The informal atmosphere of the pharmacy together with the regular public contact and the provision of services like vascular and diabetes screening, make pharmacy an excellent setting for this sort of health promotion advice. Promoting physical activity provides a valuable opportunity to demonstrate the role of community pharmacy in providing healthy living advice. Pharmacies should make sure their lists of local facilities and services for signposting include those involving physical activity.

Reflection exercise 

Think about what your pharmacy is already doing to promote physical activity. How could you extend this? Which people might you target and how?