Keeping active and eating well at home
It is really important for your mental and physical wellbeing to keep active and eat well. We know that extra weight causes fat to build up around vital organs, making it harder for the body to fight against diseases like cancer, heart disease and now COVID-19.
Because of this, the government has launched its Better Health campaign, with lots of resources to kick start your health and help you lose weight.
Staying active while at home
Sport England has information on how to stay active while you are at home, including the following:
- Exercising at home
- If you’re older
- Online home workouts
- Other gym workouts
- With the kids
- Getting outdoors
There is also a huge range of online workouts which you can find doing a simple search on Google or Youtube, for varying lengths, activity types and abilities. For example, Yoga with Adriene is a popular yoga channel which offers over 500 free yoga videos which you can do at home.
British Wheelpower have also produced adaptive yoga videos for wheelchair users.
Swindon Town Football Club (STFC) Foundation has a range of resources for three different types of activity, accessible through their website and social media channels: STFC Community Foundation exercises and activities
For more information and advice on staying active while in quarantine, visit the World Health Organisation website.
Staying active locally
Getting outdoors and into nature can be really beneficial for your physical and mental wellbeing.
- There is information on local parks and open spaces on the Getting Outdoors page of this website.
- Swindon Travel Choices website also has maps of local walking and cycle routes, to make the most of your local area during lockdown.
- For more ideas on how to be active locally and a ‘Social Distancing Timetable’ visit the Active and Inclusive Swindon website.
Being active with children
- British Cycling and HSBC have put together a Youtube playlist of short videos on helping children learn how to ride a bike.
- British Judo have published a collection of judo-related activities, games and tasks for children on the British Judo website.
- The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have pulled together 12 fun activities and exercises that parents and children can play at home, to hone their tennis skills while getting crucial exercise.
- Further resources on keeping children active while at home can be found on the School Games website as well as the Swindon and Wiltshire Sport (WASP) website.
For the latest health information and advice on coronavirus, go to the NHS website.
Staying active and eating well
Public Health England have produced a blog of resources and advice on keeping active and healthy eating, for everyone spending more time indoors.
This page was updated on 19/08/2020.