Fitness classes

Healthier Together Hackney

The Healthier Together Hackney programme offers weight management and physical activity to support you in achieving your personal goals of losing weight or becoming more active.

Who can join?

You will need to be over 18 and either a Hackney resident or registered with a Hackney GP. You can be referred to the service by your consultant, GP, practice nurse or any other health or social care professional.

They’ll need to complete a referral form and send it to us. We’ll contact you to discuss the programme further and make an appointment.

Who delivers it?

The programme is delivered by fully qualified exercise professionals. The team are on hand to offer information and support with nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyles advice.

What’s involved?

Both programmes include 12 weeks of initial support with a wide range of activity options including:

• supervised gym sessions
• fitness classes
• water based exercise
• community activity options (e.g. healthy walks)
• sport based sessions
• home programme
• healthy eating workshops

For more information on the Healthier Together Hackney service please contact us on 020 3903 7245 or HTHS@gll.org.

For free low physical activity classes for Hackney residents aged 50+, see New Age Games.

Why exercise?

Regular physical activity can reduce your risk of breast cancer by up to 20%, dementia, depression and colon cancer by up to 30%, cardiovascular disease by up to 35%, type 2 diabetes by up to 40% and hip fractures by up to 68% – Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

Our resident Dessy tells us what motivated her to take part in the programme:

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