Stockport Moving Together

This Girl Can: 10 year celebration

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  Purnima’s story

  "For me, exercise has truly been the best medicine."
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  Ann's story

  "My energy levels have soared, and I can do more without it feeling like a struggle."
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  Linda's story

  "Beyond the physical benefits, it’s had an enormous impact on my mental health."
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  Anita and Julie’s story

  "You don’t have to be sporty, experienced, or a certain age to start moving. It’s never too late to try something new."
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  Lilia's story

  "I really enjoy being part of this programme and motivating the girls and hearing what they have to say about their experiences playing football."

• Children aged 5 to 18 should aim to be active for one hour each day.

• Physical activity has a huge potential to enhance wellbeing. Even a short burst of 10 minutes' brisk walking increases mental alertness, energy, and positive mood.

• Women are not as active as men, this is called a gender inactivity gap. Stockport has the highest gender inactivity gap in Greater Manchester at 6.6%.

• In Stockport, 200 deaths per year could be saved if every adult did 5 × 30 minutes of activity per week.