Pharmacists in Bradford have signed up to help promote exercise as a way of improving people's physical and mental health.

They will display posters and leaflets to encourage people to make exercise part of their everyday life.

It is part of a joint project between Bradford City Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT) and Bradford Council's sports and leisure services.

The idea is to promote Sport England's Everyday Sport campaign to get people to look after their health by getting more active. Hawarun Hussain, physical activity co-ordinator for the tPCT, said: "We're delighted the pharmacists have joined this campaign to encourage people to get active in their daily life.

"Everyone knows that exercise is good for you, but many people wrongly think you have to take part in organised sports or go to a gym to make a difference.

"The good news is that just 30 minutes of Everyday Sport - from walking to work to a kickabout in the park - can start to improve your health."

The key message the pharmacists want to sent out is that getting active can be fun and easy to fit into a busy life.

Simple changes like taking the stairs instead of the lift, walking to school or the supermarket, or getting off a bus one stop earlier, all count as Everyday Sport.

Community pharmacists say they are an ideal place for people to take notice of the posters as they wait for prescriptions or to get advice from the pharmacist about minor aliments such as coughs, colds and aches and pains.

David Gent, regional director of Sport England Yorkshire, said: "The beauty of this campaign is that it links in to the opportunities to get active that already exists at a local level, thanks to the work of local authorities, primary care trusts and others.

"This is a great opportunity to help local people realise what a huge range of ways to get active already exist on their doorstep. So many campaigns tell people what they shouldn't be doing - don't smoke, don't eat too much salt, don't drink and drive. Everyday Sport is quite unusual in that it is positive, telling people what they can do."

To find out what Everyday Sport might suit you visit www.everydaysport.com