Sign up to our Healthy Lifestyles programme, a free nutrition and exercise programme in the Craven area.

Register your interest in Healthy Lifestyles

Read the adult weight management privacy notice to find out how and why we process your personal data.

How much does it cost?

The programme is a free service for up to 24 weeks to support adults to lose weight, move more and maintain long term weight loss. This service is fully funded by North Yorkshire Council Public Health.

The programme aims to help people manage their weight to avoid health conditions including type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases.

Who is the service for?

You can join the scheme if you are:

• Over 18 years of age
• A resident, or registered with a GP practice in North Yorkshire or working for an organisation based in North Yorkshire.

BMI criteria

• You have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above

or

• you have a BMI of 25 or above and are in black or minority ethnic group OR or have a condition such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or hypertension. Other comorbidities should be assessed on a case by case basis for risk factors.

Check your BMI on the NHS Live Well website

What does the programme consist of?

Group sessions are 75 minutes and consist of a weekly weigh-in, healthy eating advice for weight loss and an exercise workout.

All Healthy Lifestyles participants can take advantage of the free activities offered whilst they are attending the weekly weigh-in and nutrition session.

Are you ready?

1. Do you have any holidays planned?

2. Can you commit to a 24 week service?

3. Are you in the right frame of mind to lose weight now?

How do I access the service?

Your health professional can complete a referral form that they will forward on to us or you can complete the self-referral form online. We will then contact you to arrange an assessment.

We advise you speak to your GP before starting any new exercise or nutrition programme, especially if you have medical conditions and or have been sedentary for a long period of time.

What happens next?

• Our Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator will contact you to talk through the service, your eligibility, and any previous attempts to lose weight, what your motivations are, and the session options available to you
• After the initial discussion you will be booked in for a health assessment with your weight management advisor
• Once completed you will start the 12 week free programme
• If you are successful in achieving the agreed 5% weight loss, you will be entitled to a further 12 weeks support

For further information please contact us:

• email: HealthyLifesty.cra@northyorks.gov.uk
• telephone: 01756 706282

Sessions in the Craven District: 

Rewarding you for your hard work

If you decide to join the programme we want to support you every step of the way so we have put together the following incentives:

A further 12 weeks of free access to the Healthy Lifestyles programme of activities at Craven Leisure and satellite sites throughout the Craven district when you achieve your 5% weight loss target by the end of the initial 12 weeks.

A free month membership at Craven Leisure plus a further three months at a discounted rate and a complimentary meal in Revive Café if you maintain your 5% weight loss target after 24 weeks (end of 12th week of maintenance programme).

For further information please contact the coordinator by telephone: email here: HealthyLifesty.cra@northyorks.gov.uk or telephone: 01756 706282.

Car parking

Healthy Lifestyles customers who are based at Craven Leisure on can apply for a free car park permit at reception. Otherwise pay & display is in operation , please see car park notice boards in car park.

Case Studies

Testimonials

Specialist staff skills and competencies

The programme is led by advanced instructors (REPS Level 3 or equivalent).

All of our advanced instructors are trained in the following areas:

• Instructors - Personal Trainer (Level 3)
• Nutrition & Weight Management
• First Aid
• Motivational interviewing
• Alcohol intervention
• Smoking cessation
• Behaviour change

Links to useful services

• NHS advice about healthy eating from NHS Live Well
• NHS information and guidance about a balanced diet from NHS Eat Well
• NHS information about getting and staying physically active