Health Promotion Board Physical Activity
Aiming for 150 minutes of physical activity per week can provide substantial health benefits for adults and older adults.
Health promotion board physical activity. Simple activities like doing household chores or taking the stairs instead of the lift are a good start. Health promotion and public health workers. Physical activity not only helps you look and feel good it also gives you more energy to enjoy a healthy life.
For children and young people being active helps reduce their risk of developing these diseases in later life too. 150 minutes of physical activity a week is all you need. We work to enhance people s wellbeing and reduce their health risks associated with tobacco use alcohol consumption and physical inactivity thereby contributing to better population health.
Increased levels of physical activity will help reduce body fat and maintain a healthy weight. Health promotion board launches national physical activity guidelines get active aim for 150 minutes a week anytime anywhere to be healthy singapore 21 august 2011. Lose to win is a holistic 12 week weight loss programme open to participants with a bmi between 23 37 4kg m2.
Ministries statutory boards and councils. Health professionals such as physicians. As such in order to ensure that the singaporean population stays active and moving we run a variety of programmes to encourage singaporeans to exercise and stay fit.
Some physical activity is better than none and more is better than some. Stakeholders the guidelines are useful to any stakeholders involved in promoting health and physical activity in singapore including. Keeping physically active is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle.