Why getting active matters
A brief overview of the impacts of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health. For more information see our resources section.
"There is no point in life where doing more exercise does not improve health in multiple ways.”
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, 2020
Over to you!
Some ways for us, as GPs, to sit less and move more during the working day include:
- walking to the waiting room to greet patients
- walking to meetings
- getting a sit-stand desk to try ‘active consulting’ (where you conduct phone consultations while standing up or walking around the consulting room)
- active breaks (such as going for a short walk at lunchtime, time permitting).
And of course, sign up to the Active Practice Charter to advertise to the world that your practice means it when it comes to increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour.