Whatever stage of life we and our families are in, it’s important to stay healthy and age well.
There are a range of activities that you can access within the community to increase your activity levels from walking, to low impact exercise classes to exercising within your home.
- Health Walks – you can either email lifestyles@LiveWirewarrington.org for LiveWire Health walks or visit step out with new community health walks for your local community walks.
- Low impact exercise classes for all ages – you can email communitycentres@warrington.gov.uk or call 01925 818017 to find out what classes are currently running in your area.
- Walking football - for both men and women, please visit My Life Warrington or for a women’s only option, or you can visit Birchwood High School's Walking Sports page.
- Park Run is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event based in Warrington. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up to you!
- Disability Sport – for Disability Football and Disability Rugby League at Warrington Wolves Foundation.
- LiveWire Lifestyles offer a range of ways to get back into exercise should you want to visit alternative options to the above.
- Sport England also provides simple tips to get active at home or away from home.
- NHS Better Health provides free support and tools for individuals looking to lose weight, get active or quit smoking. There is also a free NHS Weight loss plan that can be accessed via an app.
Tier 2 Weight management support
Lifestyle Changes
Does the thought of weight loss feel daunting and you are unsure of how to take the rights steps to improve your own health? The lifestyles team can provide a programme of support, tailored to your needs, where you’ll meet like-minded people going through the same experience or not if you would prefer one to one support.
The Lifestyle Team exclusively supports people who have a Body mass Index (BMI) of 30+. If you meet the eligibility criteria for support from the lifestyles team, your GP can refer you or simply email lifestyles@LiveWirewarrington.org and begin your weight loss journey today. If you do not know your BMI we can calculate it with you, all you need to do is share your height and weight measurements with us via the email above.
Fit to Tackle (Men’s Only Option)
Fit to Tackle is a 12 week beginner’s fitness and weight loss programme. During the programme you will have 24 instructor led sessions at Halliwell Jones Stadium on a Monday and Wednesday evening at 6pm, with opportunities to use the LiveWire leisure facilities. The cost of the programme is £30 which is to be paid in full prior to participation. This advertised programme will be for men only.
Please visit the Fit to Tackle Facebook page for availability, and for more information, please visit LiveWire Lifestyles.