Cambridge Weight Plan

Cambridge Active

Cambridge Weight Plan encourages a physically active lifestyle.

We live in a busy world where, due to time constraints, physical recreational activity can play an increasingly smaller role in our daily lives. We rely on cars to drive us around, domestic appliances to make our housework easier, and many of us now spend our working day sitting at a desk or counter.

Being physically active is an important part of your weight-loss journey, and a key to your long-term weight maintenance. The following guidelines are recommended by Cambridge Weight Plan's Fitness Expert, Penny Porter , and if you have any questions regarding exercise whilst on Cambridge Weight Plan, please ask your Cambridge Consultant.

How much exercise you undertake depends on a number of factors: what Step you are following; what medical conditions you have or medications you take; your capability for exercise; your age, lifestyle and current level of activity.

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Since the early 1990s, in Britain there has been a steady increase in the use of cars and a decrease in walking and cycling to school or work. Amongst children aged five to ten, the proportion that walked to school fell from 61% in 1992–94 to 52% in 2002–03 (ONS, 2010).

For adults (aged 17 and over), the proportion of journeys to work where the main mode of travel was by car rose from 66% in 1989–91 to 71% in 2002–03. During the same interval, journeys that were mainly on foot fell from 13% to 10% (ONS, 2010).

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