1. Cooking for One or Two Cooking for One or Two Cooking for One or Two Programme Session four: Healthy lifestyle

2. Controls weight Maintains strong bones and muscles Lowers blood pressure Reduces risk of disease Physical activity Cooking for One or Two Programme

3. Common excuses used for not doing exercise ‘I feel tired’ -Exercise will give you more energy ‘It’s too difficult’ - Physical activity is beneficial for health problems Physical activity Cooking for One or Two Programme

4. Common excuses used for not exercising ‘I can’t afford it’ - It can be free!! ‘ I have no one to exercise with’ ‘I don’t have time’ Physical activity Cooking for One or Two Programme

5. Tips when starting physical activities Include a range of exercises Exercise with friends Gradually increase intensity Physical activity Cooking for One or Two Programme

6. Physical activity recommendations At least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity each day Physical activity Cooking for One or Two Programme

7. How to meet them? Set goals Take the stairs Get off the bus early and walk the rest of the way Physical activity recommendations Cooking for One or Two Programme

8. No more than two standard drinks on any day reduces lifetime risk of harm from alcohol related disease. Alcohol and healthy ageing Cooking for One or Two Programme

9. Drink low alcohol drinks Make every second drink non alcoholic Have 1 or 2 alcohol free days per week Tips for lowering risky drinking Cooking for One or Two Programme

10. Today’s recipes Cooking for One or Two Programme Rissoles with sweet potato mash

11. Today’s recipes Cooking for One or Two Programme Sweet potato mash

12. Today’s recipes Cooking for One or Two Programme Fruit strudel with vanilla yoghurt

13. Today’s recipes Cooking for One or Two Programme Green salad

14. References Australian Government 2014, Australian Dietary Guidelines, photograph, accessed 4 August 2014 www.nhmrc.gov.au/your-health/alcohol-guidelines Cooking for One or Two Programme