A healthy lifestyle for long term health conditions
Move more
Being physically active can:
- help you manage your condition and chronic symptoms. For example; pain and fatigue
- improve your mental wellbeing
- reduce the risk of developing secondary conditions
Just being more physically active throughout the day can really make a difference. Mowing the lawn, gardening, taking the stairs and standing up to watch TV will have an impact on your health.
Visit our move more webpages for general information on how to get more active.
Find local activities, events and groups to help you become more active.
Our common long term health conditions webpages have lots of information about what exercise may be best for you.
Eat a healthy diet
Learning to make healthier food choices can help you:
- manage your symptoms
- prevent complications
- help you feel in control of your health
If you need to eat a special diet or restrict certain foods, your healthcare professional can advise you about this.
Find information about eating well and making it part of your everyday life on our healthy eating and drinking webpages.
Find advice, information and support to help you make changes or lose weight on our healthy weight webpages.
Stop smoking
Stopping smoking can bring immediate and long term benefits to your health. Things will start to improve as soon as you stop smoking.
You’re 4 times more likely to stop smoking if you get support from a specialist stop smoking service.
For more information and advice on how to stop smoking, visit our stop smoking webpages.
Remember: this information does not replace medical advice. If you've any concerns speak to your health professional first.