There are dozens of benefits to being regularly active, including helping to control your weight, and lower your risk from major diseases including obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers.   Among older people, physical activity is a good way of maintaining mobility and independence.  And it’s not just physical benefits you’ll feel – being active is important for mental wellbeing too.  Those who are active have enhanced moods, higher self-esteem and greater confidence in their ability to perform certain tasks

But, if the idea of taking up a sport or getting involved in structured exercise doesn’t appeal then why not fit physical activity into your daily routine?  Cycling is a great way of getting around, particularly now that the longer days and warmer weather are on their way.

Hosted by Dale Winton, and in its eleventh series, 'In It To Win It' is a nail-biting quiz show where fate and the skill of your competitors decide if you get a chance to play and where being in the right place at the right time is the crucial factor. 

Five contestants compete to win a big money jackpot. The tension keeps rising right up to the final moment. One player could take it all, end up sharing, or lose everything on the very last question. The players must first get into Winners' Row - and once they are there, each correct answer adds £5,000 to the prize fund. One wrong answer, however, and they not only risk their cut of the jackpot, they let another player in to share it. Each answer affects the outcome of the game and the show is constantly changing.
 
The show will be holding nationwide auditions, in a city near you, over the next few weeks and they're looking for intelligent, competitive and charismatic personalities who would like to take part.  

They say that you never forget how to ride a bike - which is just as well, as Alan Slade has got back in the saddle – 50 years after last riding a bike. Alan is among residents at two Stoke-on-Trent retirement villages who are enjoying regular cycle rides, thanks to an Age Concern North Staffordshire initiative.

 Welsh veteran running marvel Arthur Phillips wants to back himself to become the first 100-year-old to complete the London Marathon – if he can find a bookie brave enough to take the bet.

New figures released today show that people over 60 have taken the plunge more than 1.6 million times thanks to the Government’s £140m free swimming initiative – a key part of plans to ensure a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by getting more people physically active.

Brighton & Hove City Council plans to help local people of all ages to keep fit and healthy by installing outdoor gym equipment in Hove Park later this year.

Here's a great way to spend a sunny Sunday in May: running five miles for a very good cause at the ever popular Knowle Fun Run in Solihull.