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Tips for adults getting active
At work:
- Organise with your work colleagues to go for a walk during your lunch break or before or after work. You could try 15 minutes at lunch and 15 minutes after work and that’s your 30 minutes for the day!
- Try taking public transport to work and leave the car at home. If it isn’t a 10 minute walk to either home or work – get off the bus one stop earlier and walk
- Schedule meetings with others at a place you can walk to from work
- If you do drive – park your car 10 minutes away and walk
- Get your work colleagues involved in a workplace health challenge* a team sport or get a corporate membership to a local gym
At home:
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Reduce the amount of ‘non-active’ time you spend watching television, videos or sitting in front of the computer. Try to limit these activities to less than two hours a day.
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Try to incorporate ‘active’ chores into your day such as walking the dog, vacuuming and active gardening
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If you have children, participate in physical activities with them
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Walk instead of driving to the local shop to buy the papers and milk
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Walk to you favourite local restaurant or café for dinner or lunch
At play
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Organise to do something active with friends when you catch up socially – try a walk down the beach and finish at a café
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Organise for your family to go on active outings such as hill walking, canoeing or bike rides
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Join a local sporting club, leisure centre or gym
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Organise to join a neighbour for a regular walk**
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Go for a swim at the beach or your local pool
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Learn to do something active that you’ve never tried before like dancing, golf, surfing, martial arts or Nordic Walking. Find something you enjoy and you are more likely to stick at it!
For more information on Workplace/Community Health challenges contact:
Local Walking Groups; Sabrina Lynn: T. 028 37412424 or email:
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Physical Activity