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 calculatorDanceWest
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Square
W6 0QL
Phone
0208 741 6850
Email
projects@dancewest.co.uk
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DanceWestActivities for Adults RBKC
We offer a variety of opportunities for adults over eighteen years old to take part in sport and physical activity, including health walks, yoga, line dancing, and zumba classes.
If you are worried about your health and want to learn how to manage your weight or get fit, one of our special programmes could help.
Phone
0207 938 8182
Email
sportandleisure@rbkc.gov.uk
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Activities for adults in parks and leisure centres in the boroughAmici Dance Therapy
AMICI Dance Theatre Company is a unique dance theatre company integrating able-bodied & disabled artists and performers.
Phone
020 8964 5060
Email
amici@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
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The Amici Dance Theatre CompanyActivities for People with MH Needs at Grove Resource Centre
The centre offers a variety of physical fitness programmes, computing, pottery, recovery groups, a safe space (drop in), subsidised lunches, walking group, a badminton & table tennis group, gardening and a women’s group.
Opening hours
Office
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Drop in hours
Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 1pm
Wednesday and Thursday, 1pm to 4pm
Phone
020 7313 6830
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mhdayservicereferals@rbkc.gov.ukCycle Training, Maintenance and Events
Bikeworks is a not for profit social enterprise based in Bethnal Green, London. Our mission is to change lives using the power of the bicycle. Our three core objectives are: to build a more diverse cycling community; improve mechanical skills; and support businesses to be greener through the promotion of cycling. To deliver this our mission we run a variety of community cycling programmes including an employment programme for disadvantaged groups, an inclusive cycling programme called All Ability, cycle training for the whole community, a bicycle reuse centre, a shop, a corporate teambuilding programme and mobile bicycle maintenance or ‘Dr Bike’ delivered in both community locations and directly to businesses
Phone
0208 980 7998
Email
info@bikeworks.org.ukGentle Exercise for people with Memory Loss – Age UK
Weekly sessions enabling regular exercise, and providing help with transport or getting to the venue. Preventing isolation as well as maintaining physical and mental health
Phone
020 3181 0002
Email
dementia@aukc.org.uk
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Age UK Kensington & Chelsea | Dementia & memory lossHealthy Lungs
‘Healthy Lungs’ is an exercise class designed for people with breathing conditions or difficulties. The classes include graded circuit training to help improve endurance and strength. This type of exercise will increase lung function and muscle strength, which will allow you to perform your daily living activities with less effort.
These classes are offered to Kensington and Chelsea residents and in order to take part, a diagnosed lung condition is essential.
Phone
020 8962 5584
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Healthy Lungs | OpenAgeHealthworks Project
Physical activity (indoor or outdoor), health and wellbeing workshop, self-help group, health events and conferences. Free, fun, learning based services and activities to local people to improve their health and wellbeing. Women only or Men only or mixed group sessions are available across culturally diverse Healthworks consortia members.
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020 8969 6300Physical Activities
Around 160 hours of a wide variety of physical activities a week, focused on exercise (e.g. chair exercise, yoga, pilates, dance and zumba) sport (e.g. table tennis, badminton and football); delivered by qualified instructors across numerous community venues in Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea. The programme also offers health related and social activities to improve general wellbeing
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020 8962 4141Silverfit
We organise a wide range of sporting events and training programmes. We organise many events and social activities encouraging people to take up fitness regardless of ability and background. We have organised guided walks, fun runs, half marathons, tug of war events and many more. With an annual membership which only costs £5 you receive a discount at all the venues , and after each session we meet for a cup of coffee/tea and socialising at a local café. We hope to get to meet you at one of our Fitness & Fun session soon!
Phone
07450 611 155
Email
info@silverfit.org.uk
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SilverfitSteady and Stable
An evidenced based falls prevention exercise programme aimed at improving balance and muscle strength to reduce falls. Health talks related to falls are delivered on a monthly basis. The programme also identifies other organisations who work with the older adult and offers staff members training to deliver Steady and Stable exercise classes. All classes are delivered by qualified instructors.
Phone
020 8962 4141
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OpenAgeExercise at Home – Age UK
Weekly exercise sessions for those unable to leave their homes to support older people through balance and strength programmes.
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Age UK LondonWalking Support – Age UK
Weekly visits by volunteer walking companion to aid recovery, increase level of fitness and confidence and prevent isolation, and in doing so prevention of falls and maintain physical health and mental wellbeing.
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Age UK