Richard Luscombe Argyle Community Trust have teamed up with Livewell Southwest to help fans and the local community tackle their weight, get healthier, and be happier by joining Fit Friends, a FREE 12-week health improvement programme.
Following the huge success of the Fit Fans programme, the Trust has been working with Livewell to develop a brand-new programme which combines the strengths of both organisations. The programme will show individuals how to:
- Improve their eating habits by reducing portion sizes and swapping fatty and sugary foods for fruit, vegetables, and high fibre foods.
- Achieve at least 45 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days of the week. Participants receive weekly exercise sessions for 12 weeks and follow a personal pedometer-based walking programme that encourages them to fit physical activity into their daily lives.
- Use tried-and-tested behaviour change techniques to become more active and improve their diet. These include regular self-monitoring of their weight, pedometer step counts, and setting SMART goals to make changes that can be sustained long term.
The programme follows on from the Trust’s Fit Fans programme which has yielded impressive results over the last four years with over 2,000 kg of weight lost by almost 400 members. As well as excellent weight loss results, 96% of group members reported feeling more satisfied with life following completion of the programme, while 89% reported being happier in general. Seven in ten group participants also reported feeling less anxious.
One Fit Fans participant, Adrian Brewer, lost a whopping 30 kg across the 12-week programme, now weighing 113.1 kg. He said: “The programme has helped me to reach a number of goals. I am so much fitter and can even do 20-plus mile bike rides.
“Whilst the programme was not a competition, I have treated it as such to motivate myself. Having other members around and plenty of people to support you has also been great. I have met many people and we will remain friends.”
The new programme starts in September and, whilst the female programme is fully booked, we still have space on the male programme starting on Tuesday, 24 September at Central Park Hub with sessions taking place every Tuesday between 6.30pm – 8pm.
In order to qualify to take part, participants must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.5 or above.
For more information, please email ben.kerswell@pafc.co.uk or contact Livewell directly by completing the short form in the link below or by calling (01752) 437177.
