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 WorldWeight Watchers
Meetings, online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.
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Weight WatchersBMI calculator
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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NHS: BMI healthy weight calculatorABL Health
ABL Health are commissioned by Manchester City Council to offer free weight management programmes.
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01204 570999
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www.ablhealth.co.uk
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admin@ablhealth.co.ukDietdoctor
View health information, recipes and advice on how to lose weight.
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www.dietdoctor.comBritish Heart Foundation
View information on cholesterol, its causes and how you can reduce your cholesterol level.
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www.bhf.org.ukBe Well (The Big Life Group)
Life in the way of healthy living? Be Well is here to help you find a way to live and feel well whatever twists and turns life brings. They can even help you get on top of work, housing, family and money worries.
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0161 470 7120
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www.thebiglifegroup.comHow to Lower Blood Pressure
Your diet, exercise levels and weight have a real effect on your blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, you can start lowering blood pressure today by eating more healthily and being more active.
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www.bloodpressureuk.orgLittle Box Gym
There is a local family-run community gym near St Werburgh’s Road tram stop: “the gym for people who don’t do gyms”
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www.littleboxgym.comNHS Couch to 5k
Find out more and download the nine-week set of Couch to 5K podcasts.
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www.nhs.ukThat Counts!
It doesn’t have to be great feats of endurance, running marathons or pumping iron, you can choose your own moves! It could be dancing around the kitchen, jumping in puddles with the kids, walking the dog or running for the bus. However you move, as long as you move more, it all counts.
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www.thatcounts.co.ukPhysical Activity and Lifestyle Toolkit
The toolkit has been designed by the RCGP in partnership with Sport England, to be used by primary care professionals in the UK.
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www.rcgp.org.ukMore Life
At MoreLife, they’re passionate about supporting individuals and communities to lead healthier lives. They’ve been successfully delivering weight management programmes for over 20 years.
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www.more-life.co.uk/greater-manchester