Green Prescription is a support and motivation service. It helps people aged 18 and over get more physically active. It includes free consultations with a physical health advisor. It also gives you the opportunity to take part in a Be Active programme.
Be Active is an 8-week lifestyle programme. The programme lets you try a range of activities in a safe and supportive setting. Each weekly session lasts 1½ hours. The session includes 45 minutes of physical activity. It also includes a 30-minute education session and 15 minutes to socialise with other participants. Education topics covered include healthy eating, motivation and goal setting.
Green Prescription is funded, so there is no cost except for a small charge for the Be Active programmes.
The information in this section comes from the following sources, some of which may be clinically complex or not available to the general public
Healthify He Puna Wairoa – Everyday exercise. Retrieved February 2020.
Ministry of Health – Eating and activity guidelines (https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/eating-and-activity-guidelines). Retrieved February 2020.
Ministry of Health – Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People (aged 65 years and over) (https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/guidelines-physical-activity-older-people-aged-65-years-and-over). Retrieved February 2020.
Ministry of Health – Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Young People (https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/pages/physical-activity-guidelines-for-children-and-young-people-may17.pdf). Retrieved February 2020.
Image and embedded video sources
How to live an active lifestyle video from Whats Up Dude on YouTube.
Image of a couple walking a dog on a beach from Shutterstock (image ID 371080439). August 2017.
Image of a family walking in a park provided by Active Canterbury. May 2020.
Image of a man walking a dog from Shutterstock (image ID 381803392). February 2020.
Image of a person's legs walking up some steps from Shutterstock (image ID 753613000). February 2020.
Image of an elderly man standing near a chair and holding a weight provided by the Canterbury Clinical Network. May 2020.
Image of an older lady enjoying water exercises from Shutterstock (image ID 153635894). October 2019.
Image of people in a physical activity class provided by the Be Active Programme, Canterbury DHB. September 2015.
Image of young and older people on bicycles from Shutterstock (image ID 255849304) March 2022.
Rise & Recharge app video from Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute on YouTube.
What happens inside your body video from the British Heart Foundation on YouTube.
Green Prescription is a support and motivation service. It helps people aged 18 and over get more physically active. It includes free consultations with a physical health advisor. It also gives you the opportunity to take part in a Be Active programme.
Green Prescription is funded, so there is no cost except for a small charge for the Be Active programmes.
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