Activity and diet

Keeping physically active, BMI, quitting smoking, popular diets review, fall prevention, and heathy sleep and teeth.

Physical activity

What we eat and how active we are plays an important part in our overall health and wellbeing. Physical activity can help people live longer, healthier lives.

Tips for 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.

Recreational water safety

Activities in the sea, rivers and lakes are great fun, but these waterways can impact health if they become contaminated.

Healthy weight BMI calculator

Use our BMI calculator to find out if you or your tamariki (children) are a healthy weight.

Teeth and gums

Healthy teeth will last a lifetime. Having healthy teeth and gums helps protect your smile and supports your overall health. It can also avoid the pain and cost of decay.

Sleep

Sleep is necessary for good health and wellbeing. It is important for your brain function, emotional wellbeing and physical health.

Quitting smoking

If you are ready to quit smoking there are many different options and products to help you quit and stay smokefree.

Popular diets review

We have reviewed 8 popular diets to make sense of some of the different dietary approaches out there.

Nitrate in drinking water

How to find out if nitrate is in your drinking water. If it is, what to do to keep you and your whānau safe from any harmful effects.

Fall prevention

Falls are a common cause of injury, hospital admission and even death in people of all ages, but especially in older people. Falls can cause major disability, loss of independence and can make people feel isolated.