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NHS 'Weight Matters'

Want Help Losing Weight?

In partnership with Tameside & Glossop NHS DCL & HPBC will be running a free NHS 'Weight Matters' course at Glossop Leisure Centre. The course runs for 5 weeks and starts on Wednesday 27 January 2010 through until Wednesday 3 March 2010. The course will take place in the lounge between 1pm-2.30pm and will involve a trained NHS instructor providing advice and support on how to lose weight to those signed up for the programme. The specific details are as follows:

• Course is free to anyone with a Body Mass index over 25 *
• Participants have to be aged 16 and over
• Participants either have to live in Glossop or be registered with a GP in Glossop
• Participants sign up for the full 5 weeks
• Places are limited to 12
• Clients lose on average 4lbs and between 1 inches of their waist when attending the full programme.

Programme will cover:

• How to eat a balanced diet
• Overeating and how not to
• Shopping and looking at food labels
• Eating out and how to make the right choices
• Getting active and taking the first steps
• Managing stress and improving self-esteem

*How to calculate your BMI

Weight in kilograms divided by your height in meters. Then divide the result by your height in metres again.

Contact Glossop Leisure Centre on 01457 842272 or email: enquiries@glossopleisurecentre.co.uk to book onto the course or speak to a member of our fitness team if you want further advice.