Let's Get Moving - commissioning guidance
This commissioning guidance sets out an evidence-based behaviour change model encouraging local commissioning of physical activity interventions.
The Chief Medical Officer's message is clear: physical activity not only contributes to well-being, but is also essential for good health. Physical inactivity costs the NHS up to £1.8 billion a year, even before the costs of being overweight and obesity are taken into account. Being active is no longer simply an option - it is essential if we are to live more healthy and fulfilling lives.
The recommendations for physical activity are supported by scientific evidence. For general health, a total of at least 30 minutes a day of at least moderate intensity activity on five or more days of the week reduces the risk of premature death, and can be used effectively by the NHS to manage and prevent over 20 conditions and diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, mental health problems and musculoskeletal conditions.
A new physical activity care pathway for the NHS has been published in recognition of the need for culture change in the NHS, so that promoting physical activity moves from the periphery to the mainstream and becomes integral to 21st-century healthcare. The potential health gains from active lifestyles are evident, and we must act now to create a shift in societal attitudes and behaviour towards physical activity.
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