Use your extra hour to exercise, urge health chiefs

AS the clocks go back this weekend health experts are urging families to spend their extra hour doing some form of exercise.NHS Rotherham staff are encouraging families to use the time to get active as part of the national healthy lifestyle campaign Change

AS the clocks go back this weekend health experts are urging families to spend their extra hour doing some form of exercise.

NHS Rotherham staff are encouraging families to use the time to get active as part of the national healthy lifestyle campaign Change4Life.

Helen Watts, head of communications at NHS Rotherham, said: "Active kids are happy kids who like to be running around and having fun.

 

  • The clocks go back one hour from 1am on Sunday.

"The trouble is, in this modern world they've got other things to do and plenty of reasons not to go outside to play or run around.

"It's important to try and do activities that really get their hearts pumping–this can be things like jumping, skipping, dancing, biking and running.

"Not only does it make them feel good, but it helps to exercise their bones too and protect against brittle bone disease in later life.

"Kids don't need to get their 60 minutes all in one go, they can clock them up bit by bit across the day."

The Change4Life campaign was launched by the Government earlier this year to encourage families to to eat well, move more and live longer.

For more information visit www.nhs.uk/Change4life

 

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