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NHS WEIGHT LOSS PLAN App

This app takes you through a 12 week plan which will help you set weight loss goals, plan your meals, make healthier food choices, get more active, and record your progress.

It’s free and convenient so why not give it a try?

Fitter Futures - Slimming World

Please see: Home - Fitter Futures Warwickshire (everyonehealth.co.uk)

The Fitter Futures programme delivered by Everyone Health supports behaviour change around healthy eating, weight management and physical activity to manage weight loss and maintain this long term. 

Fitter Futures fitness groups run once a week for 12 weeks and each session lasts for 90 minutes. You can join at any time as groups run on a rolling basis. Each group consists of about 10-15 people who are also looking to lose weight and feel healthier.

Each group session has two parts; the first part focuses on healthy eating, topics include portion sizes, eating out and food labelling. The second part is an activity-based session, this will allow you to improve your health and fitness in a safe and encouraging environment.

The sessions are delivered by a team of nutritionists and physical activity specialists who will help you lose weight permanently by making small but significant changes to their lifestyle, avoiding unrealistic and gimmicky diets.

The programme has been designed with pregnancy and the postnatal period in mind and, under these circumstances, additional support is available.

If you are eligible you can receive a referral to Slimming World for a FREE 12 week programme.

Slimming World’s unique healthy eating plan, Food Optimising, is based on science, backed by evidence and loved by millions.

Join the motivating weekly group and receive members support, commitment and accountability – a powerful combination that helps boost happiness, self-esteem and slimming success! Plus, access to our members-only website and app for on-the-go weight loss support.

(To access Slimming World, referrals cannot have been a paying member for the 12 weeks prior to the point of referral.)

To be eligible for the Slimming World Programme, you must be registered with a Warwickshire GP, be aged 18 or over, have a body mass index (BMI) of 30-49.9 (or 27.5 when adjusted for ethnicity*) (for the NHS BMI Calculator click HERE - you will need to know your height and weight) and have any of the following:

• A high-risk health condition such as cancer, cardiac and pulmonary conditions

• Be registered with a severe mental illness

• Have a learning disability

• Pregnant, postnatal or has suffered pregnancy loss in the last 6 months

• Receive Universal Credit

• Homeless

• A care leaver

• A migrant

• In the Justice system

• Be a victim of modern slavery

• Be from the Gypsy, Roma or Traveller Communities

(People with a South Asian, Chinese, Other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean family background are more at risk of heart conditions and other health conditions therefore a lower BMI is used)

Fitter futures - exercise on referral

Please see: Home - Fitter Futures Warwickshire (everyonehealth.co.uk)

Exercise is an important element in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We can provide you with all the support you need to ensure that you are are moving more and improving your health.

Exercise has a huge range of benefits, from improving your mood to helping avoid life-limiting conditions. Exercising on a regular basis helps manage your weight, which not only improves your physical appearance, but will help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart attack, strokes and some cancers. It will also help lower your blood cholesterol and blood pressure levels.

The classes aren’t just for those who want to get fit, if you’re at risk of falls, have been in hospital or bed ridden it’s also a great way to get back into movement. The team have made sure that some of the excises are chair based to accommodate all. As a result, you’ll develop stronger bones, muscles and joints, you’ll be stable on your feet whilst also lower your risk of developing osteoporosis. The endorphins from exercise will give you more energy, help you sleep better, make you feel happier and more relaxed.

During the session, highly trained instructors will help you try many new activities, all aimed to be enjoyable and educational. We start each of our sessions with a warm-up, either standing, or chair based. These activities can include leg extensions, sitting to standing using resistance bands and work to mobilise different parts of the body.

On offer is a free initial assessment, a free personalised Physical Activity Programme designed just for you, weekly sessions delivered over 12 weeks, delivered by a trained Physical Activity Specialist, delivered at local leisure providers at discounted entry (full list of providers here)

To be eligible, you must be be aged 18 or over, registered with a Warwickshire GP, living in Warwickshire, and have one of the following conditions:

• Mental health condition – such as mild to moderate depression, anxiety, low mood and mild cognitive impairment

• Respiratory condition

• Musculoskeletal condition

• Strength or balance concerns

• Neurological condition

• Hypertension

• Risk of cardiovascular disease

• Diabetes (type one or two)

• Pre-diabetes

• Overweight/obesity (including in all stages of pregnancy and postnatal)

• Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoporosis

• Pulmonary maintenance

• Physically inactive

• Recovering from cancer

• Severe mental illness

Maximum BMI of 40