Resources

Below is sample of some of the leaflets and literature relating to physical activity that may be of use.  The PERL (Public Education Resource Library) has many more that you can access, and your advisor can give guidance on the best suitable for your workplace.

• Active Living: Help yourself to reduce the risk of high blood pressure  Leaflet providing information on the links between physical activity and blood pressure, and how becoming more physically active may help you to reduce the risk of high blood pressure. Also provides a list of useful contacts and information resources.

• Active Travel:  How to produce active travel directions for visitors and staff.  Guide which aims to help people to be physically active by encouraging them to travel actively when they visit organisations. Aims to help organisations to produce travel directions for visitors, and for new staff as part of their induction encouraging them to walk, cycle and use public transport.

• Active Living:  Get you and your family moving.  Leaflet providing information on how to get you and your family more active, with guidance on how much physical activity adults and children should do. Also provides a list of useful links and further reading.

• Active Living:  Help yourself to Lose Weight.  Leaflet providing information on how you can help yourself to lose weight, with the combined effort of becoming more physically active, as well as adopting a healthier diet. Also provides a list of useful links and further reading.

• Promoting Physical Activity in the workplace - A simple guide.  One of the 'Workplace Health Promotion Guides' series for employers to take action to prevent ill health and promote good health. Information about how to promote physical activity at work and which organisations can provide support.

• Displays
  • The Health at Work display has the option of a physical activity panel
    • Contact us to enquire re. availability of this display
• Pack and videos
  • Walk in to work out pack
    •  This pack can be customised by workplaces to include information to encourage employees to actively commute.
    • Please contact us if you are interested in using the pack.
• Links