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The chief medical officer recommends the following guidelines for how much physical activity people should be doing:

• under 5 year olds: at least 180 minutes per day
• 15 to 18 year olds: at least 60 minutes per day
• 19 to 64 year olds (including wheelchair users): at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity physical activity per week in bouts of 10 minutes
• 65 year olds and older: 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity physical activity per week in bouts of 10 minutes

For examples of physical activity that meets the guidelines visit .

Being physically active every day can help to maintain a healthy weight improve sleep, prevent a range of physical and mental illness and disease including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, depression and anxiety and reduce or delay physical limitations in later life.

Visit the following websites for information about being active for adults and older adults:

Keeping active in the early years

For information about being keeping your family active, visit the webpages below:

Change4Life

To help kids get the recommended 60 minutes exercise a day change4life has 10 minutes shake-up games, Disney’s sports quiz, information on sports and activities, accessible activities and indoor activities. To find out more visit .

Pregnancy

Find out about being active in pregnancy including how much you need, which types of exercise you can safely do, and what to avoid. 

You can find advice and support on the webpages below:

• provides free home exercise videos for pregnancy and postnatally

Postnatal

There is advice and support about being active after having a baby on the webpages below:

You can also sign up for for expert advice, videos and tips on pregnancy, birth and beyond.

 

The district council websites have information with local opportunities for being active:

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ¿â Health Walks aim to improve the county’s health and wellbeing by encouraging more people to become physically active through the simplest form of exercise, walking. The scheme introduces walking through a series of local short group walks led by a trained volunteer walk leader for people with a low level of activity or a long-term health condition.

Visit the following websites to find leisure centres in your area:

- Worcester and Malvern
- Wyre Forest
- Redditch
- Bromsgrove
- Wychavon

Your health matters. There has never been a better time to kickstart your health. Better Health has a range of tools and support to help - find what works for you. Let's do this!  Start your journey to better health and download the free NHS weight loss plan to help you start healthier eating habits, be more active and start losing weight.

The plan is broken down into 12 weeks so you can:

• set weight loss goals
• use the BMI calculator to customise your plan
• plan your meals
• make healthier food choices
• get more active and burn more calories
• record your activity and progress

Don’t worry, the app makes it easy for you - just take it one week at a time. Let’s make "one day" today!

To download the app or to find out more visit .

is a running plan for absolute beginners. It was developed by a new runner, Josh Clark, who wanted to help his fifty-something mum get off the couch and start running, too. The plan involves 3 runs a week, with a day of rest in-between, and a different schedule for each of the 9 weeks.