Maintaining good physical health is as important as good emotional health and helps us to stay resilient and more able to deal with the demands of life. Building exercise and a healthy diet into our daily routines gives us positive feelings from doing something active.

Benefits of physical activity:

• Builds confidence and improves social skills

• Strengthens muscles and bones

• Enhances concentration and learning

• Helps you feel good and elevates mood

• Inspires positivity and encourages tolerance

• Helps to relieve stress and maintain mental and emotional wellbeing

• Improves sleep and energy levels

• Reduces the risk of morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases i.e diabetes, heart disease later in life

• Improves overall health and fitness and helps maintain a healthy weight and prevent childhood obesity