Lets Get Active!

It can include walking, doing the housework, gardening, walking the stairs instead of taking the lift. From young children to older adults keeping active has many great health benefits:

  • Feel good (you will feel fitter and feel better about yourself)
  • It's Fun
  • Have more energy
  • Can reduce the risk of stress, depression, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
  • Sleep better
  • Reduce your blood pressure
  • Manage your weight
  • Medically proven to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes and colon cancer by 50%
  • Up to a 30% lower risk to early death, falls among older adults, depression and dementia

Other health benefits of regular exercise include up to:

  • an 83% lower risk of osteoarthritis
  • a 68% lower risk of hip fracture
  • a 35% lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
  • a 20% lower risk of breast cancer

For more information - Benefits of exercise | NHS inform

Physical Activity Recommendations

How much physical activity you need to do each week depends on your age.

Please follow this link for the recommendation for all age groups Physical activity guidelines - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

There are 6 infographics of the recommendations.