Exercise is a great way for you to improve your health and fitness. Living a healthy lifestyle will help you to avoid some medical conditions.

As there are so many different types of exercise available, you should be able to find something that you enjoy.

You do not have to join a costly gym or train for a marathon, even walking is a great way to improve your fitness.

Popular forms of exercise include:

  • Walking
  • Running
  • Cycling
  • Swimming
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Martial Arts
  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Netball
  • Tennis
  • Golf

If you are not keen to join a team based sport then walking or running can be an ideal form of exercise without a huge cost attached. If however you want to join other people, you could join a local walking or running club for a minimal cost.

Physical exercise can help your mental health

Physical exercise can help your mental health

If you suffer with mental health conditions such as stress and anxiety, becoming physically active can assist in improving your mood. Physical exercise can help your mental health in a number of ways, and it doesn’t have to be joining a CrossFit box or running a marathon. By simply moving your body more, you are increasing your physical exercise. There are a number of physical exercises that you can do at home, including: Chair exercises Gardening Active household chores such as hoovering or cleaning windows Playing active computer games Walking up and down your stairs Doing stretching exercises while watching…

Is walking the perfect form of exercise?

Is walking the perfect form of exercise?

As the minimum recommendation from doctors is for us to do at least 150 minutes of activity per week.  This can be broken down into smaller chunks of time and easily absorbed in our daily routine. These activity hours help you to keep your body healthy and prevent illness.

Tips to incorporate walking into your daily routine

Tips to incorporate walking into your daily routine

Walking is an excellent way to burn calories. It provides a number of health benefits and even better, it doesn’t cost a penny. Sustrans, the UK charity that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle, advises that adults should take part in 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week. Current physical activity levels in the UK are reported to be low. Only 40% if men and 28% of women meeting these minimum recommendations. With this in mind, we take a look at some simple tips as to how we can fit walking into our daily routine. This helps…