Coastal View & Moor News Issue 19


Community Weight Management Service


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ommunity Weight Management Service offers you the opportunity


to reduce your weight for FREE by providing programmes that are right for you!


Do you want to lose weight and improve your lifestyle? If you live in the Redcar and Cleveland area, Community Weight Management is available to men and women who are overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 25. Community Weight Management Service aims to help you:


achieve a sustainable weight loss limit further weight gain get into a regular eating pattern achieve a balanced diet become more physically active reduce overeating & portion sizes learn new long term lifestyle skills


You will be screened by a qualified weight management advisor to determine your suitability for the service as well as your programme preference. All the Weight Management programmes are facilitated by qualified weight management staff. What programmes are available? L.E.A.N. Drop-in Programme The L.E.A.N. programme (Lifestyle, Energy, Activity, Nutrition) is a convenient 8 week flexible drop in service, which will support you to achieve realistic goals in order to make lifestyle changes, this programme supports you to lose weight and keep it off. The programme can be accessed at your convenience; however we do encourage you to attend all sessions.


Please drop-in to one of our venues on


the day (see timetable) or ring 01287 284479 to register


Shape Up - Friendly group support Shape-up is a structured 8 week 1 ½ hour self-help programme which aims to help you manage your weight, and gain new skills to support long-term lifestyle change. The programme focuses on a behaviour change model and is not for those wanting a quick-fix weight loss solution.


Please call 01287 284479 to find out where we run Shape Up and to book a place on a programme near you. Weight MANagement – Men’s Health Drop-in Want to make a change? Get active – lose weight with Middlesbrough Football Club. The Men’s Health Drop-in at the Riverside Stadium is on the 1st Thursday of every month 5pm – 8:30pm.


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Redcar & Cleveland L.E.A.N. drop-in venues Old Co-Op Building,


L.E.A.N. Weight Management Programme Drop-ins


High Street, Loftus Tuesdays 10am-12pm


25K Youth & Community Centre, Ayton Drive, Redcar Wednesdays 10am – 12pm


Westgate, Guisborough Thursdays 5pm – 7pm


Sunnyfield House, Thursdays 5pm – 7pm


PLEASE NOTE: These venues may be subject to change – please call 01287 284479 for info. (Last updated Dec 2011)


Some small steps for Nigel one giant step for Men’s Health!! T


his headline speaks volumes when we explain Nigel Malcolm’s story. Nigel first accessed the Men’s Health Clinic in April 2010, Nigel knew that his weight


was beginning to restrict his everyday life; therefore he sought help from his GP who then informed him of the new Men’s Health Drop In. Over a number of years Nigel’s weight had crept up to 29st.10lb’s. Nigel began taking part in the Weight MANagement sessions, Stadium Health Walks and the Boxercise sessions at the Men’s Health Drop In, Nigel also joined the NHS Health Improvement Services local health walks and began to attend his local gym. The ethos of the Weight MANagement programme is a slow steady weight loss of 1-2 lb’s a week by making small lifestyle changes. Nigel was encouraged to set himself small weekly goals and targets. Nigel took this on board and began making his own personal small changes, including healthy cooking, effective meal planning, reducing his portion sizes which was gained by changing the size of his plate. Not only was Nigel noticing the physical benefits of losing weight but also the psychological benefits, Nigel would agree he was not a confident man when he started the drop in, as the months progressed Nigel continued to lose a steady amount of weight and his confidence began to increase. This was not only from the weight reduction but mainly through the social support of the other men in the group and his increased skill base from his small weekly physical activity goals. Nigel is more confident and sociable to the point that his own experiences enabled him to support others to make lifestyle changes and achieve the success and confidence that he has achieved.


Nigel continues to attend the Men’s Health Drop In and NHS Health Walks. Nigel remains positive in continuing to improve his general health and well being. Nigel is now completing a FREE NHS training


course which will enable him to become a Volunteer Walk Leader. I think I speak on behalf of both the Middlesbrough Community Football staff and NHS Health Improvement staff when I say that Nigel is an inspiration to us all. Are you inspired by Nigel’s Story and would like to make changes to your lifestyle? Then come along and join us at the Men’s Health Drop In on the first


Thursday of the month from 5-8.30pm. The evening includes Stadium Walks, Weight MANagement, Cooking Skills, Fitness Circuits, Boxercise, Stop Smoking Advice and monthly campaigns including Stress Awareness, Prostate and Testicular Health. If you would like more information please contact Health Improvement on 01287 284479.


Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Rd, Skelton


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