More exercise sessions coming soon for people who are seriously overweight
A dedicated exercise programme for people who are seriously overweight is introducing two additional weekly classes in Wirral to meet the growing demand.
Wirral Weight Wise will offer the new low impact exercise sessions in Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre, Valley Road, Bidston every week starting:
Tuesday, 20th March: 9.30 -10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 21st March: 5.45 - 6.45 p.m.
Weight Wise has proved very popular in *Guinea Gap Recreation Centre (Riverview Road, Wallasey) since being launched last September. The programme offers structured, low impact exercise with qualified instructors who have had special training to deliver the most appropriate type of exercise.
The latest additions to the Weight Wise programme coincide with National Obesity Awareness Week (from 12th March). Recent data from GP practices shows that just over a quarter of Wirral adults are clinically obese.
Said Marie Armitage, Joint Director of Public Health with Wirral PCT: “Weight Wise exercise sessions are designed to get overweight people, who may not have exercised for some time, back into being active without embarrassment.
“Ideally people with serious weight problems should aim to exercise for at least forty-five minutes on five days a week, but lack of motivation and limited ‘gentle’ exercise provision can make it a difficult goal to achieve, which is why these dedicated sessions are proving so popular and why we are extending them.”
Participants can just turnn up and GPs, practice nurses and other will point suitable candidates in the direction of the centres. There is a charge for each session and new participants are advised to turn up ten minutes beforehand to complete a health questionnaire. To find out more about Weight Wise please call 0151 606 2244.
People who are really concerned about their weight should ask their GP or practice nurse if they can also access the free NHS weight management programme, the Lifestyle and Weight Management Service.
*Existing Guinea Gap sessions are held every Tuesday from 2 – 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 10.30 – 11.30a.m.
Thanks to Lin Danher at Wirral PCT
Wirral Weight Wise will offer the new low impact exercise sessions in Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre, Valley Road, Bidston every week starting:
Tuesday, 20th March: 9.30 -10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 21st March: 5.45 - 6.45 p.m.
Weight Wise has proved very popular in *Guinea Gap Recreation Centre (Riverview Road, Wallasey) since being launched last September. The programme offers structured, low impact exercise with qualified instructors who have had special training to deliver the most appropriate type of exercise.
The latest additions to the Weight Wise programme coincide with National Obesity Awareness Week (from 12th March). Recent data from GP practices shows that just over a quarter of Wirral adults are clinically obese.
Said Marie Armitage, Joint Director of Public Health with Wirral PCT: “Weight Wise exercise sessions are designed to get overweight people, who may not have exercised for some time, back into being active without embarrassment.
“Ideally people with serious weight problems should aim to exercise for at least forty-five minutes on five days a week, but lack of motivation and limited ‘gentle’ exercise provision can make it a difficult goal to achieve, which is why these dedicated sessions are proving so popular and why we are extending them.”
Participants can just turnn up and GPs, practice nurses and other will point suitable candidates in the direction of the centres. There is a charge for each session and new participants are advised to turn up ten minutes beforehand to complete a health questionnaire. To find out more about Weight Wise please call 0151 606 2244.
People who are really concerned about their weight should ask their GP or practice nurse if they can also access the free NHS weight management programme, the Lifestyle and Weight Management Service.
*Existing Guinea Gap sessions are held every Tuesday from 2 – 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 10.30 – 11.30a.m.
Thanks to Lin Danher at Wirral PCT
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