Regular physical activity is essential for a healthy lifestyle. Keeping active has many benefits.
It:
- Improves general health and wellbeing
- Builds and maintains a strong and healthy heart
- Builds healthy strong bones
- Tones muscles
- Improves posture
- Builds and maintains stamina
- Keeps joints flexible
- Builds self confidence
- Slows down the ageing process
The physical activity guidelines set by the UK Chief Medical Officer (11th July 2011) are shown below:
Recommended levels of physical activity for children aged 5 – 17 years
Recommended levels of physical activity for adults aged 18 – 64 years Moderate to vigorious intensity
Recommended levels of physical activity for adults aged 65 and above Moderate to vigorious intensity