Active for Health

What is it?

There are many benefits of being active including:

• lower blood pressure and resting heart rate, ensuring your heart is more efficient

• improved sleep at night

• improved mood through endorphins released within the body

• help maintain bone strength to prevent osteoporosis later in life

• keep muscles strong and joints supple

Active for Health is a new 12 week activity programme to help you become active and move more, available in three formats:

• adults (18 and over) can sign up for the Active for Health programme if you have a BMI of 25 or over, or 23.5 if you are from the BME community.

• young people (11 years to 15 years) who are concerned about their weight

• families (with children 7 years to 10 years) who are concerned about their weight

The programme will include a range of activities to help you improve your fitness, socialise, learn new skills, and ultimately improve your overall wellbeing.

Located at either a leisure centre or in a public open space, the programme consists of 12 weeks of group activities including fitness classes, walking sports, team games, healthy eating, and wellbeing walks. Activities will be chosen by the group in consultation with the coach.

Once signed up for the 12 week course, each participant will receive a free 90 day offer to use the One Leisure facilities. This membership includes activities such as badminton, squash, cyclone (indoor cycling), the gym, fitness classes, and swimming, amongst other targeted activities delivered across One Leisure.

What are the eligibility criteria?

• adults (18 years and over) with a BMI of 25 or over, or 23.5 if you are from the BME community.

• young people (11 years to 15 years) who are concerned about their weight

• families (with children 7 years to 10 years) who are concerned about their weight

AND

• be inactive (undertake less than 30 minutes of exercise per week)

• not been a pre-paid One Leisure member for at least two years from application*

• residents of Huntingdonshire District

• customers will only be eligible for one Active for Health offer

*Applications for the two programmes including children and young people (7-10 years and 11-15 years) will be assessed on an individual basis. Memberships cannot be exchanged for the duration of the programme.

To find out more, read our Active for Health - Guidance for the Public [PDF, 0.2MB].

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