Physical Activity

Increasing your physical activity has many health benefits. Even small increases in activity
levels can improve your health. In fact, we see the steepest rise in benefits from physical
activity when someone changes their levels from doing nothing to just doing something.
These are the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations and some of the benefits:

For Adults:

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Tips for increasing your physical activity:

If you are not currently active start slowly and build up gradually
Set realistic goals
Do something you enjoy
Engage friends and family eg meet up for a walk
Build into your daily routine eg take the stairs rather than a lift or walk some or all of
the way to work

Watch this you-tube clip about the benefits of exercise:

Here are some helpful links:

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/keeping-active

Strength Exercises you can do at home:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-exercises

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-and-flex-exercise-plan-how-to-videos

Falls Prevention:

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/preventing-falls/keeping-well/strength

Interested in finding out more about what is available in your local area? Find out here (the link to the most up-to-date timetable is at the top right-hand corner of the page)

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Find out more about physical activity in specific health conditions here:

Patient info finder

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/lets-move-with-leon

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