Move for Health campaign
Move for Health encourages people to improve their health and wellbeing by taking regular exercise and increasing their levels of physical activity.
Member champions
Are you a CSP member and keen to act as an advocate for Move for Health? Login to the site now and find out how to become one of our champions.Physiotherapists recommend that adults exercise at moderate intensity for 30 minutes, 5 times a week, and that children are physically active for an hour every day.
If you don't have time for a 30 minute session of exercise each day, it may suit you better to break it up into three or four smaller chunks. Just being a little more active throughout the day can benefit your health.
Move for Health Kids
From September 2009 the CSP's Move for Health campaign focuses on the benefits of physical activity for children.
For Move for Health Kids, the CSP is working in partnership with the British Dietetic Association (BDA). On 23 September, 'Healthy Schools Day' events were held across the UK, with chartered physiotherapists and dieticians going into primary schools together to give advice to teachers, parents, carers and children on exercise and healthy eating for kids.
See more on our Move for Health Kids page.
You can download free copies of our new Move for Health leaflets, packed with simple, professional advice:
You can also order bulk copies of the Easy Exercise Guide and Fit for the Future:
For individual printed copies, please contact our enquiry handling unit on 020 7306 6666 or email enquiries@csp.org.uk.Is Move for Health for me?
All of us can benefit from being more active and building a little more physical activity into our daily lives. Being active can help you prevent or manage over 20 medical conditions including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, back pain, osteoarthritis and depression.
Other related campaigns
Change4Life
The CSP has become an official partner of the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign. Our Move for Health campaign supports the wider objectives of the Change4Life initiative. See more on the Change4Life website: www.nhs.uk/Change4Life.
Take Life On
Move for Health is in support of Scotland's Take Life On. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle we need to eat healthily and be more active. To find out how you can start making small changes visit www.takelifeon.co.uk
Health Challenge Wales
Move for Health is in support of Health Challenge Wales. In order to maintain a healthy weight we need to both eat better and move more. Many families are making changes that will help them live healthier and longer lives. Visit www.wales.gov.uk
Get a Life, Get Active
Move for Health is in support of the Public Health Agency's physical activity campaign in Northern Ireland, Get a Life, Get Active. In order to maintain a healthy weight we need to both eat better and move more. Many people are making changes that will help them live healthier and longer lives. Visit www.getalifegetactive.com for more information.
