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- What messages can help encourage people to take up physical activity?
- How can you promote a physical activity event or programme, or participation in sport?
- What resources are available to promote cycling?
- What resources are available to promote walking?
- Who offers training courses to run community-based activities?
What messages can help encourage people to take up physical activity?
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| Hassle Free Exercise PDF This document addresses why you should be more active, what is stopping you, how you should feel, how you can fit it into your lifestyle and what it will cost. There is also a list of activities with health values and practical points to provide inspiration. |
Health at Work January 2009 |
| Calorie Calculator The calorie calculator will give you a rough idea of how many calories you will burn off by getting active. |
Food Standards Agency |
How can you promote a physical activity event or programme, or participation in sport?
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| Promoting sport toolkit The Promoting Sport online toolkit is a collection of tools to help you promote sport more easily, effectively and cheaply. Tools available include over 650 high-quality photos of community sport, over 50 how-to guides, a calendar of sporting events throughout the year and access to elite athlete visits for your club or event |
Sport England N/A |
What resources are available to promote cycling?
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| London Cycling Campaign LCC’s website includes a range of resources to promote cycling. This includes advice on how to set up a community cycling group (what equipment you will need, accessing cycle training, and getting funding) and a local directory of LCC clubs across the capital. |
London Cycling Campaign |
What resources are available to promote walking?
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| Walking Works The Walking Works website includes top tips and guidance to help promote walking. This includes a page devoted to walking in London – which offers links to online tools to help people get around London by foot. |
Walking Works |
Who offers training courses to run community-based activities?
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| Pro-Active London Community Sports Coach Team The Scheme aims to establish, across the country, a network of paid, qualified Community Sports Coaches working at local level. Funded by DCMS |
Pro-Active London |
| Central YMCA The YMCAfit programme runs training programmes including the Inclusive Fitness programme, and apprenticeships, and a new programme Physical Activity in a mental health setting. |
Central YMCA |
