health promotion
This section gives details of the specialist health promotion services we are able to provide.
Promoting Healthy Living
For your healthy lifestyle exercise timetable click on the file below.
Promoting healthy livingExercise Referral
The Exercise Referral Scheme is an introduction to physical activity scheme, which enables GP's and other health professionals to recommend a course of exercise for clients who would benefit from taking regular exercise.
It entitles you to join a 20-session activity programme to be used over a 10 week period at one of East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Sports and Leisure Centres. Throughout which you will have the help and guidance of a specially qualified exercise professional.
Taking regular exercise can help to protect you against heart disease, help you loose weight, increase your strength, feel more energetic, cope with stress, feel better about yourself, get out of the house and make new friends.
If you want to know more about the Exercise Referral Scheme, ask your GP, practice nurse or health professional.
If you are referred onto the scheme, you will be contacted by the exercise referral instructor to arrange your first session.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Courses
HEARTlink is an advice and support service for cardiac patients offered in partnership with the East Riding and Hull Cardiac Rehabilitation Service and the British Heart Foundation.
HEARTlink sessions take place on a Monday afternoon 12.30 - 2.00pm and Wednesday Morning 10.45am - 12.15pm. It combines a gentle exercise session where you can try different activities with advice and support to help your recovery.
Access to the sessions are by referral only. For further information please contact Angie Newlove, Cardiac Rehabilitation Service, telephone (01482) 672059 or Sue Grassby, Specialist Populations Advisor on ~(01482) 652501.
Walking the Way to Health
The Walking the Way to Health scheme is a series of free guided walks for all ages and abilities, aimed at gentle improvement of participants fitness.
Walks are held on a Wednesday.The first wednesday of the month meet at Skidy Mill at 12.45pm (2 hour walk), the last wednesday of the month meet at Haltemprice Leisure Centre at 1.45pm (30 minute walk) and all other wednesday's meet at Haltemprice Leisure Centre at 1.45pm (1 hour walk).The walks are lead by leisure centre staff and trained volunteers.
30 Minute Walks
A 30 minute shorter walk is also available as part of the Walking Your Way to Health scheme. They are perfect for those wanting to begin getting fit but want to have a steady start.
There is no need to book in advance just meet at Reception ten minutes before start of walk to register. For dates of our walks please see the timetable or check the events section of this site.
Walking the way to health timetable 2010A walk leaving from Skidby Mill is also available on the following dates:
Wednesday 6th January 2010,
Wednesday 3rd February 2010,
Wednesday 3rd March 2010,
Wednesday 7th April 2010,
Wednesday 5th May 2010,
Wednesday 2nd June 2010,
Wednesday 7th July 2010,
Wednesday 4th August 2010,
Wednesday 1st September 2010,
Wednesday 6th October 2010,
Wednesday 3rd November 2010,
Wednesday 1st December 2010,
MEETING POINT: Skidby Mill, Cottingham at 12:45pm
DISTANCE OF WALKS: Average of 4 to 5 miles
CAR PARKING: Park to the left of the Mill, on Mill Road not in the Resturant Carpark or the Court Yard
CLOTHING: Waterproofs
FOOTWEAR: Soild shoes, preferably walking boots
Don't forget a drink!
For more information contact Mike Buttle on 01482 652501
mike.buttle@eastriding.gov.uk
Nutrition and Weight Management
This course provides a healthy lifestyle approach to weight loss. Courses run for 6 weeks and costs £7.80 (paid upfront on week one). The morning session will start at 11.30am and will include a talk, weigh-in and class. The evening course will be run differently and will start on at 6.30pm this session will include a talk and weigh-in with a swipe card issued for use to attend any one class/gym/swim they wish that week. For more information contact Lisa Kirby (01482) 650217 or email lisa.kirby@eastriding.gov.uk
Reach Mental Health Group
A women's mental health group has produced a newsletter to raise awareness of issues affecting local women with mental health problems.
The group, called Reach, was launched as a result of women's mental health workshops held by Humber Mental Health NHS Trust's patient experience team.