vielife's KeepActive lifestyle management programme

Boost your activity for life. An extra set of stairs? One extra lap in the pool? Learning a new sport or exercise activity? Running a marathon? No matter how big or small the goal, the truth is any increase in your physical activity will enhance your overall health and wellness and make you - even better. The KeepActive programme is just one of the lifestyle management programmes that are available through vielife. The six step online programme is highly personalised and designed to help you increase your activity levels for life. Personalised and actionable advice will help you set goals, improve your activity levels, improve your fitness and make small changes with lasting results.   Features and tools » 6 weekly steps and easy to read chapters  A rich article library on physical activity Interactive tools: diary and online trackers  Weekly behaviour change exercises, challenges, polls and quizzes Weekly email reminders  Printable PDFs for each step to read on the go

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• Health experts recommend at least 30 mins of moderate activity five days a week. You can do it all at once or do shorter bursts of 10 min exercises - it all counts!
• Moderate activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you slightly breathless. This can include anything from walking briskly, dancing, playing with your kids, or doing housework
• Strength training works your muscles and bones, helping them to become stronger and reducing your risk of injury. This is especially important as you age to offset natural muscle and bone loss 
• Strength training also increases your lean muscle mass, which increases your basal metabolic rate - so you burn more calories even when you’re not exercising!
• Strength training combined with aerobic training activities improves muscle strength and performance in people with rheumatoid arthritis
• Including cardio, strength, and flexibility into your fitness training programme ensures you are covering every aspect of exercise 
• Increasing your activity levels can add over 3 1/2 years to your life

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