Join us for our walk & talk program
Get out, get active, and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking! This Just Walk session is led by Jessica Lammers, a physiotherapist from the Burlington Family Health Team. She discusses the benefits of exercise for optimizing and maintaining your balance. Watch and learn as Jessica demonstrates different types of exercise that are beneficial for maintaining your balance, and offers information about the many balance programs across the city. After the presentation, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk with Jessica.
Please arrive 10 minutes before the walk. Meet us near the fireplace at Tansley Woods Branch. We will then move to the outdoor space at Tansley Woods, facing the grassy field just in front of the library parking lot (just south of Upper Middle).
Walking is a wonderful form of physical activity and we encourage all levels of walking ability to participate in this event—whether you complete the entire walk or join us for part of the journey! Walking devices, mobility aids, and walking companions are welcome. All participants must sign a waiver, which is provided at the start of the walk.
Presented in partnership with the Burlington Family Health Team and Just Walk
If you need an accessibility accommodation during this program, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
Tansley Woods Branch Library opened on 14 September 1996, at the time the first new branch in 28 years, to serve a growing northeast community.