Tags: Physical Activity
The Beach Wellness welcomes new instructors and classes
The SASP team at The Beach Wellness in Minehead have added a host of new weekly physical activities to their class timetable for Spring 2022.
The new timetable sees two new instructors joining the team, with the popular POUND® (a full body cardio session inspired by the energising fun of playing the drums, complete with your own drumsticks!) and a gentler paced new morning Yoga session, created... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:33
New CMO Guidelines: Any exercise is good for you
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said that "even a few minutes of exercise is good for you" – hoping that the simple message will encourage people to get more active.
The new CMO guidance – published, 7 September – states that any amount of physical activity is beneficial, overturning previous recommendations that physical activity needed to last at least 10 minutes to bring benefits.... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:04
New OneYou Physical Activity Campaign
On 20th March One You launches a new campaign to encourage adults to get more active. The campaign aims to get people walking briskly in daily bursts of 10 minutes (Active 10s) or more to raise their heart rate and improve their fitness.
There is a free Active 10 app which shows how much brisk walking an individual is doing and where they can fit Active 10s into their day. The app also sets brisk walking... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:22
Do you have a passion for Sport and Physical Activity? You could be part of the SASP Board
Do you have the desire to help make a real difference to peoples' lives and believe that sport and physical activity is part of the solution, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
We are currently seeking to make a small number of appointments to our Board from people who are able to share their expertise and time to help us to realise our vision of embedding activity as a way of life in... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:48
Living healthily in midlife can double your chances of being healthy at 70 and beyond
This month sees the launch of 'One You', a ground-breaking new campaign from Public Health England to help adults across the country avoid future diseases caused by modern day life.
Everyday habits and behaviours, such as eating too much unhealthy food, drinking more than is recommended, continuing to smoke and not being active enough, are responsible for around 40% of all deaths in England, and cost... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:16
SASP partners with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to Deliver New Project
SASP partners Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the county councils healthy weight, physical activity and healthy eating commission for the next 4 years
SASP is delighted to be delivering the physical activity side of this new commission which started on 4th January 2016. We are focused on getting everyone more active from early years to those who think they are too old to start moving.... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:41
