An exercise campaign for Scots has been launched with the aim of using the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games as a motivation for increasing exercise.
The Active Nation campaign urges adults to aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five days a week and a new website provides ideas on becoming more active.
Even small doses of exercise can help, said Public Health Minister Shona Robison at the launch in Glasgow where a 50-strong dance troupe demonstrated different forms of exercise.
Ms Robison said the initiative would build upon recent efforts by the Scottish Government to tackle alcohol abuse, reduce smoking and encourage healthy eating.
She said the campaign and the Scottish government’s recently launched obesity strategy and plans to tackle alcohol misuse, further reduce smoking levels and encourage healthy diet, demonstrates our determination to get to grips with these most pressing of issues.
Ms Robison said the campaign was “about getting active, having fun and feeling good. Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients properly from the beginning can divert a lot of hospital admissions, and managing the disease in the community is far cheaper than in hospital.”
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