There are many great recreation spots in Androscoggin County! Get fit and enjoy the outdoors!
Be Active Your Way (open accessible version in new window)
The Get Fit & Win Program
Each spring, Healthy Androscoggin, in conjunction with other organizations, sponsors Get Fit & Win, a program encouraging residents to incorporate more physical activity into their daily lives.
Participants keep a weekly activity log and are eligible for prizes at the end of the 10 week program. In addition to using the activity log, here are some tips for maintaining safe and effective exercise in your daily life.
Open Doors
An initiative in which local schools make their gyms and hallways available for walking in the winter months, similar to the Auburn Mall’s program
Check out our 2010 Winter Recreation Flyer (PDF)
Statistical Data
- More than half of Androscoggin County adults are not physically active for at least 30 minutes1, five or more times a week, which is the amount recommended by the Centers for Disease Control2.
- Nearly 17% of Maine high school students do not participate in moderate or vigorous physical activity3.
1 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003-2005
2 US Centers for Disease Control Physical Activity for Everyone Recommendations 2007
3 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005