Physical activity
There are many health benefits to being active every day.
Staying active can:
- reduce your chance of getting conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
- improve your sleep
- help you maintain a healthy weight
- improve your quality of life
- reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety
How much physical activity you need to stay healthy
Adults need to do 2 types of physical activity each week to stay healthy or to improve health:
- aerobic activity that gets you breathing harder and your heart beating faster
- strength exercise to make your muscles stronger
Keeping Active
For more information on keeping active and what is available locally, follow these links below:
- Physical activity | Help to get active | Thurrock Council
- Fitness Studio exercise videos - NHS
- Where you can get active in Thurrock | Sports and leisure | Thurrock Council
- Parks and countryside | Thurrock Council
- Grangewaters | Grangewaters outdoor education centre | Thurrock Council
- Cycling in Thurrock | Cycling | Thurrock Council
- Overview | Walking for health | Thurrock Council
- Home - Impulse Leisure
- Stronger Together Thurrock – Thurrock is Stronger Together
- https://www.activeessex.org/