Introduction
Healthwise promotes physical activity to help manage medical conditions, encouraging people of all abilities to stay active, enhancing their knowledge, skills, confidence, and overall health.
What is Healthwise?
The Healthwise Physical Activity Referral Scheme introduces individuals to the benefits of physical activity in order to help reduce risk factors for chronic disease, and manage existing medical conditions.
Our 12 week programme aims to inspire individuals of all levels and abilities to increase and maintain their physical and mental health.
Participants of Healthwise are required to hold a discounted membership with Lee Valley VeloPark. This membership will grant access to gym and classes across the Lee Valley sport and leisure venues.
Who is Healthwise for?
The programme is for residents of the surrounding boroughs local to Lee Valley including Enfield, Waltham Forest, Newham and Hackney and is specifically designed to support individuals with medical conditions which may be a barrier to using a sport and leisure venue.
Our 12 week programme offers a personalised physical activity plan which’ll help you to safely increase your activity levels to prevent or manage a long term health condition and improve your physical health as well as wellbeing.
Common reasons for referral:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Circulatory/respiratory diseases
- Depression and anxiety
- Arthritis
Healthwise offer a range of activities to suit all abilities. Your facilitator will help you select suitable classes. Our physical activity programme may include
some of the following:
- Gym based supervised sessions
- Group exercise options
- Community classes
What support can the Healthwise team provide?
The Healthwise team will help:
- Assess and monitor your progress
- Motivate and encourage you during your activity programme
- Advise you on how to exercise safely and with confidence
- Answer your questions
How to register
Are you ready to take the first step to a more active lifestyle?
- Speak to your GP, practice nurse, or link worker who must refer you.
- If recommended, your GP, nurse or link worker will complete a referral form and send it to the Healthwise team.
- Healthwise will check your referral and if you're eligible will contact you to book an appointment.
Alternatively, if you'd like to speak to the team or find out more: