Benefits of Culture and Recreation
The City’s Community Services provide several benefits to our community, which help strengthen families, build healthy communities, improve the quality of life for Ampled’s residents, encourage the healthy development of children and help inspire community leaders.
Below are eight key marketing messages are taken from the Benefits of Recreation Catalogue.
Recreation is Essential to Personal Health
- Recreation helps people live longer
- Recreation prolongs independent living for seniors – keeping seniors vital and involved in community life
- Recreation and fitness significantly reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
- Recreation and fitness combat osteoporosis
- Recreation and fitness combat diabetes
- Recreation and fitness help in preventing specific types of cancers – particularly in the colon, breast, and lungs
- Recreation and fitness help prevent and rehabilitate back problems
- Recreation and arts/culture contribute to mental health
- Recreation and arts/culture enhance overall health and well-being
- Recreation is a proven therapeutic tool – helping to restore physical, mental and social capacities and abilities
Recreation is Essential to Quality of Life
- Recreation and arts/culture build self-esteem and positive self-image
- Recreation and arts/culture enhance life satisfaction levels
- Recreation and arts/culture enhance the perceived quality of life – for individuals, families, and communities
- Recreation, sports, and arts/culture nurture growth, acquisition of life skills, and independent living for those with a disability
Recreation and Parks are Significant Economic Generators in the Community
- Recreation and fitness improve work performance – increase productivity, decrease absenteeism, decrease staff turnover and reduce “on the job” accidents
- Recreation and arts/culture attract businesses to the community – prime economic development and relocation magnets
- Recreation, sports, and arts/culture draw tourism – the third largest and one of the fastest-growing industries in the world
- Recreation, fitness, sports, and arts/culture are significant economic generators on their own – providing many jobs
- Small investments in recreation, sports, and arts/culture often yield large economic returns – money generated by events, capital development, and providing ongoing services is spent several times in the community