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Get Moving For National Exercise Day!

Celebrated on the 18th April, National Exercise Day is to raise awareness about the benefits of exercising and how it can improve both your physical and mental health! It aims to encourage people of all ages and level of fitness to engage in physical activity whether that be through gym workouts, outdoor activities, walking to work or any other way to get moving!


Regular exercise offers a number of benefits:

  • Improved health and fitness levels

  • Enhanced mood

  • Increased energy levels

  • Weight management

  • Stronger bones and muscles

  • Improved immunity

  • Improved sleep

  • Reduced stress and anxiety

  • Improved heart health

  • Reduced risk of chronic diseases

  • Increased brain function


As a guide, you should aim to do at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week - this can broken down each day, or dedicated to a few days a week whilst factoring in rest days.


For any type of activity to benefit your health, you need to be moving quick enough to raise your heart rate, breathe faster and feel warmer. This level of effort is called moderate intensity activity. An activity where you have to work even harder is called vigorous intensity activity. You'll be breathing hard and fast and you heart rate will have raised quite a bit.


 
 
 

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