Physical Health, TSAT Trust

Physical health is critical for our overall wellbeing. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity has significant health benefits for hearts, bodies and minds.

Physical activity in any form is a great way to keep you physically healthy as well as improving your mental wellbeing. There are plenty of different ways that you can keep fit and there is an activity out there for everyone.

Going for a walk or a jog is an easy and accessible type of exercise, but lapping your neighbourhood can get boring quickly.

Apps to transform your jog

There are heaps of apps you can download that will transform your walk or run into an adventure. Zombies, Run! puts you in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, where zombies chase you as run to gather much needed supplies for your community. Geocaching games, like Ingress or Pokémon GO, ask you to interact with virtual objects placed in your real world.

Benefits of a home gym

If getting to a gym class, or paying for one, is putting you off working out, don’t worry – you can get the same benefits from a home workout. You can set up your workout equipment just the way you like it – the huge selection in the gym can be overwhelming. Plus: You alone use and maintain it, so you don’t have to worry about cleanliness and spreading germs. With a home workout you can concentrate completely on yourself and your personal performance.

Cycle to work scheme

You probably already know that cycling is a great way to keep fit, save money and embrace the outdoors. But did you know that riding a bike offers a whole host of additional health benefits besides the physical perks? Aside from using your rides to get in the recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise, there are tons of other health benefits such as improved sleep, reduced stress levels, improved mental wellbeing.

So why not make use of the Trust’s Cycle to Work scheme?

The Cycle to Work scheme offers savings of up to 49% of the retail cost of bikes and accessories. If you haven’t ridden a bike since childhood, don’t worry, it’s pretty much like, well, riding a bike! Start off slow on an easy bike path, and as you grow your confidence you can graduate to heart rate raising hills or even off-road trails. For more information about the scheme, click the Cycle to Work link below.

Whatever your method of exercise – remember to set goals, big and small, and to schedule your workouts or activities into your daily routine.