Guidance for Physical Activity Programmes

This 'Guidance for Physical Activity Programmes' guide provides some advice and guidance, as well as some facts and figures for developing an effective physical activity programme. It also contains suggestions of who to contact to develop local partnerships on physical activity.

For those applying to join Year 2 of Foyer Health six key areas need to be included in planning your programme. They are listed in brief below and more details are provided in the guidance document below:
1. Young peoples' participation should be integral to the planning and implementation of the programme.
2. The programme should be informed by the recommendations on physical activity levels required to maintain health and well-beinhttp://guidance_on_designing_your_specialist_physical_activity_programme.pdf/g and good practice in promoting physical activity.
3. The programme should deliver a range of activity opportunities at a range of levels.
4. The programme should support young people to develop the skills and confidence to integrate physical activity into their daily lives whilst at the Foyer, but also in the medium and long term after moving on to independent living.
5. The physical activity programme should have the potential to become sustainable after 2009.
6. The physical activity programme should identify and plan to develop new partnerships and to integrate into existing local physical activity initiatives: e.g. healthy walks schemes and sport development programmes.