• Make you feel good and improve your self-esteem and confidence creating opportunities to socialise and meet new people

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• Reduce stress and anxiety, help you sleep better and help prevent and manage mental health problems

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• Maintain and /or improve your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels

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• Reduce your risk of some cancers

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• Help prevent unhealthy weight gain and assist with weight loss

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• Help you to build strong bones, muscles and joints and help you manage your pain

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• Improve your posture, mobility and balance and reduce the risk of falling and injury

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• Maintain your ability to do the things you want and need to do.

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• Guidelines recommend at least 30 mins of moderate intensity physical activity (such as brisk walking) on most days.

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• It can be particular hard for people who have difficulty walking to meet these guidelines. 

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• The ComeBACK study is helping people with difficulty walking to be more active. 

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