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Exercise Advice
UK sources of information and / or support
Exercise for Health
A leaflet from Patient UK (this website) advising on the benefits of doing regular exercise.
Department of Health - healthy living section of their website
Promoting healthy lifestyles for people in England and Wales is an important governmental responsibility. The Department of Health runs initiatives to help people quit smoking, eat better and exercise more, as well as health screening projects and training and skills programmes. Lots of information and links to these initiatives are found on this site.
Healthy Living
Find out what healthy eating and physical activity are all about. This website is a joint collaboration between NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Executive. It is designed to help you attain a healthier diet and a more active lifestyle by providing resources, advice and support on healthy eating and physical activity.
British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
The BHFNC: Putting physical activity and health onto everyone's agenda. Aims to translate research evidence into practice for the promotion of physical activity for the primary and secondary prevention of diseases, particularly coronary heart disease.
Foodfitness
Foodfitness is a healthy lifestyle initiative with a unique dual approach promoting increased moderate physical activity coupled with enjoyable, healthy eating. The Food and Drink Federation's (FDF) foodfitness programme was established in 1996, on behalf of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
Join the Activaters
Healthy lifestyle messages for primary school children. It promotes the complementary benefits of healthy eating and moderate physical activity in an innovative and fun way with the aid of two cartoon families - the Activaters and the Dolittles. Their aim is to engage the public and show that a healthy lifestyle need not be dull, demanding, extreme or expensive.
Physical activity
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Physical activity.
Inclusive Fitness Initiative
A Sport England Lottery Funded project which works with local authority fitness facilities to support them to become accessible to disabled and non-disabled people.
Kellogg's Easy Energy Evaluator
Allows individuals to calculate their currentenergy intake (calories), and current energy needs (often different!) assesstheir activity levels and monitor their food intake throughout the day, thenin a few simple steps calculate what their GDA intake is - including totalcalories - and what it should be based on their current energy needs. Italso provides realistic recommendations regarding food choices and activitylevels needed to meet an individual's daily needs. The tool also includes advice on how to make simplelifestyle changes
Fitness League
A well established nationwide exercise network, sponsored by Sport England and Sport Scotland, which teaches low impact, rhythmic exercise to music.
Keep Fit Association (The)
Thousands of people get together in a spirit of fun and friendship to exercise regularly together
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Physical Activity For Health Physical Activity For Health - A Summary Physical Activity QuestionnairePatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Fitness League Fitness Scotland Inclusive Fitness Initiative Keep Fit AssociationMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Physical TrainingUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Exercise AdviceOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on Exercise AdviceRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Diet and fitness: it's child's play The joint clinic 'Help people be more active' call Tai Chi 'helps improve diabetes' 10 Minute Yoga London Marathon: The road to recovery The joint clinic Caution on cancer exercise link Joint clinic: Shoulder exercises Diet and fitness: 10-minute yoga 10 Minute yoga Train your brain: Can jogging make you smarter? When the gym doesn't fix it Health and fitness: Getting a Wii bit fitter? Defy ageing with exercise London Marathon: keep on running Physical activity reduces stress Marathon training: The cheat's guide to running Cleaning 'improves mental health' Doctor's diaryLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
FitnessOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Fitness Aids
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
Backache : What Exercises Really Work Fighting Fat Fighting Fit Fit for Life Sports and exercise medicine (Understanding) Travel Fit: Essential Exercises for When You Travel
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