Active Leisure
There’s growing evidence to show that we’re not really eating more than we used to but that our increasing girths result from inactivity. This is great news for those who seem constantly to diet without much by way of result. Just get yourself a pair of trainers and get out in them.
Not such good news, perhaps, for those who can’t bear the thought of pounding the pavements. In fact, though, you don’t need to . . . activity takes many forms and there must be as many sports as preferences. Visit http://www.safesport.co.uk/ for loads of information on playing lots of sports safely. And for those who reject the idea of any form of sport, try something else that’s active – gardening, walking, using stairs, even doing the housework. They all count.
And if you really need convincing about the benefits of getting active, just read the article.
60% of our waking hours spent where?
For those of us in work, it can seem to take up a lot of our time – up to 60% of our waking hours, in fact. With family commitments, too, we can often struggle to find time to think about the healthy lifestyles we’re all being encouraged to adopt. It’s good news, then, that we don’t need to think about work and active leisure as separate things any more. In conjunction with the Government’s proposal to encourage employers to help us to live more healthily, The Royal Institute of Public Health has accredited training to help some of the workforce to champion health both in and out of the workplace. As individuals, we live longer, fall ill less, and are more productive. As employers, we can see the benefits of all of these things for the bottom line . . .
If you would like to know more, visit www.privatehealth.co.uk/news/january-2008/riph-health-champions-a-healthy-workforce569/, www.riph.org.uk/pdf/new_accreditation_scheme.pdf or just click here to see the materials we offer to do the programme.
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