Healthy living

Welcome to healthy living

Here you’ll find out about physical activity, and how small changes can lead to big benefits.

Whether you are looking to lead a healthier lifestyle, find activities suited for your fitness level or advice on how to advance your current regime, we have a programme to suit your needs.

In partnership with external organisations and local council sports and leisure facilities, there are a number of activities for all abilities. Specific programmes for young people both during the school year and over holidays, classes for adults who are 50+, fitness initiatives supporting disabled people, specialist help through our physical activity referral scheme and supervised sessions for people recovering from cardiac and pulmonary disease are all on offer.

Further information can be obtained by visiting the pages in the list below.

Pages in this section

related links

Active Travel - Active Travel works with policy-makers and practitioners to promote walking and cycling as health-enhancing physical activity.
BBC Healthy Living - Information and advice on getting active and a wide range of other health and wellbeing topics including helpful tips and expert advice.
British Heart Foundation - Charity fighting heart and circulatory disease. The BHF funds research, education and life-saving equipment and helps heart patients.
Bristol Primary Care Trust Services - Bristol Primary Care Trust is responsible for local NHS health services in Bristol.
Department for Culture Media and Sport - Responsible for Government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, creative industries including film and the music industry, press freedom and regulation, licensing, gambling and the historic environment.
Department of Health - Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.
Green Exercise - Green Exercise connects people to nature in their local areas and is one of the most cost-effective ways of improving the nation's physical and mental wellbeing.
Healthy Schools - Healthy Schools is a long term programme that helps young people and their schools to be healthy.