Get Active
People's inactivity is a serious problem with more and more people becoming obese. Being more active, more regularly will make a difference to your quality of life and the benefits will soon become obvious. Remember - you're never too old or too unfit to start doing something active!
It only takes 30 minutes, 3 times a week to dramatically improve your health and happiness. For children this amount is 60 minutes every day.
Below are a few of the many reasons why we should all get active!
- It's fun and enjoyable
- You could learn something new
- Gives you more energy
- Increases your confidence, making you feel better about yourself
- A chance to meet new people and make new friends
- Can help weight loss and reduce body fat
- Reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers
- Helps control blood pressure & cholesterol
- Reduces stress & anxiety
- Helps you relax and therefore sleep better
Even if you're already active, you can still benefit by adding more activity and more variety to the things you do.
This website is full of tools to help you get more active. Visit the Active Opportunities, Active Places and What's On pages to find out more.
