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Active Eastbourne Lewes
🤝Physical Activity Partnership

🚶‍♀️Tackling the impact of sedentary lifestyles

📰Promoting partner news

🌟Encouraging healthier, active communities!

10/08/2026

Being active from the start of life helps children grow stronger, healthier and happier.

The UK Chief Medical Officer recommends:
👶 Babies Under 1
➡️ Be active several times a day
➡️ Include at least 30 minutes of tummy time spread across the day for babies who are not yet mobile

🧒 Toddlers 1-2 years
➡️ Aim for 3 hours (180 minutes) of activity each day
➡️ Running, climbing, dancing and outdoor play all count!

🧒 Pre-schoolers 3-4 years old
➡️ At least 3 hours of activity every day, including 60 minutes of energetic play

Why does it matter?
Being active helps children develop strong bones and muscles, improve balance and coordination, build confidence, support learning, maintain a healthy weight and establish healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

The best activity is one children enjoy - so get outside, play together and keep moving!

How active should children and teenagers be?

The UK Chief Medical Officers recommended that all children and young people aged 5-18 years should aim for:
At least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day (on average across the week).

This could include:
🚶Walking or cycling to school
⛹️ Playing sport
🏃‍♂️ Running around with friends
🤸 PE lessons
🛹 Skateboarding
💃 Dancing
🏊 Swimming

They should also:
Take part in a variety of activities to build strong muscles and bones and develop movement skills.
Try different activities throughout the week to build confidence and discover what they enjoy
Break up long periods of sitting by getting up and moving whenever possible

Why is this important?
Being active helps children and young people:
✅ Stay physically healthy
✅ Build strong bones and muscles
✅ Improve fitness
✅ Boost confidence and self-esteem
✅ Support mental wellbeing
✅ Improve and concentration and learning
✅ Create healthy habits that can last a lifetime

The research is clear - every movement counts. Even if your child isn't very active now, adding more movement into their day will benefit their health. The key is to find activities they enjoy, because active children are more likely to become active adults.

08/08/2026

East Sussex Workforce Project

Calling anyone working in the physical activity sector, clubs, coaches, instructors and volunteers.

Free Training opportunity

➡️Raising Money for Your Club
📅 Thursday 10th September
🕛 12:00-13:00
💻 Online
💵 Free

This workshop provides practical guidance on fundraising strategies to support your club or organisation’s financial sustainability.

You'll explore various ways to raise money, including grant funding, and learn the key 'dos and don'ts' for securing financial support.

Through interactive discussions, you'll assess your organisation’s funding needs, compare different fundraising approaches, and develop a tailored plan to meet both short-term and long-term financial goals.

Sign up here:
https://eequ.org/book/raising-money-for-your-club-with-active-hastings-27836

05/08/2026

East Sussex Workforce Project

Calling anyone working in the physical activity sector, clubs, coaches, instructors and volunteers.

Free Training opportunity

➡️ Helping people become more active
📅 Monday 14th September
🕛 18:00-19:30
💻 Online
💵 Free

This interactive workshop is designed to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of physical activity, covering the importance and benefits of physical activity, types of activity and national guidelines, practical tips and common barriers to staying active, positive conversation skills and signposting and resources.

The main outcomes from the training are:
* Improved knowledge and understanding of physical activity and its benefits
* Improved confidence to have conversations about physical activity
* Improved knowledge of physical activity resources and local activities.

Sign up using this link:
https://eequ.org/book/helping-people-to-become-more-active-with-active-hastings-27846

03/08/2026

This month will be posting info graphics and information regarding the latest Chief Medical Officers report on physical activity which was updated in July 2026.

In this mini-news series each Monday we are covering:
👩‍🦰 Physical Activity guidelines for adult and older adults
👧 Physical Activity for children and young people (0-5 and 5-18 years)
🤰 Physical Activity for pregnant women
♿ Physical Activity for disabled adults
♿ Physical Activity for disabled adults and disabled children and disabled young people
🧓 Physical Activity for older adults

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Physical Activity Guidelines for adults and older adults
More Movement = More Health Benefits

The Chief Medical Officers physical activity guidance is clear: for good physical and mental health, adults should aim to be active every day.

But the important message is this:
💬Any activity is better than none - and more is better still (until the benefits tail off at 150 minutes per week)

You do not have to go from zero to 150 minutes overnight. The biggest difference can start with moving a little more than you do now. The graph (Image Two) shows that even a small increase in movement can bring real health benefits, with the biggest gains coming as people move from doing very little towards 150 minutes per week. That could mean:
🚶Taking a short walk
🚲 Cycling a local journey
🪜Using the stairs
🪑breaking up long periods of sitting
💪 adding simple strength activities twice per week

Adults should aim to build towards 150 minutes of moderate activity each week or 75 minutes of vigorous activity, alongside activities that help maintain strength.

Start small. Build it in. Keep moving.

Go to the Active Eastbourne and Lewes site to find out more. Click the following link to see what's available near you https://active-el.org.uk/activities/

26/07/2026

Love your green and blue spaces💚💙

Love Parks week is a chance to celebrate our parks, green spaces and coastline - and the role they play in helping us stay active and feel better.

Your local area is full of free places to move more, boost your mood and connect with others.

Around Eastbourne and Lewes, why not try:

Lewes District
🏃parkrun - Malling Rec (Lewes), Seaford, Peacehaven
🌊Seaford Seafront
🚴The South Downs walking and cycling paths

Eastbourne
🏃parkrun
🌊Eastbourne Seafront

Whether it's a walk, run, cycle, or just getting some fresh air, being active outdoors doesn't have to be complicated - just getting out into your local spaces can make a real difference.

Why not explore somewhere new this week?

20/07/2026

Physical activity benefits everyone, at every stage of life.

For children, physical activity supports healthy growth, learning and development. For older adults, it helps maintain mobility, independence and quality of life. For everyone, it helps prevent noncommunicable diseases ( ) and supports mental health.

We all know that feeling of fulfilment and joy after being active. No matter your age, background or fitness level, moving more can make us happier.

The challenge for policymakers is clear: create environments where everyone can move more easily, safely and affordably throughout their lives.

Because physical activity is one of the most powerful tools we have for improving population health.

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17/07/2026

📣 Calling All Physical Activity Providers in Eastbourne and Lewes District!

Are you helping people move more, improve their health and stay active? We would love to connect with you.

The Active Eastbourne and Lewes partnership brings together local organisations, clubs, instructors, healthcare professionals and community groups who share a common goal: creating more opportunities for people to be physically active.

By working together, we can:
👍 Improve access to physical activity opportunities
👍Share knowledge, resources and best practice
👍Reach more people across communities
👍Help build healthier, happier and more active Eastbourne and Lewes

Whether you are a personal trainer, fitness instructor, sports club, leisure provider, walking group, or community organisation, there's a place for you in the partnership.

📩 Get in touch to find out how you can get involved and help make a positive difference in your local community.

13/07/2026

Movement Matters Now - don't put it off

It is easy to think 'I'll start exercising later', but our bodies respond to movement today. Long periods of inactivity can contribute to muscle loss (sarcopenia), reduced strength and fitness, low energy and a greater risk of health problems overtime.

Moving regularly can help:
1️⃣ Build and maintain strength - helping you carry shopping, climb stairs, get up from a chair and stay independent
2️⃣ Protect heart health - supporting circulation, blood pressure and overall cardiovascular fitness
3️⃣ Support mental wellbeing - many people notice better mood, reduced stress, improved sleep and more confidence when they move regularly
4️⃣ Invest in later life - strength, balance, mobility and endurance built now make it easier to stay active, reduce falls risk and maintain independence as you get older.

🌲 Good News
You don't need a perfect plan or a gym membership. A brisk walk, cycling, dancing, gardening, swimming, climbing the stairs or a few minutes of strength exercise at home count.

Start with what you can do today. Even 10-20 minutes is a meaningful step. The goal is not perfection - it's moving more, sitting less and building habits that help you now and the years ahead.

Address

One You East Sussex, Faraday House
Eastbourne
BN229BH

Website

https://active-el.org.uk/, https://active-el.org.uk/activities/, https://active-el.org.uk/fit-for-all-festival/

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