Start Up

Start making small lifestyle changes

This could be as simple as:

• going to bed half hour earlier than normal

• getting organised the night before - for example, choosing your clothes or preparing your lunch for the next day

• batch cooking to give you extra time when you get home from work. BBC Good Food have a collection of batch cooking recipes, click here to view.

Step Up

Let’s get that step count up!

Walking is great for your overall health, why not walk to the shop rather than taking the car or public transport? Setting yourself a step count goal can be a real incentive to be more active. Could you beat 10000 steps a day?

Click here for a guide to walking for better health.

Try something new

Lockdown has seen online exercises become more and more available in a range of activities. Why not try a new Pilates or yoga session from the comfort of your own home?

Exercise more

Finding the time for exercise can be hard when you have a busy work and home life. Workouts don’t have to be time consuming, Natalie Pullen - physiotherapist and personal trainer - demonstrates a 15 minute workout that can be done at home.

Click the thumbnail below to watch a video as Natalie talks you through a workout that can:

• increase your athletic ability, core stability and general full-body movements

• better your stability in all planes of movement

• enhance your bone and joint health

• alleviate poor posture related pain by improving your posture

Switch Up

 Switch out the bad to something good!

• Try swapping caffeine for de-caffeinated tea or coffee

• Add fruit to water instead of juices that can often be high in sugar

• Try a fake-away version of your favourite takeaway. Jamie Oliver has created a selection of ‘fake-away’ recipes, click here to view.

Tiffany Afflick - Nutritional Advisor - has some great nutrition hints and tips featured in her blog ‘The Cooking Yam’. Click here to view her guide to ‘Lockdown Nutrition’.