This is a collection of resources and links to help you stay active.
Download your 21 Day Walking Challenge Report Card here
Every time you go for a walk remember to jot down the amount of time you walk for. Set yourself a target for each week and consider how you feel after your walks.
The Irish climate is well suited to sport angling. It is temperate and kind to the angler with moderate summers, mild winters and adequate rainfall throughout the year. The warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift lap the south and west coasts, giving us a milder climate than our geographical location would indicate. The result is a fabulous mixture of cold and warm water fish species, capable of exciting the specialist or casual angler.
One of the best ways you can reach your goal of 30 minutes of exercise five days a week is by exercising at home. Sports Ireland has created some videos to help you when exercising at home.
Cycling has never been more accessible and many people find it a fun and low impact way to get fitter and get their 30 minutes of exercise five days a week.
Jogging is a great way of getting physically active and improving your health – and a great way of reaching your goal of 30 minutes of moderate physical exercise five days a week.
Sports Ireland have many "Jogging" resources on their website
It is important that people with disabilities are active and get the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week in order to help maintain and improve their mental and physical health.
Cara is a national pan-disability sport organisation providing a collaborative and partnership platform to increase sport and physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities across Ireland and have created a host of resources to keep everyone active from home.
The below CARA resources can be adapted to suit all abilities and mobility levels.
Walking is one of the easiest, most accessible forms of physical activity – you can do it almost any time in almost any location.
A brisk walk is many people’s idea of the ideal form of physical activity and is a great away of hitting your target of 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week.
It can be as simple as walking to the shops and back rather than driving, or going for a stroll in the local park or surrounding countryside. The resources to take up walking and stick with it are all here.
Public Health Guidelines COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
We all have a responsibility to protect ourselves and those around us. The latest information, advice and guidelines regarding Covid-19 is available on gov.ie
Men on the Move is a free, twelve-week community-based beginners physical activity programme for inactive adult men.
The wellness and physical activity programme is delivered by Local Sport Partnerships in conjunction with the HSE. Men on the Move supports men to begin their journey to (re)connect with themselves via a safe and non-judgemental environment. It creates an environment in which they can connect with their surroundings and other men with whom they can relate. It consists of structured group exercise, experiential workshops, resources, a celebration event and much more.
Mountaineering Ireland is the representative body for walkers and climbers in Ireland. It is recognised as the National Governing Body for mountaineering, hillwalking, rambling and climbing by both the Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland
Older Adult Home Exercise Plan This is a 4-week home exercise initiativefor Older Adults of all abilities. Over a 4-week period, the guidelines are
to try and reach the minimum of 30 minutes of daily physical activity, as
recommended in Ireland’s National Physical Activity Plan.
