Activities for Older Adults
Why is physical activity important for older adults?
Being physically active has countless benefits to both your body and your mind. The guidelines for the amount of physical activity adults and older adults should be doing is 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity exercise or 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise.
Some of the benefits of physical activity include:
- improved sleep
- helps maintain healthy weight
- helps manage stress levels
- improves quality of life
- decreased chance of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers
Please look at the activities below to see what is on offer within Charnwood to help you stay physically active.
What do we offer?
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A guide to being active at home
during the corona virus outbreak -
Fusion Lifestyle in partnership with Charnwood Borough Council support a program of guided walks. Walks are primarily volunteer led and cover routes of distances suitable for a wide range of abilities.
Face to face activities are currently suspended due to Covid-19 https://bit.ly/3bIG1iC
For ideas and support to keep active at home visit Healthy at Home and follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and YouTube.
Support for your sports clubs, organisations or businesses during Covid-19 business-organisation-and-club-s
General information and updates from the Council during Covid-19 https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/coronavirus
Support for your business please visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/coronavirus_business_support
Support for the most vulnerable in the community, and to help volunteer, www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/cca
