Long Term Health Conditions
Living with a long-term health condition can make approaching movement and physical activity feel a bit daunting. But research shows us that those who are least active stand to benefit the most in terms of their health and happiness by moving more.
Finding the right form of activity for you is key. Whether it be building activity into your daily life, considering how you get around or something a little more structured like an exercise class, there are lots of ways to increase your activity levels. But there is often a perception or assumptions that people with long-term conditions can’t or shouldn’t be active. We want to work with communities and local health systems to challenge some of those assumptions and get more people with long-term health conditions moving more.
If you are a service or professional working with people living with long-term conditions, approaching the conversation can be tricky, but a major review of scientific evidence and expert clinical and patient consensus has found physical activity is safe for most people – even for people living with symptoms of multiple conditions.
Hear from Angela and her lived experience of chronic pain and how movement and physical activity has improved her life.
How to get involved:
If you are living with a long-term health condition and would like to be more active then there are some great resources to help you consider where you might start. Check out our resources page for some ideas and suggestions.
If you are a professional supporting people living with long term conditions then we’d love to hear from you. Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with we can move news or get in touch with our health team to have a conversation
Resources
Whether you are looking to get more active or you want to support others to move more, we have lots of resources to help you.
Supporting people with disabilities
We want Gloucestershire to be a place where everyone can be active together. We are advocates for developing inclusive activities.
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