CQUniversity Research Fellow Dr Mitch Duncan has offered his Top 5 tips for boosting health as he prepares for a FREE 'Research Unplugged' presentation in Rockhampton during February...

Physical activity is one of the factors in a healthy life

The Top 5 easy ways to boost your health:

• 1. Keep moving throughout the day and try to get as many steps as possible each day;
• 2. We all need to sit but not for hours on end. Get up and move around regularly even for a minute or two;
• 3. Try to get to sleep and wake up at roughly the same time each day. This keeps your body in rhythm and helps to improve your sleep;
• 4. Don't sacrifice sleep when you get busy. Good sleep habits keep you healthy which is important when other parts of your life are getting too busy;
• 5. Even if you get out for daily walk or bike ride, sitting all day can harm your health. So be sure to get your regular physical activity and limit your sitting time to reduce your risk of chronic disease.

Rockhampton residents are encouraged to attend the 'Research Unplugged' event titled Exercise, sleep and sit your way to better health, scheduled from 6pm to 7pm on Thursday February 21 at the Parkers Function Room of the Criterion Hotel in Quay Street.

This event is presented by CQUniversity's Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR). Dr Duncan is based at the Centre for Physical Activity Studies within the IHSSR.

He will discuss factors which make it harder to engage in healthy behaviours and how we can change these behaviours to improve our health.

Please RSVP by February 14 via j.douglas@cqu.edu.au or 4923 2184 or via the Facebook Event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/325523724220699/?ref=22 .

LINK HERE for details.