Weight management

  • Slimming World

    You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

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    Slimming World

  • Weight Watchers

    Meetings, online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

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    Weight Watchers

  • Am I a Healthy Weight

    The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if your weight is healthy.

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    BMI calculator- NHS

  • Walking for Health

    Driven by Hertfordshire County Council and Herts Sports Partnership, the campaign aims to introduce and develop more physical activity for all of the family with lots of events and activities throughout the year. Over the next 12 months we will help to promote through your surgery website and also through our social media pages.

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    Walking for Health

  • Living with high cholesterol levels

    High levels of cholesterol can cause heart and circulatory diseases including heart attack and stroke. But, there are simple things you can do to help bring your cholesterol down to a healthy level like eating better and taking medication.

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    Understanding cholesterol (PDF)

  • Shape Up Herts

    Men only free 12 week weight management course. To qualify you must be aged 28-60, be a Hertfordshire resident, and have a BMI of 28+. For more information please contact Rhys Ratcliffe.

    Phone
    01438 222222 (Option 3)

    Email
    rhys.ratcliffe@watfordfc.com

  • Active Herts – Your first step towards leading a healthier lifestyle

    Active Herts has a variety of low impact exercise sessions which have been set up in the local area including swimming, exercise classes, health walks and many more. All these sessions have been designed to cater for people who are new to exercise and are looking to become more active to self-manage a medical condition. The great thing about Active Herts is that all participants who sign up can receive 12 weeks of free exercise sessions and 12 months of continued support from the local Get Active Specialist.

    Phone
    07506 503316

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    Active Herts

  • Digital Weight Management Programme

    The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme gives free, online access to weight management plans if you have a BMI over 30 and have diabetes or high blood pressure or both. The BMI threshold is 27.5 for people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds as we know that people from these ethnic backgrounds are at an increased risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI.

    You will only be able to access the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme if you have a smartphone or computer with internet access.

    Please see the leaflet here and if you met the criteria please contact us to make your referral.

  • Moving More

    Moving More is a collaborative movement that seeks to encourage Hertfordshire residents to improve their physical activity levels and experience all the physical, mental and social health benefits that being more active can bring.

    You can use the Moving More Activity Finder here on our website.