Inverclyde Sports Centre are offering special offers during the week from Sunday September 24 until October 1 as a special health initiative to 'drop everything and move'.

This is including a completely free community programme of clubs and activities at the sports centre in Largs. See the events at www.nationalcentreinverclyde.org.uk/community, and a bring a friend for free offer at the Inverclyde fitness suite for members.

Routenburn Golf Club is also taking part with a 'Super Six' event next Thursday and Friday.

People across North Ayrshire are being encouraged to Drop Everything And Move. For full details, check out www.dreamnorthayrshire.com

The DrEAM North Ayrshire week-long initiative kicks off on Sunday with a fun run at Eglinton Park.

Following that are a series of events that prove you don’t have to pump iron or run marathons to stay active and fit.

As well as the fun run – which will incorporate both a 5k and 2k run –a family fun day is being held at Kilwinning Sports Club on Monday, an ICE Skating disco at Auchenharvie on Tuesday and Super Six golf at Routenpark Golf Club and Ravenspark Golf Club on the Thursday and Friday respectively. This is to help those that struggle for the time to play a full 18 holes.

A health walk - aimed at everyone, including those with long term medical conditions such as arthritis - will take place in Eglinton Park on Thursday, while there will be a range of other activities going on at Leisure Centres and clubs across the region.

And to coincide with Nation Fitness Day on Wednesday, there will be a Schools Community Games Festival, synchronised swimming demo and the a legacy event at the Portal.

DrEAM is an Active Communities initiative between KA Leisure, North Ayrshire Council and a range of other partners across the area.

As well as the week-long events, a website offers support and ideas to try and help people get active and stay fit.

Councillor Louise McPhater, Cabinet Member for Communities, said: “We are really proud to be supporting this fantastic initiative. There are real health issues in North Ayrshire and we have to find solutions and being active is one of them.

“There are a whole of host of things happening and we’d urge people to get along to at least one of them. It could be the start of something that will make a real difference to your health and well-being.

“We all have busy lives and it sometimes feels that being active or doing something ‘healthy’ is not a priority as we juggle a million other things.

“But what we are trying to do with DrEAM is give people realistic, achievable and, most importantly, enjoyable things to do.

“And if you can’t find the time, we are trying to give people ideas – like walking rather than driving to the shops – that they can incorporate into their daily lives.”

Audrey Sutton, Joint Chair of the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership Active Communities Strategic Group, added: “Physical activity isn’t all about sport. Little things all help our physical and mental well-being – and sometimes just getting out into the fresh air, for example, has multiple benefits.

Although we’re launching DrEAM this week we hope that this approach will become something that encourages people to be more active on an ongoing basis.”