Healthy Living Starts Here
Santa Clarita: Get Up and Get Movin’!
Our nation’s obesity crisis has reached epidemic proportions. As we realize and combat, the City of Santa Clarita is re-dedicating its efforts to “Healthy Santa Clarita”. Our mission is “to educate and empower the residents of Santa Clarita to develop and embrace a healthy community by focusing on physical activity and nutrition”. The City of Santa Clarita has a strong interest and committed responsibility to provide an all-encompassing environment that is conducive to the health of its citizens.
If you look around our beautiful City on any given day, you will see Healthy Santa Clarita in action. From joggers and cyclists utilizing the more than 60 miles of off-street trails and paseos, to the countless fun, exciting and budget-friendly fitness classes available through the City’s Recreation programs, the City of Santa Clarita has a long-standing commitment to being healthy.
In 2004, the City Council adopted the Healthy City Initiative and in 2009, the City received a “Step up to Health….It starts in Parks” designation through the National Recreation and Parks Association and 
became a Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) City as part of the League of California Cities initiative. Healthy Santa Clarita is a top priority for the Santa Clarita City Council and staff, with a goal for Santa Clarita to collectively be a healthy, livable community that educates residents and facilitates programs and services for the promotion of purposeful and productive lifestyles.
Your City’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department plays a vital role in “Healthy Santa Clarita” and will continue to serve as the catalyst and provider of efforts that positively influence healthy lifestyles. Many different events, sports programs, run/walks, expos and other healthy activities occur every month in Santa Clarita. The springtime leads off with Hit the Trail and Bike to Work Day; pools at our various park locations provide a place to keep cool and keep fit in the Summer; hundreds of runners descend on our streets for the Fall’s Marathon, half Marathon and Kid K, and the brave face Winter with the Polar Bear Plunge at the Aquatics Center.
Our City is committed to providing the community with top-notch programs and facilities to help keep you and your family in peek physical condition. Choose from 
our 20 beautiful City parks and facilities, our 4,000 acres of wide open spaces or plan a party at our state-of-the art Skate Park or Aquatic Center; all are available to our residents!
This newly designed website will provide information on nutrition, physical activity, and community events focused on the well-being of our residents. Inside your quarterly SEASONS magazine, you will find a wide variety of activities, program, and even one-day classes to help you and your family get active and healthy. There are so many places to visit in Santa Clarita so we encourage everyone to Get Up and Get Movin’! And Remember: “Healthy Santa Clarita….Healthy Living Starts Here.”
Make the commitment to keep yourself as healthy as can be and take advantage of everything the City has to offer! Here’s to a Healthy Santa Clarita!
