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Physical Activity
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Physical Activity Guidelines
Current National Strategies
Introduction
Risk factors of inactivity
Bexley Picture – Adults
How are Bexley residents active?
Bexley Picture – Children and Young people (Under 16s)
High Risk Groups in Bexley
Addressing Inactivity – What works
Examples of successful programmes
Current Services
Programmes
Identification and Engagement with Inactive People in Bexley
Future Needs Assessment
Service Gaps & Recommendations
Glossary
Glossary
Physical Activity – At least moderate intensity physical activity, in bouts of 10 minutes or more. (Vigorous activity counts as double.) Sport England count most…
Service Gaps & Recommendations
There will be a “gap” in behaviour change services once our current programmes conclude that will need further discussion and consideration if Bexley is to…
Future Needs Assessment
Growth agenda The Bexley Growth Strategy highlights the continued expansion of the borough’s population with the single biggest increase expected in the 0-15 year old…
Identification and Engagement with Inactive People in Bexley
The table below shows the percentage of inactive adults in Bexley. Risk Level Category LB Bexley Definition HIGH Inactive 26.9% Less than 30 minutes a…
Programmes
In 2013 the Council refocused its sport and leisure services towards testing programmes with partners, based on behaviour change principles. The local authority targeted adults…
Current Services
It’s worth noting that there are currently no Public Health commissioned physical activity programmes in the borough. In terms of mainstream sport and leisure provision,…
Examples of successful programmes
National examples of successful programmes Let’s Get Moving – a behaviour change programme based on NICE recommendations which endorse the importance of physical activity as…
Addressing Inactivity – What works
NICE Physical Activity Guidelines The National Institute of Clinical Excellence and Health (NICE) produces recommendations on pathways for physical activity and actions that encourage people…
High Risk Groups in Bexley
Although anyone can be inactive, there are some groups who are traditionally less likely to take part in activity including: Women and girls People from…