Stay in shape
Cut your cancer risk by keeping a healthy weight.
Keeping a healthy bodyweight and getting enough physical activity are proven ways of reducing your risk of breast, bowel and other cancers.
Try to balance the energy you take in from food with the energy you burn through activity. Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise, like walking, swimming or housework, five days a week can help to keep you healthy.
Ten Top Tips
Our Ten Top Tips is a programme of weight loss tips to help you take in fewer calories through food and burn more calories through activity. The tips are based on scientific evidence and designed to fit into your daily routine.
Find out more
Our Healthy Living section has more information on how to keep a healthy bodyweight and get more active.
In the Obesity and weight section, you can work out your Body Mass Index, and read about:
- the causes of obesity
- how to avoid hidden calories
- how cutting down on your portion sizes can help you lose weight
- tips for parents to keep your children healthy
- the evidence linking body weight to cancer
In the Exercise and activity section, you can read about:
- how walking and small bits of activity can reduce your risk of cancer
- tips for parents to keep your children active
- the evidence linking body weight to cancer
More support
Weight Concern - this charity website includes advice about how to lose weight from psychologists, dieticians and exercise specialists.
BBC Healthy Living - information on daily fitness, different ways to get active and tips for maintaining a healthy bodyweight from the BBC.
Cancer Research UK Events - a range of runs, walks and cycle rides from Cancer Research UK to help motivate you to get more active.
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