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Healthy Eating & Weight Management in South Derbyshire

New to Exercise Scheme

The South Derbyshire "New to Exercise" Scheme is a partnership between South Derbyshire District Council, Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust and Greenbank Leisure Centre.

To get onto the Scheme you need to be referred by a Health Practitioner at any South Derbyshire Surgeries (this includes your GP, Practice Nurse, Health Visitor, Physiotherapist etc) and for one for the following reasons:-

* Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

* Stroke (CVA)

* High Blood Pressure

* Diabetes (Type 1 & 2)

* Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Asthma

* Osteoarthritis

* Osteoporosis

* Weight reduction for a Body Mass Index of over 30

* Social / Mental Health / Depression

The Scheme lasts 20 sessions over a maximum period of 15 weeks. On your first session you will see a fitness instructor at the start to discuss your physical activity likes and dislikes and jointly agree a realistic and achievable activity plan.

At the start, middle and end of the Scheme the changes in your physical activity level, body measurements, confidence, motivation, will be measured.

Once you finish the scheme, the fitness instructor will encourage you to maintain the physical activities you were doing throughout the Scheme and a brief report will be submitted to your GP practice to inform them of completion and progress.

Contact details: For any further details contact the Exercise Referral Teams or your GP:

Greenbank Leisure Centre on 01283 216269
Etwall Leisure Centre on 01283 595772.

Price: This first session costs £5.00 for the initial gym induction which includes a health check/lifestyle questionnaire and setting your physical activity plan.

After that each gym session is then only £2.00
Time: Various.