They stretched, sang and zombie walked, and the crowd at Canberra's first Wellness to Wholeness Summit left with a big bag of tips for a healthier lifestyle.
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The energetic event at the Belconnen Arts Centre brought together TV celebrity chefs, a yoga instructor and a movement coach among others, with 80 people lapping up the advice.
Canberra dietitian Harriet Walker, 26, spoke at the event and said the message was to take an individual approach to health.
"Taking responsibility for our own health was a big theme of the day, not just following the crowd," Ms Walker said.
"Having knowledge is one thing, but it's about mindset. You have to change yourself from someone who views themselves as having a sedentary lifestyle, who doesn’t like exercise or have a healthy view."
The presenters' list included MKR "Bondi Boys" Luke Hines and Scott Gooding, who prepared a superfood smoothie skulled down by some in the crowd, chef Janella Purcell and Clear Complexions skincare clinics founder Suzie Hoitink.
"We started off with nutritional and health wellness, then went into the mind – head space/motivation – then finished off with yoga," Ms Walker said.
She said the $137-a-head event, organised by local Myfanwy Galloway, hoped to give locals tips to convert Canberra's advantages, including exercise infrastructure, into opportunities for outcomes.
"I think office culture is definitely one [factor] getting in the way of people’s health," she said. "Weekend habits are another one: over indulging on the weekend. Alcohol is sometimes a big one which people don’t factor in.
"It's looking at where our priorities are," she said. "I'm not sure it is necessarily with health."
Figures released last year showed 53 per cent of Canberrans were either overweight or obese, up from 23 per cent in 1995, and 25 per cent of children were overweight or obese.