Get Active Factsheets
Get Active: Swimming
Are you a frequent swimmer, or someone who wants to start regular exercise, but needs some added motivation? Ever wondered how you could make your time in the pool a more effective part of your exercise programme? Do you want variety rather than just ploughing up and down the pool? Would you like a structured programme to follow just like they provide in the gym? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then Swimfit and / or Swim Gym is for you.
CSSC has linked with the Amateur Swimming Association (Swimfit) and Scottish swimming (Swimgym) to give you the chance to access, at discounted rates, each association club for fitness swimmers. Whether you are a relative newcomer to swimming or have been swimming for years, Swimfit and Swimgym offer you ways to ensure you're getting the most out of your sessions at the pool.
Check out our fact sheet giving more information about Swimfit and Swimgym
Get Active: 5 a day
In this section you can download your very own CSSC 5-a-Day wall chart to help you check on how many portions of fruit and veg you are eating.
To find out why you should eat 5 a Day and what counts, visit www.5aday.nhs.uk
Click here for your 5-a-Day Chart
Get Active: Walking
Walking is an ideal activity for improving health. Just walk more and feel the difference. You can walk anytime, anywhere and it's free and easy to do. Walking is also safe.. You can choose your own level by starting slowly and building up gently, increasing the distance and pace at which you walk.
Walking can help you
- Fell better and look good
- Increase energy levels
- Improve sleep
- Reduce stress levels
Here are a few ideas to add steps to your working day. Why not walk
- To the furthest photocopier
- All or some of the way to work
- At lunchtime
- Up the stairs
- To pass on a message to a colleague(avoid sending emails to colleagues in the same building
- To brainstorm ideas with colleagues.
Get Active: Cycling
Cycling is enjoyable and rewarding, you are more likely to get to your destination on time and in a good frame of mind than those who have travelled by other methods. It also gives you more freedom to choose which route to take and can be less stressful than driving or taking public transport.
Did You Know?
- Regular cyclists have the same fitness levels as non-cyclists ten years younger.
- Cycling for five miles every day can halve the risk of coronary disease.
- It takes 8 bikes to occupy one car parking space.
- A half hour daily trip will burn 11 pounds of fat a year.
Check out our fact sheet giving more information about Cycling in association with Halfords
Get Active: Activity Plan
In this section you can download your very own activity plan to see how you could try to increase your physical activity at work each week.
Aim to do at least 30 minutes' activity a day on a least 5 days a week
Get Active Factsheets