Healthwise is a healthy lifestyle programme designed to encourage currently inactive Swindon residents with long-term medical conditions to become physically active through behaviour change interventions. In addition to the main Physical Activity on Referral and Give it A Go pathways, additional activities are available are to ensure their personal needs and health concerns are met.
The programme is suitable for individuals who are:
Our team of Healthwise advisors work in close partnership with GP practices, Allied Health Professionals and social care services to refer participants, as well as raise the issue of weight and physical inactivity. They will meet and discuss with individuals to offer them the most appropriate programme and meet their individual health needs.
Contact your GP about Healthwise so they can refer you to our team. We will then do the rest.
Our Swindon Healthwise Co-ordinator, Kat, is also on hand to answer any questions you may have via healthwise.swindon@gll.org or call 01793313814.
Our Physical Activity on Referral programme is designed to support inactive people at risk of disease or suffering from a condition that can be improved by physical activity. The programme aims to support these individuals to safely increase their activity level and become self-sufficient in achieving the recommended daily activity guidelines.
Our 'Give it a Go' programme is a six-week programme designed to support inactive individuals, empowering them to adopt activities as part of their everyday life in a safe and fun environment. The programme helps to build an individual's confidence and motivation, opening up a wide range of activities for people to try within our Better centres.
Our Seated Chair classes involve improving strength and balance exercises to help you feel more confident on your feet.
In the sessions, we use fun and inclusive activities to engage with older members of the community to help keep you active and independent for longer.
Seated Chair exercise classes run at another of our Better Swindon centres, Haydon Centre & Gym, and are programmed every Monday and Friday 11:30am-12:00pm at a cost of £4 per session.
Please contact our Healthwise team for more information.
This is a low-level circuit-based class aimed to encourage safe exercise whilst increasing fitness levels. The class will allow for individualised progression as well as a social aspect of meeting other participants.
The class will be based at one of our other Better centres in Swindon, the Link Centre. The session will run every Monday 12:00pm-1:00pm from 24th July 2023 and will be exclusive to Healthwise members only.