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Hello and welcome to the first edition of our Health and Wellbeing Newsletter!

Firstly, the entire team at Active Suffolk wish to send you best wishes during these unprecedented times as we all deal with the current Covid-19 outbreak. We appreciate that it is a very unsettling period and that it may have impacted on your usual routine, however we hope the information we share during this time will inspire and support you to look after your health and wellbeing.

In this edition, we include tips from one of our Fit Villages instructors on how you can keep calm. We share details of physical activity opportunities you can access from home and a story from a group that have already started adapting to a new routine.

  

Keep Calm and carry on...

Nic Carter is a well respected Physical Activity Instructor and Life Coach from Suffolk, who started working with the Fit Villages team at Active Suffolk team last February. Nic has adapted her approach during this time to ensure her clients are staying active. In addition to offering physical activity support, Nic recommends taking the time out to focus on our mental wellbeing. Try this 7/11 breathing technique she has shared...

" The 7/11 breathing technique works by stimulating the Parasympathetic Nervous System. This nervous system is the opposite nervous system to the one that triggers our 'fight or flight' response โ€“ the Sympathetic Nervous System. Instead of getting us ready to run or fight, the activation of the Parasympathetic Nervous System allows our bodies to go into the 'rest and digest' response. This works because by breathing out for longer than breathing in, the longer out-breath decreases our blood pressure and lowers our heart rate, which in turn reduces our heightened emotional state.

Quite simply, by breathing in through the nose, deep into the diaphragm for a count of 7 and then breathing out through the mouth for a count of 11, our bodies will begin to relax and our minds will begin to calm. If these timings are too long, it is okay to reduce the counts โ€“ as long as the out-breath is for a longer count than the in-breath.

If possible breathe like this for 5 minutes or longer. However, just repeating the breathing process 10 times will help to lower your immediate anxiety and stress, and enable you to feel much calmer.

The beauty of this technique is that it can be done from your desk at work (or home as it is now), in the queue within the supermarket, when you are struggling to sleep โ€“ in fact any time of the day or night. Additionally, due to the nature of the counting, your mind will be drawn to concentrate on this, helping to distract you from the stresses of the day and giving you the chance to bring yourself back into the moment."

  

Active Wellbeing Service

The Active Wellbeing service, delivered by the Health and Wellbeing Team at Active Suffolk have had to adapt to new guidance put in place by the government in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. As a result, the team are now offering existing and new patients telephone consultations until further notice.

Please note, new referrals are no longer being taken for the Active Wellbeing service for patients from East Bergholt and Capel St Mary, Debenham and Bildeston.

However, the team will be launching the service in new areas across Babergh and Mid Suffolk from June. If you are a patient from the Holbrook and Shotley surgery, Eye Health Centre and Glemsford Surgery, you may be eligbile to sign up for physical activity support through this service.

For more information about the Active Wellbeing service and to sign up for support in one of the areas listed above, please click HERE

  

The team are so pleased to be able to continue offering support during this challenging time...

"Yesterday's telehphone consultation was brilliant for us, we both thoroughly enjoyed listening to you and your ideas. The boost you gave us has motivated us both." Angelica and Larry Smith, Bildeston

"I found the consultation very helpful. I'm sure I'm going to get a great deal of benefit from all the suggestions, and I'm looking forward to improving my health situation in the near future. Many Thanks again, for the inspiration you've given me, to get to grips with my situation" - Dapne Nicholas, Bildeston

  

Physical Activity and Wellbeing from Home

Due to the current situation, many physical activity instructors across the nation and county have taken to the internet, where they are sharing free virtual fitness classes and resources. Many Suffolk instructors have got on board and are offering a range of fantastic classes through their online platforms, check out a small collection of these below:

Coach Bec - Looking for a Keep Fit workout? Becca, a Suffolk instructor invites you to join her for free over on her Facebook page, where she is regularly offering free or low cost live, virtual classes. Try giving it a go from the comfort of your home or just tune in to watch it to get a feel for the exercises. Simply click HERE

WorkIn Together! - Wojtek and Becca, personal trainers from the Hadleigh area have set up an online group through Facebook. Join WorkInTogether where the pair are offering free workouts, injury prevention, support and positivity! Join them by clicking HERE

Michelle Steward - Michelle is an Ipswich based Zumba instructor who has gone virtual in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Check out her Facebook page by clicking HERE and click HERE to download a taster.

We have also collated a number of other practical resources and useful links that may support you during this time at www.activesuffolk.org/coronavirus-covid-19

  

Join the Movement...

At Active Suffok we are proud be backing the Keep Moving Suffolk campaign, bringing Sport Enland's #StayInWorkOut message to you.

The aim of these messages is to encourage everyone to share what they are doing to remain active whilst at home. We are continuing to share what our team are up to as part of this campaign and we would love to see what you have been doing to move more whilst at home. Share your photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, tag Active Suffolk and use the hashtags #KeepMovingSuffolk and #StayInWorkOut

  

Find out more about the Keep Moving Suffolk campaign, led by the Most Active County's team at Suffolk County Council by logging on to www.keepmovingsuffolk.com

  

Discover how one of the counties rural fitness classes are continuing to workout and stay connected...

 

The Keep Fitters of Little Waldingfield are having a 'zooming' good time!

Nic Carter, a Personal Trainer and Life Coach from Suffolk was introduced to the Fit Villages team from Active Suffolk back... Read More ยป

  

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