Active Practice
What is an Active Practice?
An Active Practice is a GP surgery that promotes the active lifestyle of its patients and staff. Not only this, but it tries to find ways to help allow this to occur. For example, partnering with local activity centres and ensuring that there is a wide range of local, community active groups that can easily be advertised and participated in.
What do we hope to achieve with this status?
Our goal, since recently being awarded the status of an Active Practice, is to help all those in our community by ensuring that there is something available for everyone. Here at Church Walk Surgery, we acknowledge the importance of physical activity to both mental health and physical health which is why we are working hard to endorse such an amazing initiative as this. Of course, we can’t do this all alone and so are working with organisations such as We Are Undefeatable and Let’s Move Lincolnshire to achieve our goal.
How to Get Active?
Getting active is about you, whether that’s improving your physical or mental health, or simply for the enjoyment you will get out of it. But regardless your reasons for engaging with getting active, its important to listen to your body. That means that some days you may be able to do more than others. Or sometimes it might simply mean taking a rest day. Despite this, it is important to remember that your life doesn’t simply end with a diagnosis, it still goes on even if differently.
Do you or someone you know struggle with a long-term condition (be it physical or mental health related)? If you do, then WeAreUndefeatable may be the place for you. This is an organisation designed to help those with long-term conditions get active in whatever way suits them best. This could be dancing in advert breaks with Zahoor or stretching at home and with friends like Heraldo. Or it could be more adventurous like running with Kristina or swimming with Darlaine.
For more governmental information and guidelines around living an active lifestyle follow this link