pilates, a low impact class which can be adapted to suit injuries and rehabilitation work and assists with better breathing, core strength, heightened flexibility and balancing out body structure
• Fit and Flex program, a safe and effective exercise program for all levels of fitness to assist with the physical decline associated with ageing

Please visit the website or contact Embrace Pilates and Fitness on 0466 454 864 and embracepilatesandfitness [at] gmail.com for more information.

The Obesity Management Service (OMS) supports adults with a high level of obesity (Body Mass Index over 40kg/m2) to improve their health and wellbeing. The OMS focuses on those who are at high risk of developing complications from their obesity or those who already have limiting health problems. The OMS team includes doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychologists and exercise physiologists. The team works with adults to achieve a healthier lifestyle through group education, physical activity programs, strategies to support long-term self-management and improve social and emotional wellbeing.

The OMS accepts patients over the age of 18 who have been referred by their GP or medical specialist. 

Please visit the website or contact the OMS on (02) 5124 1552 or OMS [at] act.gov.au for more information.

ACT Health provides free, community-based healthy weight sessions regularly from Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden and Tuggeranong Community Health Centres.

The sessions provide practical advice on diet, reading labels and understanding portion size.

Please visit the website or contact the Community Health Centre intake line on (02) 5124 9977 for more information.

The ACT Government 'Find fitness outdoors' website provides information and the location of free fitness equipment in 21 locations across Canberra. The fitness equipment includes sit up benches, chin-up bars and balance beams which are available at local parks and open spaces.

Please visit the website for more information about locations and the equipment available at each location.