Top tips to get active!
Here are some tips to help you find the time and make physical activity fun and more enjoyable:
- Walk whenever you can - get off the bus early, take the stairs at work or on appointments, park the car further away or leave it at home.
- Use the Activities & Events Calendar to find fun physical activity events happening near you.
- Do the activities you are doing now, more often or with more effort.
- Reduce inactivity for long periods, like watching TV or using the computer.
- Get up from the lounge or your office chair and stretch and bend for a few minutes every hour.
- Start slowly, progress gradually - start with a 10 minute walk and gradually increase the time.
- Be active to music. (Dance like no-one is watching!)
- Find out about walking and cycling paths nearby and use them.
- Try a physical activity class – you don’t have to make a long term commitment. Find one here.
- Don’t forget to balance physical activity with healthy eating to get the best results.
- Borrow a pedometer pack from your local library and count your steps. Aim for 10,000 Steps a day.
- See the hints on overcoming setbacks and keeping on track.
Don’t worry if you get off track one day – just get back on track the next.
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