Who is the Physical Activity for Health Programme for?

Have you got a long-term health condition?

• Type 2 diabetes
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Arthritis
• Cancer recovery
• Age related deconditioning
• Obesity

Are you starting out on your exercise journey?

• You want to get started but don’t know how or what to do?
• You haven’t played any sports or games in years?
• You have been advised by a health professional to get more active?
• Your find some of your day-to-day activities a little more difficult?
• You want to participate in social activities but feel post-Covid you are less able?

What should you be aiming to do?

• Some physical activity is better than none, more is better than some,
• and any amount of physical activity you do results in health benefits.
• You can count shorter bouts of activity towards the guidelines. These bouts
• should last for at least 10 minutes.

Recommended Guidelines:

At Least 30 minutes a day of moderate activity on 5 days a week or 150 minutes a week.

Aerobic exercise: causes you to get breathless, and your heart rate to go up. 2–3 days per week - Add activities which increase muscular strength and endurance.

Strength resistance exercise: Exercise bands, lifting weights, Pilates,

Example: COPD, a common lung complaint, is a chronic disease. It will never go away but there are actions you can take to manage your COPD that will give you the best possible quality of life. This is important because:

What happens if you don’t exercise?

• You feel breathless.
• You do less activity
• You become afraid of activity that makes you breathless.
• Your muscles become weaker
• You avoid the activities that make you breathless.

How can you get started?

• Tell you GP or specialist nurse practitioner you want to exercise.
• Get the Ok from them.
• Contact us.
• We will guide you to an appropriate class.

Our Aims

• To support you in managing your health condition
• To allow you to do everyday activities that matter to you.
• To promote an improved quality of life
• To help you meet like-minded people and exercise together.

Programmes

• Inclusive walking: Activator walking with poles functional fitness.
• Modified Activator walking with poles for people with COPD

Some background:

ACTIVATOR walking poles are particularly suitable for older adults with low fitness levels with balance concerns or mobility issues.

Programmes are designed to increase your activity levels, improve your health and ability to carry out the daily activities that matter to you, and maintain your independence.

For more information, Contact Our Physical Activity for Health Officer Edel O’Malley

Phone: 094 9064779 or Mobile: 087 4764140