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Being physically active

Being physically active strengthens your body, boosts your energy, and improves your mood. It helps maintain a healthy weight, reduces the risk of illness, and promotes overall wellbeing.

Healthy weight BMI calculator

Working out your body mass index (BMI) is one way to find out if you are a healthy weight. For your tamariki, it is a way to find out if they are a healthy weight for their height and age.
BMI is unable to measure how healthy you or your tamariki are.

Driving for older people

Getting around can become an issue as you get older and your health changes. There are extra requirements for older drivers who want to continue to drive. There are also options if you can no longer drive yourself.

Goal setting after illness when you are older

After you have been unwell or spent time in hospital, it can be helpful to set goals for your rehabilitation at home.

Physical activity

How active we are plays an important part in our overall health and wellbeing. Find out how being physically active benefits our health.

Staying active when you are older

Staying active is important when you are getting older especially if you have health conditions. Just 30 minutes of regular physical activity a day can improve your health, wellbeing, and make it easier to do daily tasks.