Tags: active living
Posted: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:47
YouMove helps over 1000 families across Oxfordshire get active!
YouMove is making a huge difference to helping families enjoy being active together. Since launching in June 2022, 4,850 individuals are now taking part across the county. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:52
What is social prescribing, why is it important, and what can we do to make it better?
Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to make personalised care business as usual across health and care.
Physical activity is a golden thread of social prescribing it can support with long term health conditions, low mood and anxiety, loneliness and connection to nature. Sometimes although not the primary problem facing a patient with complex needs, physical activity can become one of the solutions to getting them back to positive wellbeing. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:52
Re-writing my relationship with physical activity, by Natalie Davis
Active Oxfordshire's Healthy Communities Manager, Natalie Davis, writes about her recent experience running the Oxford Half Marathon and the opportunity it brought to rewrite her story following a troubled relationship with exercise growing up. Read More »
Posted: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:18
“It’s good to know I’m not alone.” How Move Together is tackling loneliness across Oxfordshire
Winter is on the way, and tackling loneliness is never more important than during the colder and darker... Read More »