Newark & Sherwood District Council

If you have a medical condition, maybe you are recovering from an injury or you want to lose some weight, whatever the reason, you could benefit from attending the ‘GP Active’ Scheme.

Through the scheme you can enjoy 12 weeks of half priced swimming, gym or take part in one of our exercise classes, whatever it is there is something to suit you.

There are a number of ways you can access the scheme, you can ask for a referral from your GP or Practice Nurse or you can speak with your nearest leisure centre and ask to be referred straight on to the programme.

Strokeability is a gentle exercise programme specifically designed for people recovering from a stroke.

All classes are delivered by fully trained exercise professionals who have been through specific training in working with people who have had a stroke.

Through a partnership working with Newark, Kings Mill and Nottingham City Hospitals, we are able to provide cardiac rehab classes across all 4 of our leisure centres.

Once patients have received hospital treatment and care, and they leave hospital and are encouraged to continue exercising – this is where the classes come in.

The classes offer patients the opportunity to exercise in a safe and friendly environment with the guidance of highly trained exercise professionals.

Walking is a great way to keep active, meet new people and have some fun.

Newark and Sherwood District Council organises health walks in conjunction with local volunteer walk leaders.

These walks are completely free and are led by a fully trained walk leader. Across our district we have a number of health walks taking place each week, for a full list of these you can check on the Walking for Health website.

We can also provide free volunteer walk leader training for people who want to start a walking group in their area. We can provide you with everything you need to get this started up.

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