Penny's Hill Practice Podcast

Physical Activity: A podcast with LiveWell Dorset - September 2020

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Episode notes

This episode of the Penny's Hill Practice Podcast is the third of 4 podcasts recorded with our friends at LiveWellDorset and covers the topic of physical activity.

In this episode, Dr Geoff Hamp and Dr Sam McGinley are joined by Charlie Coward from Active Dorset. With Charlie, they discuss about what you can do to increase your physical activity, what the guidelines are, how to build up your activity, what barriers people have when trying to increase your physical activity and what strategies you can use to help overcome these and be the healthy you that you want to be.

If you would like more information on ActiveDorset see their site here, LiveWell Dorset, see their site here.

Charlie's top five resources from the the nationally trusted providers are:

We are Undefeatable - supporting people with a range of long term health conditions
L iveWell Dorset - a public health service funded by the councils in Dorset
NHS Better Health - the NHS site to help you kickstart your health
NHS Fitness Studio - the NHS site that has 24 instructor-led videos across aerobics exercises, strength and resistance, and pilates and yoga categories
Join the Movement - From Sport England, tips, advice and guidance on how to keep or get active in and around your home

Our last podcast with LiveWell Dorset is scheduled for broadcast on Monday 28 September and is on stopping smoking, so make sure you have subscribed so you are the first to hear when it comes out.

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Stay safe, stay well and look after each other.

Runtime 19 minutes 31 seconds

Released 21 September 2020

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