Tips to stay active, happy and healthy!
Tip 1Smile, laugh, be happy and be active. Don't take everything in life too seriously, and remember that any activity is better than none. |
Tip 2Make a habit of walking or cycling instead of using the car. Try a lunchtime workout - it'll ease stress and improve your performance. |
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Tip 3Activity for the older age group helps to keep you young by maintaining muscle tissue and bone density. The older you are the more important it is that you stay active. |
Tip 4Get advice, visit your local leisure centre and talk to the staff. They are dealing with all sorts of people, helping and motivating them to build activity into everyday life. |
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Tip 5Break a 30 minute activity session of moderate activity into smaller amounts, for example 10 or 15 minute sessions. |
Tip 6Try activities like a power walk, light run, bike ride or a swim a couple of times a week to decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes by 45%. |
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Tip 7Learn from others. Ask your friends what they do, where they go and what’s worked for them in terms of getting or staying active. |
Tip 8Strengthen your stomach, use our results card. It is estimated that strengthening the abdominals can prevent 75% of lower back problems. |
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Tip 9If embarking on jogging or running for the first time since your school days, try walking first, then slight jogging and finally into a run with shorter strides to help lesson the impact. |
Tip 10Do things yourself instead of using labour saving devices. Take the stairs instead of the lift and walk up escalators. Get off the train or bus a stop earlier and walk the extra distance. |
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Tip 11After each work out, remember to stretch to help your body repair and recover. When doing this, keep yourself warm and wipe away any sweat. Avoid standing around as the drying process can leave you with a cold. |
Tip 12Include the whole family - make activity part of your family lifestyle - and encourage your family to walk together regularly. Organise a family picnic and enjoy some activities such as a game of cricket or a bushwalk. |
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Tip 13Buy, rent or borrow a dog. One of the best ways to keep active is plain old walking. |
Tip 14Build an activity routine - before long it will come as naturally as getting out of bed. |
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Tip 15Try a new activity if you are battling boredom. |
Tip 16Mowing the lawn for 30 minutes can burn up to 175 calories. |
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Tip 17Do an activity you enjoy at a time convenient to you. Try being active every day in as many ways as you can. |
Tip 18Treat setbacks as temporary! Review the times that you are being active - do they still fit in with your lifestyle? |
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Tip 19When you are participating in activity, remind yourself, "I'm building a better body to live in". Choose activities you like and vary them. |
Tip 20Don't stop being active altogether when you're on holiday - take the opportunity to try new activities like snorkelling, skiing, beach walking or dancing. |
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Tip 21Washing the car for 30mins not only keeps you active but also burns up an average of 157 calories! |
Tip 22Stick reminders in key places (refrigerator, computer) to remind you to do activity. |
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Tip 23Encourage yourself to spend more time outdoors. This will help you develop a positive attitude towards physical activity. |
Tip 24Join a local leisure centre or health and fitness club. The environment, staff and people you’ll meet are all perfect to help you continue activity. |
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Tip 25Dancing, in one form or another, can be the most accessible and fun way of keeping active and can burn up to 209 calories per 30mins. So get that radio on or try a dance class at your local Everyone Active centre. |
Tip 26Playing moderately outside with your children (football, cricket, rounder’s, bouncing on the trampoline or even hop scotch etc) can burn up to 140 calories per 30minutes, keeping you and your family healthy. |
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Tip 27Many people find it motivating to get active with friends or as part of a group: organise to join a neighbour for a regular walk or join a local sporting club. Get together colleagues at work or meet a friend for a game of tennis. |
Tip 28Being more active will increase the body’s metabolic rate, which is its ability to turn food into energy. So exercising 30mins 5 times a week will keep your inner ‘fire’ burning, which you experience as energy. |
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Tip 29Make it fun learn a brand new skill; teach yourself to skip or use a hula hoop. Have a box of sports equipment, such as balls, skipping ropes, tennis rackets, frisbees and roller skates at the ready. |
Tip 30Relax and re-energise. Activity doesn’t have to be hard work. Why not try a Yoga session? Not only will it relax and re-energise you, it also burns up to 140 calories per 30mins. Go on, enjoy! |
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