The garden is a great place to start

It doesn't matter how fast or how far you go, we all start somewhere. Jogging is a fantastic way to get your heart rate up, and best of all you can get out and jog whenever you like, wherever you like. There's lots of clubs and groups you can join or if you'd prefer you can get out there alone.

• North Bolton Runners
  Meet 3 times a week for organised runs and related activities, everyone is welcome, no matter what ability, just take your happy face!
• Bolton United Harriers & Athletics Club
  Bolton United Harriers & Athletics Club is the town's oldest running club and have been running, jumping and throwing since 1908. All ages and abilities are welcome to join and become part of the harriers family. Whether you are looking to get fit or want to be competitive at your chosen level, there is a group for everyone.
• parkrun
  parkruns are free, weekly, community events all around the world. Whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate, you can learn new skills and enhance your health and happiness in the great outdoors whilst making new friends, feeling part of your local community and improving your fitness.

Swimming is a fantastic way to get active and it burns lots of calories too. Swimming can provide an excellent workout, tone muscles and improve overall health and fitness. You don't need to be able to swim like a fish to get started either, whatever your current level is, doing something is better than doing nothing. Check out some of the local clubs below to add a social element or if you prefer, visit your local pool and start to make waves.

• Aquastars Swim Academy
  Aquastars Swim Academy is a privately owned family run swim school based at Ladybridge High School in Bolton. They deliver swimming lessons in Bolton on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. Offering lessons for a wide range, children from 3 years old can start and they also offer lessons to adults.
• Splash Stars
  Splash Stars unique swimming program, for children from birth - 11 years, means that your child will learn to swim independently from their very first lesson! It's time to ditch the armbands and teach your little star to swim correct effective strokes from the get go! Classes are fun, focused and progressive with a child led approach leading to a love and respect for the water that will last a lifetime.
• The Splash Academy
  The family friendly swimming venue, the specially designed venue has been built with parents and the community in mind. The venue has a warm water swimming pool, spacious private and communal changing rooms and underfloor heating throughout.
• Splash Swim Academy
  Specialising in water based tuition, with very small groups, splash pride themselves on providing a high standard of swimming lessons, promoting water confidence, and accurate technique. All within fun structured groups, building happy and positive relationships with instructors, as well as improving friendships and social skills between swimmers.
• Bolton Metro Swim Squad
  Bolton Metro's mission is to promote and encourage high quality swimming performance across the Bolton region. As a performance age group squad, they enter swim meets all over the country, up to and including National Championships. The squad has also travelled to a number of European countries to compete.
• Horwich Leisure Centre Amateur Swimming Club
  Horwich Leisure Centre Amateur Swimming Club (or HLCASC) is justly proud of its reputation as of one of the best swimming clubs in the North West. They are primarily a competitive swimming club and as such swim in several different local and national swimming leagues for different age groups and standards of swimming. They are keen to encourage any swimmers, regardless of age or ability.