Healthy Lifestyle Courses
We run a variety of courses throughout the year, including the following:
Walk Your Way to Health
FREE thirty minute Health Walks are held at various locations around the island on most days of the week.
The Thursday evening walks start again on April 1st, and the Sunday afternoon walks move to the time of 4.00 pm as from April 4th. Both these walks start from a different venue every week. Please click on the links below for more details.
For further information or enrolment on any of these courses, please telephone the Health Promotion Unit on 707311.
Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon venues
Weight Management
Maintaining your ideal weight can be a challenge. Through straightforward, practical approaches, including an exercise plan, participants are helped to consider ways of reaching, and keeping to, their desirable weight. These courses are also available on prescription from your doctor.
Healthy Eating
Making healthy food choices and eating a healthy balanced diet help you to enjoy your food, keep healthy and maintain a desirable weight. These sessions will provide practical help, so that healthy eating choices are easier to make... and stick to.
Cancer Awareness Sessions
Cancer affects one in three people but you can lower your risk by coming to a session to find out how to take effective action.
Sensible Drinking
For many people drinking alcohol is a pleasant social activity. However, alcoholic drinks are best consumed in moderation. Find out more about safe and sensible drinking levels when you join a Live for Life session.
Stress Management
Too much to do? No time for yourself? No escape? The stress of today can be difficult to manage. Handling stress effectively is covered through these sessions.
Also on offer:
Stopping Smoking
Information and help on stopping smoking and free Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available through Quitline, tel. 233170.
Lifefit Exercise Referral Scheme
This ten week course at Beau Sejour is available on prescription from G.P’s to anyone who they feel will benefit from a supervised programme of exercise at a reduced rate.