Health and Wellness
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Feel free to browse our Public Health and Human Services Guide guide in English and Spanish to learn more about local and national support services, including housing/shelter and meal options.
The resources below can help you stay active, focus on healthy eating, and make your mental well-being a priority.
Physical Fitness
- The Wakefield Recreation Department offers a variety of programming, from youth sporting workshops to adult pickleball sessions.
- Wakefield's Senior Center offers fitness classes thorughout the week. Read their monthly newsletter or give the staff a call to hear the current schedule.
- Our website has a library of walking maps throughout Wakefield. Check them out to learn a new route!
- Mass in Motion provides tips to help you move more, indoors and out.
- If you're interested in walking and hiking, view the trails in Massachusetts State Parks (including Breakheart Reservation in Wakefield)
- The American Heart Association offers guided videos to get your body moving.
Nutrition
- Mass in Motion gives tips to incorporate more fruits and veggies into your diet and suggestions to make healthy beverage choices.
- Like to cook? Check out these recipes from the American Heart Association.
- Foodandfun.org, developed by the Harvard School of Public Health Prevention Research Center, offers family-friendly meal ideas, recipes, and shopping tips.
- The Wakefield Food Pantry provides food and household necessities to those who work, worship, or are served by social service organizations in Wakefield, regardless of actual residency.
- Mystic Valley Elder Services programs include nutrition and meals support.
Mindfulness and Mental Health
- The American Heart Association offers guided videos for yoga and meditation practices.
- Johns Hopkins Medicine provides breathing exercises, stretching tips, and other advice for staying well during the pandemic.
- The Harvard School on Public Health offers tips to cope with stress and promote your mental well-being.
- Mass General Hospital has a robust guide of resources for midfulness, relaxation, and movement.
- Wakefield has many options for those looking to focus on mental health, from a provider helpline to crisis support.