Active Living

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Why Should You Be Active?: Research shows that older adults with active lives are often as healthy as less active people 15 years younger. One of the best ways of living a long and healthy life is through regular exercise.
Complement Your Physical Activity Programme With A Healthy Diet: Good nutrition will:
Make you feel healthier and enable you to have adequate energy for your daily activities
Help you maintain a healthy weight and more:
The Irish Heart Foundation: The Irish Heart Foundation works to reduce premature death and disability from heart disease & stroke through research, advocacy, education, information and patient support. Being physically active on a regular basis:
• Keeps your heart strong
• Helps to manage your weight
• Reduces your risk of some cancers
• Keeps your joints moving and strengthens your muscles and bones
• Helps you to relax and gives you more energy. All it takes is 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week. For more click here: www.irishheart.ie

The Irish Heart Foundation

The Irish Heart Foundation works to reduce premature death and disability from heart disease & stroke through research, advocacy, education, information and patient support. Being physically active on a regular basis:

• Keeps your heart strong
• Helps to manage your weight
• Reduces your risk of some cancers
• Keeps your joints moving and strengthens your muscles and bones
• Helps you to relax and gives you more energy. All it takes is 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week.

For more click here: www.irishheart.ie