As well as getting fitter, physical activity can help you:

    Look and feel better

    Meet new people and make friends

    De-stress

    Lose weight

    Lower your risk of illnesses like heart  disease

                                                                          and cancer

If you are over 18 you should be aiming for 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week.

If you are under 18 then you should be aiming for one hour of exercise every day including two sessions of high impact exercise.

The recommended time can be made up of 10-15 minutes bouts and you need to get slightly warm and slightly out of breath to make the exercise beneficial.  Vigorous exercise is even more beneficial to your health but may not be suitable for everyone.

 The Physical Activity team have a number of schemes and ideas to help you increase your activity levels and have fun at the same time.

Take a look at the next pages to find out more or

call 0800 011 4656