Ways to stay active over Easter!

Staying physically active is one of the best ways to improve your mental and physical health. Physical activity can help you sleep better and reduce anxiety, along with many more benefits.

 It is recommended that adults get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity physical activity, and children should aim to get 60 minutes per day.

There are so many activities that count towards being ‘active’ that you might not consider - such as walking or even house work.

A good way to hit your target is to break things up into smaller chunks of time or spread your activity out across the week, for example you could try 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. It all counts.

Do some chores

When bad weather keeps you from going outside, look for ways to be physically active indoors and do the job you’ve been meaning to do for the last week! Housework tasks like hoovering or cleaning your windows all counts towards your physical activity goals. Shorten your to-do list and gain health benefits.

Home workouts

The internet is a fantastic resource where you can find thousands of workouts you can complete from the comfort of your own home. Those who make home workouts deliberately plan them so they don’t need fancy gym equipment. Try tying home workouts into google, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the amount that comes up (think Taylor Swift dance party!)

Track your steps

Do you walk 10,000 steps a day? Whether you’re monitoring on an activity tracker or checking your results on your phone (smart phones automatically count your steps without you knowing), checking how many steps you’ve done is a great way to motivate you from day to day (we know plenty of people who stand by the side of their bed marching to hit their target at the end of the day!) You could set a challenge within the family or with friends to make it more fun.

Climb stairs

At home, at work, when you’re out and about enjoying the Easter break – take the stairs. Little ones can easily be enticed to take part if you turn it into a race! Or turn it into your workout for the day, 10 minutes of climbing up and down the stairs is an intense and efficient workout!

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Whether indoors or outdoors (lets be honest the weather can’t make up it’s mind!), try to be as active as you can—and have fun!