Community Recreation,
Fitness and Parks

Sector-Related Success Stories

Read success stories about the Community Recreation, Fitness and Parks sector from the West Virginia Physical Activity plan!

Olive Hager Memorial Park Renovation

Keeping a park well kept and clean
promotes use of the park. It
encourages families and the
community as a whole to come out
and utilize the park for social events,
exercise, and as a free activity to get
outside.

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Interactive Trail Signs Project

Being able to promote physical
activity and education to areas where
both are hard to receive is something
that is very important. It brings more
opportunity and lasting change to
rural communities and can bring them
together.

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West Virginia is home to beautiful state parks and natural resources, providing an ideal setting/environment for enjoyable and meaningful leisure-time physical activity. Therefore, community recreation, fitness, and parks professionals play an important role in designing and delivering opportunities for citizens to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. This can be accomplished through strategies to provide better access to, and education about, existing resources, natural environments, and facilities. Further capacity building by embracing best practices in developing and implementing programs can serve to provide increased opportunities for physical activity for individuals of all ages.