As you would expect, being a personal trainer, I believe that every day has
the potential to be a “Fitness Day”, but today (Wednesday 20th September)
has been identified as THE day when the nation’s focus should be on Fitness!
The aim is to “highlight the role physical activity plays across the UK”
(BBC quote).
And the intention is good but why do we need a “National Fitness Day”?
Apparently the amount of PE and sport being offered in schools is continuing
to fall and large swathes of the general public are finding it difficult to
raise their physical activity following the pandemic.
Official statistics show that currently around 25% of adults in England are
considered to be sedentary (more than 11 million are spending less than 30
minutes on any kind of physical activity in any single week). As for
children and young people, over 50% fall short of the accepted medical
guidance of at least 60 minutes of activity per day.
The government solution appears to be centered on more sport provision for
the population, which is admirable, but will not necessarily help those
people who are not particularly “sports-minded”.

But activity doesn’t have to be sport-fixated to yield valuable fitness and
well-being benefits. As we prove every day, planned, targeted and consistent
sessions with your PT, at home or in a gym, can be measurably effective in achieving the results (never mind the “incentive” of a “National Fitness Day”)!

Personally, I like to mix it up! Strength training, walking, running and Pole Fitness are how I enjoy staying fit and active – there truly is something for everyone 😀