Brighton And Hove Residents Urged To Make Free Healthy Lifestyle Programmes Their New Year Resolution

Adults and families in Brighton & Hove looking to have healthy lifestyles, become more active or lose weight in the new year can now sign up for a series of free 12-week programmes that start in January as part of a council-funded package.

The programme, which is being funded by Brighton & Hove City Council, is open to residents in all Brighton & Hove postcodes. The programmes available include:

• Family support, including Active Kids classes to help children enjoy being active with a free weekly one-hour session doing fun physical activity sessions, and setting them up for healthy weight loss.
  
  Sessions are held at local leisure centres across Brighton & Hove, as well as a free weekly parent support session with an expert health mentor, while the kids are playing. This includes tips and tricks to help your children manage their weight and improve the health and wellbeing of your whole family.
  
   
•  Group support, enabling residents to lose weight in a safe, supportive group setting, led by an expert health mentor. Small group sessions are held at local venues across Brighton & Hove.
  
  Physical Activity support, including a 12-week exercise support programme for swimming at a local leisure centre
  
   
• One to One support, enabling residents who are pregnant or who have a learning disability, to make healthy lifestyle changes in a safe supportive setting.
  
  Support is available for Brighton residents for those who are over the age of 18 with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or above (or 27.5 or above for those from a BAME ethnic background). Support for families is available for children aged 0-18. 

Sian Talbot, Engagement & Partnership Officer for Gloji Brighton & Hove, said:

“Gloji is a proven way of supporting families who want to manage their children’s weight and healthy lifestyle.

"We know from previous groups that the children love it and that the parents value the knowledge that it gives them and, most importantly, that it delivers results” says , the healthy lifestyle provider delivering the services.

“But it’s not just for children and families. Our aim is for participants to hit a 5% weight loss target within 12 weeks and, from running the programme before, we know that many achieve it, But the programme is about more than just weight loss.

"It helps get people back into physical activity and develops a supportive community with which to do so.

"One person who has already benefited from the programme is Naomi Town, 36, from Brighton, who has surpassed her 5% weight loss target said that “not only has it helped me but my children are back to a healthy weight and are much more active.” 

Gloji is a digital platform that works around busy schedules.

Through gloji, participants can access weekly videos and other resources providing holistic support and information on behaviour change, nutrition, sleep and managing stress.

They can also use the platform to log their weight on a weekly basis. Participants will also be able to discuss their progress with a health mentor every week. 

Interested participants can sign up by visiting https://brighton-hove.gloji.co.uk/signup/. Further information is available at brighton-hove.gloji.co.uk/.