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The COMMUNITY FIT CLUB started in October 2008 and is a weekly class held at the health centre on a Wednesday morning at 10:00am.
The Fit Club is available to both men and women who are offered advice, support and encouragement to lose weight to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The fee is £3 per week which includes 2 exercise vouchers.
For more information please contact Reception to book an appointment with Jackie or Claire the Health Care Assistants.
Healthy weight calculator checks BMI
Accurate for both adults and children, this BMI calculator will tell you if you are a healthy weight. It will also provide you with personalised information and advice based on your results.
Trying to eat more healthily can seem daunting. In fact, by changing just a few eating habits you make a big difference to your diet.
Making that change will mean you'll get more of the nutrients your body needs. It will help you to achieve your 5 A DAY portions of fruit and vegetables. And it could help you to shed excess pounds and achieve a healthy weight. It's all about avoiding high calorie, low nutrient, unhealthy foods and swapping them for something healthier.
Swop unhealthy foods for healthier options
If most people are honest, the benefits of exercise are not top of their thoughts during an average day. Also, whilst they know that exercise is good for them, thinking about the benefits of exercise on their general wellbeing has probably not been a consideration.
The good news is that there really is numerous benefits of exercise. So in order to encourage you to stick with those work outs, let's look at some of the main benefits of exercise in a general sense. Some of them are health related - your work outs can help protect you from various illnesses:
Regular work outs reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, high-cholesterol, diabetes and obesity, to name but a few.
Staying active keeps joints, tendons and ligaments flexible, allowing you to move more easily and avoid injury.
- Keeping fit can reduce some of the effects of ageing.
- Regular work outs contribute to your mental well-being and help treat depression.
- Working out is a great way to help relieve stress and anxiety.
Other benefits more to do with life-style:
- People who work out regularly have more energy and endurance.
- If you are active, you will naturally sleep better.
Doing the right workouts will help you maintain a normal weight by increasing your metabolic rate (the rate you burn calories). This effect will work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- You will look better physically.
- You will be more self-confident.
So go for a walk, head to the gym, whatever works for you - you have nothing to lose.
The Benefits of Exercise
To join the Community Fit Club, please ring Reception for an appointment
with Claire or Jackie
