You can keep active without even leaving your home
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How can you keep fit in lockdown? It’s not easy to stay motivated – especially with cold and often wet winter weather on top of the current Covid-19 restrictions.
Many people are really missing their normal gym or swimming pool memberships, while those of us who normally have a certain couch potato tendency are finding it getting even more pronounced.
However, the good news is that there are plenty of ways to keep fit even during the current restrictions, and they needn’t cost a fortune. It’s always advisable to start slowly, make sure you warm up properly, and if you have any health concerns or an injury, check with your doctor before starting a new exercise programme.
Published:
8:00 AM January 18, 2021
Updated:
8:25 AM January 18, 2021
Fewer children have been running and taking part in other sports and exercise, due to coronavirus restrictions
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Are your children getting enough exercise in lockdown? Worrying new research reveals how levels of physical exercise for youngsters have fallen in Suffolk.
Activity levels for children and young people in the county fell by 8.5% during the 2019-20 academic year, a new study has found.
Active Suffolk, which promotes physical activity and sport, carried out research into the situation in the county as Sport England s annual Active Lives survey showed a similar decline in children s sport and exercise nationwide.