Health and Well-being

Health and Wellbeing

Learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and our top tips to get started.

Learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and our top tips to get started.

Our guide to living a healthy lifestyle

Living a healthy and active lifestyle is key when looking after your personal business and well-being. We encourage GET apprentices to take advantage of the Apprentice Extra Card offering a variety of discounts at local gyms and health stores.

Here are a few simples tips that will keep you feeling healthy:

Drink a minimum of 2 litres of water per day
Try to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep at night
Be sure to eat your 5 fruit and veg per day
Exercise for at least 20 minutes a day
Try to surround yourself with positivity

Our guide to living a healthy lifestyle

Here are a few simples tips that will keep you feeling healthy:

Drink a minimum of 2 litres of water per day
Try to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep at night
Be sure to get your 5 fruit and veg per day
Exercise for at least 20 minutes a day
Surround yourself with positivity

Develop healthier eating habits, be more active and get on track to start losing weight by seeking help from your GP.

GET running with Couch to 5K

Did you know that regular running can help to reduce the risk of chronic illnesses such as Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes and Stroke. Also helping to boost your mood and to keep your weight under control.

The Couch to 5K app by NHS England is a great programme for learners to begin their running journey. Click the button below to download today.

Download on App Store Download on Google Play

GET Drinking Advice

Regularly drinking more than 14 units of alcohol a week risks damaging your health. 14 units are equivalent to 6 pints of average-strength beer or 10 small glasses of low-strength wine.

GET has a zero-tolerance alcohol policy.

It is important that you know where the limit is when it comes to drinking alcohol. If you’re a learner and you feel you are struggling with your alcohol intake please do get in touch with us using the button below.

GET your Zzz's

Recent scientific studies show that a lack of sleep causes many significant changes in the body and increases your risk of serious health concerns such as obesity, disease and even early death. Sleep is an important function for many reasons. When you sleep, your brain signals your body to release hormones and compounds that help:

Decrease risk of health conditions
Manage your hunger levels
Maintain immune system
Retain memory

You can’t catch or make up lost sleep. In fact, consistently sleeping more than 6-8 hours a night can negatively impact your health.

GET Help to Stop Smoking

Smoking is addictive, unhealthy and unbeneficial to any part of the human body. Here are 6 practical quick and simple steps you can take straight away to quit smoking:

Talk to your GP
Join your local Stop Smoking service
Find online support
Have an emergency phone number to hand
Consider using a nicotine-containing product
Email an expert

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