What should I be doing?

Ideally, you should look to vary the activities you do as there are different benefits connected to different forms of exercise:

Endurance (also referred to as 'aerobic' or 'cardiovascular')

To improve the health of your heart and circulation, whilst also burning calories to help maintain your weight.

Flexibility & mobility

To keep your body supple and flexible, giving you a greater range of movement.

Strength

To strengthen your bones and muscles, giving you better posture, balance and bone strength.

Strength training, and activity which improves endurance and balance, are particularly valuable in maintaining independent living.

Take a look at our Activity Index to see which activities are linked to each exercise type.