Physical Activity

Northumberland Sport works very closely with Northumberland Care Trust to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

This section provides information on the latest information from Northumberland Care Trust as well as useful links.

How Much is Enough Physical Activity? 16th January 2012
	How much physical activity you need to do each week depends on your age. The following guidelines will help you understand the type and amount of activity that you need to do to be healthy: Click ... read more...
British Heart Foundation Annual Conference 17th November 2011
	Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity?This conference will bring together the latest evidence on the most effective approaches to promoting physical activity across the life ... read more...
Get Active Northumberland 14th November 2011
	Get Active Northumberland is a campaign launched by Northumberland Sport in 2008 to get people more active in Northumberland. Our website has been specifically designed to ensure there are clear ... read more...
Nordic Walking 16th August 2011
	What is Nordic Walking?If you can walk, you can Nordic walk! Nordic Walking is one of the fastest growing fitness activities. It is to suit everyone and a wide variety of fitness levels. It's a ... read more...
County Sports Partnerships offer for Health 16th June 2011
	The County Sports Partnership Network has launched a powerful new offer for the NHS and the emerging public health service. The new offer has been developed through the national network and will ... read more...
NHS Livewell 10th February 2011
	The NHS website has some fantastic advice on how to get healthy in 2011. Here are just a few of the topics you will find on their site: - Get fit for free - Start loosing weight - Eat better - ... read more...
Physical Activity Strategy Consultation 18th January 2011
	Please find below the final draft Get Active Northumberland Physical Activity Strategy currently out for consultation. We welcome your feedback and suggestions and have provided a short online ... read more...
Public Health White Paper 13th December 2010
	The Department of Health recently published the Public Health White Paper. Overview The White Paper outlines the Government's plans for funding of 'public health' to be decentralised and ... read more...
CSPN Update 7th December 2010
	The County Sports Partnership Network (CSPN) have recently published a booklet entitled "Improving health and well-being by unlocking the potential of physical activity". This booklet highlights ... read more...
Get Active Northumberland 7th December 2010
	Get Active Northumberland is a Northumberland Sport campaign which encourages people in Northumberland to get active and stay active. As part of this campaign Northumberland Sport has organised ... read more...
Ministerial Support for CSPs 15th October 2010
	The government's vision for improving the public's health will be set out in a White Paper in December. This will create a new Public Health Service and set out national, local and individual ... read more...
Department of Health Funding Cut 21st July 2010
	As part of the financial savings being made by the new government, it has been announced that the Department of Health (DoH) will no longer be able to provide £60,000 per year to the County ... read more...
Walking for Health 9th June 2010
	The national 'Walking for Health' project encourages people, especially those who do little exercise, to take part in regular, short walks in their local communities. These walks are all led by ... read more...
Obesity and Standard Evaluation Framework Training 17th May 2010
	Two local training events took place on 28th April 2010 and 25th May 2010. These informative events were each supported by two experts in the field of Obesity and Evaluation: Dr Dawn Scott and Dr ... read more...
Change4Life 21st October 2009
	Why Change4Life? The way we live in modern society means a lot of us, especially our kids, have fallen into unhelpful habits. This means all of us need to make small changes to eat well, move ... read more...
Physical Activity Survey 19th October 2009
	In June 2009, Northumberland Sport, Tyne & Wear Sport, County Durham Sport, Tees Valley Sport and NHS North East commissioned PMPgenesis to carry out a physical activity survey and data study ... read more...
Be Active Be Healthy 13th August 2009
	Obesity in England is responsible for 9,000 premature deaths annually. "Be Active be Healthy" is a new strategy to get people in England moving. The plan will make it easier for councils and ... read more...
Childhood Obesity 16th April 2009
	Northumberland Sport and Northumberland Care Trust work together to address the important issue of obesity amongst the under 11 age group by using physical activity and healthy eating programmes. ... read more...
Useful Links 13th April 2009
	Northumberland Care Trust British Heart Foundation 5-a-Day Change4Life Eat Well Northumberland Tourism Countryside Agency Northumberland National Park Kielder Water read more...