Step 2: Be Physically Active

Being active is not only great for your physical health and fitness. Evidence also shows it can also improve your mental wellbeing by:

• raising your self-esteem

• helping you to set goals or challenges and achieve them

• causing chemical changes in your brain which can help to positively change your mood

Find out more about getting active

Do

• find free activities to help you get fit

• if you have a disability or long-term health condition, find out about getting active with a disability

• start running the couch to 5k

• start swimming, cycling or join a dance class

• go for a daily walk, whether it's just around the block, or a hike in the hills

• zumba, palates, yoga, spin classes are all freely available online

Don’t

• do not feel that you have to spend hours in a gym. It's best to find activities you enjoy and make them a part of your life

• think your alone in this