Comedy, health checks and info

This Friday, 98.9FM is throwing open the doors for a unique event combining comedy, health promotion and health service providers in a bid to reduce the impact of chronic disease on our mob.

For more information call 07 38920100.

You know there's a good feed to be had at cultural events like NAIDOC or at large family or community gatherings.

A mouth-watering roo stew, fragrant beef curry, chicken vermicelli or a good old kupmari are sure to tempt the taste buds.        

As these type of events happen occasionally you might think this gives you a free pass to eat as much as you want.  You may also think the same if you're the active type.

"Any rigorous exercise will help use up that extra energy that you’ve eaten or are going to eat," says Lucille Chalmers from Diabetes Queensland.

"That’s okay for some people, but if your exercise is 30 minutes of walking, that’s not likely to do that job.

"A 2-hour cycle - that might do the job."

Lucille says balance is the key.

"Certainly if people are aiming to lose some weight, the big focus is the types of healthy food they are eating, and the portion sizes of those foods, as well as balancing it out with some exercise," she told Move.

Do you think of exercise or any form of movement as an inconvenience? Being active in as many ways as you can is one the four principles to achieving better health under the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults. Read more about it here.

“ It really comes back to what people like to do as a way of staying fit and healthy ," says Karen Uhlmann from the Heart Foundation.

In other words you could achieve the recommended physical activity levels required by doing things you enjoy.

For instance if you like walking, you may be interested to find out more about Heart Foundation Walking and join like-minded individuals who stay active this way.   

Move is funded under the Australia Government Department of Health and Ageing's Local Community Campaigns which aims to address the prevalence of  chronic diseases amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Click here to read more about our local campaign.