High profile quotes

Our Move for Health campaign has already attracted backing at the highest level:

"Making just small increases in your activity levels can make a big difference to your overall long-term health.

Andy Burnham

"Active people are up to 50 per cent less likely to be at risk of major chronic disease such as coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. But not enough of us do the recommended 30 minutes, five days a week.

"Change4Life is helping families to eat well, move more and live longer and has called for a lifestyle revolution - The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's 'Move for Health' campaign is set to make an important contribution to this revolution."

"With the scale of the obesity challenge becoming increasingly apparent across the UK, I would like to congratulate the CSP on this timely initiative.

Shona Robison

"In Scotland, we are already working hard to encourage as many people as possible to be physically active. Through our multimedia 'Take Life On' campaign, we’ve been showing people how simple changes to their lifestyle, such as getting off the bus a stop early on the way to work or doing some regular gardening, can have a big impact on health.

"The 'Move for Health' drive helps to reinforce the importance of these messages. Together with a balanced diet, stopping smoking and reducing alcohol intake, getting active is a key component of a healthy lifestyle and an important way of fending off chronic illness".

"The production of this Easy Exercise Guide provides an opportunity for people in Northern Ireland to build physical activity into their daily routine, which can tackle health problems such as obesity and heart disease.

"Obesity is a growing problem within Northern Ireland and I would encourage those who do not exercise regularly to begin slowly. If you have any doubts what level of physical activity you should be doing consult your GP, but most importantly enjoy yourself."

"The Welsh Assembly Government is fully committed to increasing levels of physical activity in Wales. We are encouraging organisations to comment on the draft Climbing Higher: Creating an Active Wales Strategic Action Plan, which focuses on ensuring that we all build physical activity into our everyday lives.

" The NHS has a key role to play in supporting sedentary people to become more active in order to benefit their long-term health and reduce the burden and cost of chronic disease.

"I welcome and support the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Move for Health campaign and recognise the contribution it will make to 'Creating an Active Wales'".

"NHS London welcomes The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's 'Move for Health' initiative and recognises the strong contribution it will make to the Go London vision of - London is a city where organisations work together to create opportunities and environments where Londoners easily choose to be physically active in their daily lives, achieving better health & wellbeing".