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NHS 2012x2012 Physical Activity Challenge
Mike Leaf, NHS NW 2012Lancashire Sports Partnership Board
Physical Activity
“Being physically active is crucial to good health. If a medication existed that had a
similar effect on preventing disease, it would be hailed as a miracle cure.”
Sir Liam Donaldson
Former Chief Medical Officer 2010
2012 NHS Challenge: Mechanics
•Trusts take up Challenge
•Employees offered range of activities
•Partners support the offer
•Staff take up offer
•Organisations let us know how they are doing
•Organisations recognised
–Bronze –Silver –Gold
•Award for top performing organisations
Led rides
Offers to Staff•
Swimming –learn to swim
NHS Sport-Touch rugby-Netball-5-a-side
Coaching Badges
NGBs
Ice Sports (learn to skate)
Led runsLearn to dance
Professional Clubs Involvement
Nintendo Wii
Table Tennis
Walking –led walks
Cycle to work
disabled Sports
Buddying
Dance
www.NationalCampaignforWalking.net • Our aim is for one third of England to walk more –an extra 3000
steps a day five days a week –by the Olympics; the NHS has 3 contributions to make:
• 1.The NHS Staff Walking Challenge; for a third of NHS staff in sedentary jobs to accept the challenge to walk more by 2012
• 2.Walk4Life: for the NHS to promote walking as the easiest, safest preventative activity for tens of millions of people
• 3.The NHS Walking Therapy Programme; for the NHS to ensure that ALL people with chronic health problems receive the advise and support from NHS clinicians to start walking more
• Contact [email protected] 07770 970997
Olympic Values
• Friendship
• Respect
• Equality
• Excellence
• Determination
• Inspiration
• Courage
