There are lots of benefits to getting more active as well as improving your mental health and wellbeing:

• Reduces the risk of ill health and disease
• Improved sleep
• Increased energy levels
• Support with achieving a healthy weight
• Team sports or groups can be very sociable!

Try some of these simple ideas to get moving at home:

• Have a dance party!
• Couch to 5k!
• Take the stairs instead of a lift
• Walk instead of driving somewhere or park further away from where you are going
• Go for a dog walk with a friend
• Skipping rope
• Frisbee
• Hula hoop
• Water balloon battle!
• Keepy-uppy with balloons
• Roll down a hill and run back up!
• School sports day fun – egg and spoon races, wheelbarrow races, sack races or two-legged races!
• Set up an obstacle course in the garden
• Use free workout videos online!

There are lots of benefits to exercising outside you can find your local open or green space here – Keep Active Outdoors | Active Essex.