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How will you prevent future physical, mental and social health issues? One way is to take part in social Physical Activity🤼 “If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure, due to the great many illnesses it can prevent and help treat.”Chief Medical Officer, 7 Sep 2019 Everyone hasContinue reading “What is your prevention strategy for health issues?”

Social – join in group physical activity, go alone or with family, friends, colleagues Inclusive – find an activity that looks and sounds welcoming Affordable – look for discounts and free sessions, there are plenty around Rewards – go because it looks like it could be fun! Goals – set yourself some nice easy shortContinue reading “Want to do some physical activity … nudge, nudge?!”

Whether connecting with nature through walks in the woods or alongside a river, or even better, working out in a group, your physical, mental and social wellbeing, as well as that of your friends and colleagues, will be improved. Thus, reducing your need for the NHS! Here are snippets from 3 research studies 🌳👩🏽‍🎓🤸🏽; 🌳👩🏽‍🎓🤸🏽  Continue reading “Why nature is good for you, your friends, colleagues and the NHS!”

How you can fight Covid Variants and be a Local Super Hero … “Regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with reduced risk of community-acquired infectious diseases and infectious disease mortality, enhances the first line of defence of the immune system, and increases the potency of vaccination.”  Effects of Regular Physical Activity on theContinue reading “PAAC – Physical Activity Against Covid”

Sometimes you need that nudge to motivate you. It’s easy to find an app or program that rewards you for doing an activity (like exercise) with money, cool products, and badge/point prizes. If there’s a reward (or consequence) at the end, you’ll work harder and be more motivated to do the activity, right? Wrong. Well,Continue reading “Why Rewards Are Destroying Your Motivation”

Moderate physical activity is linked to thinking faster, increased attention span, improved problem solving abilities and improved working memory across all age groups. The effect increases with age. A single bout of physical activity increases cerebral blood flow and neurotransmitter (dopamine/endorphin) levels, resulting in increased levels of arousal, attention and effort, which in turn positivelyContinue reading “Can Physical Activity Increase Brain Processing Speed?”

There is a strong connection between social physical activity and self esteem. Self-esteem is not just high self-regard, but a natural high that we feel when included in groups. It is fundamental to psychological wellbeing and a key indicator of emotional stability.  High self-esteem is associated with a number of positive characteristics such as independence,Continue reading “How can physical activity increase self esteem?”

Intrinsic motivators – the ultimate in being happy, short, medium and long term. Examples include; exercising/ socialising with others, feeling valued, increasing knowledge, having autonomy (actual/perceived), knowing you are physically healthier, enjoying physical challenges. Extrinsic motivators – useful short term for getting started, achieving a short term goal, immediate encouragement. Examples include; free session, coffeeContinue reading “Intrinsic & Extrinsic Goals in Physical Activity”

From Sport England and Sheffield Hallam University … for every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity, a return on investment (ROI) of £3.91 was created for individuals and society. More than £3.6bn worth of savings were generated by the prevention of 900,000 cases of diabetes, while a further £3.5bn of value was generated throughContinue reading “Social and economic value of community sport and physical activity”

Providing knowledge to those taking part in physical activity means; Participants have more interest in what/why they are doing PT Participants have a another reason to come to sessions (to learn) Participants increase their confidence Participants are more likely to share the knowledge if they have something interesting to offer This help’s participants develop ‘KnowledgeContinue reading “Learning as an intrinsic motivator for physical activity”