Tag: Physical Activity
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Active breaks and learning webinar recap
In January, we delivered the fourth session in our School Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series, which focussed on ‘Active Breaks and Active Learning’, and was presented by Sam Ostermeyer, the Children and Young People Programme Manager from Energize. What is active learning? Active learning is a teaching approach where children…
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Diving in: Swimming for exercise
We all know that we need to do plenty of activity to stay well and healthy, but for many of us going to gym or taking part in competitive sport just doesn’t suit us. Thankfully there are lots of ways to get the exercise we need… We’ve previously looked at…
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Let’s talk about Qigong
It’s generally well known that we all need to do plenty of exercise for our overall physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. We’ve posted so far about walking and dancing as alternative ways to be more physically active for those of us who don’t suit going to the gym or…
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How much physical activity should you be doing?
The Chief Medical Officer in the UK recommends certain levels of physical activity for different life stages. The guidelines are based on research into physical activity and the benefits needed for each group. While the guidelines below give a target for across the whole week for good physical and mental…
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How active should your children be?
The Chief Medical Officer in the UK recommends certain amounts and types of physical activity for different ages. For children under the age of 18, how much physical activity they should be doing depends on what stage of childhood they are in. The benefits of taking part in physical activity…
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Why being sedentary isn’t the same as being physically inactive
Have you ever wondered why your smart watch tells you to move every hour? It is of course trying to increase your physically activity levels but, more importantly, it’s trying to break up the periods of time you spend sedentary. Sedentary behaviour is any time that you spend sitting, reclining…
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Exercise doesn’t have to mean sport – what about dancing?
The message about the benefits of being active is very clear – it’s good for all of us, in so many ways. According to the UK Chief Medical Officers, every week adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity, or 75 minutes vigorous activity, or a mixture of both,…
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Are you sitting comfortably? Then you need to stretch your legs
Sitting down for too long can lower your metabolism – affecting your bodies ability to digest food.
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If I can do it, anyone can!
Andy, from Telford, decided that enough was enough and decided to lose weight and exercise more.