Nicola - Move It Or Lose It

19/05/2024

This week marks Dementia Action Week (15th – 21st May)
Whether you are personally affected by dementia or memory difficulties or you are caring for someone with the condition, we are here to help!

From personalised one to one support to benefits advice, memory cafes and social groups to day clubs, there is plenty of support on offer for those living with dementia (pre and post diagnosis) and their carers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Please feel free to get in touch with our Dementia Support Team to see how we can support you or a loved one. Please contact 0116 223 7363 or send an email to [email protected].

04/04/2023

03/04/2023

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03/04/2023

Age UK seated exercise class

Seated exercise is incredibly beneficial and versatile and helps many people to improve their strength, mobility, fitness and confidence regardless of age or fitness level.
Click here to read the article by EMD UK on the benefits of seated exercise: https://emduk.org/the-benefits-of-seated-exercise/ EMD UK

03/04/2023

New Class

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Latest Health Topic Information ...........

Hi Health Champions,

Please see this week’s messages focusing on the spring covid-19 boosters, men’s weight management programme and bowel cancer screening.

Covid-19 spring boosters

The latest spring covid booster is going to begin rolling out within the next few weeks. The NHS will plan to invite and vaccinate those eligible for a spring booster via a combination of local and national invites. These invites should start from 5 April 2023 with the vaccination appointments taking place from 17 April 2023.

Eligibility for to be invited for a booster:

· adults aged 75 years and over

· residents in a care home for older adults

· individuals aged 5 years and over who are immunosuppressed

The vaccine will begin rolling out to care homes from 3 April 2023.

Men’s weight management programme

Weight Management Leicestershire provide a free 12-week course specifically for men to help them regain control of their health, get fitter and lose weight.

The course is run by Leicestershire County Council in partnership with Active Together and delivered locally in group sessions with the focus and goal on healthy eating, meal preparation and planning, and physical activity.

There are three courses taking place across Leicestershire from May:

Gorse Covert Centre, Loughborough
St Francis Community Centre, Hinckley
Freer Centre, Wigston

To read more about the success of the programme visit our latest news story.

Anyone interested in taking advantage of the free course can get an initial assessment from the weight management team by filling in the online form on the First Contact Plus website, or by calling 0116 305 0730.

For more information you can also visit www.leicestershirewms.co.uk.


Bowel cancer screening

In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. Detecting bowel cancer at the earliest stage makes you up to nine times more likely to be successfully treated.

So, the NHS is asking everyone who it is sent the test to remember to complete it. The test detects signs of cancer before you notice anything wrong, it is simple to complete and can be done in the privacy of your own bathroom.

For more information on bowel cancer and screening visit the NHS website.

Kind regards,

Health Champions – Leicestershire County Council

02/04/2023

Hi my name is Nicola ,
I trained as a Registered General Nurse and worked within the NHS for 30 years . I left the NHS 2 years ago to train as a specialist exercise instructor for over 60's with moveitorloseit.co.uk . I'm passionate about promoting healthy aging , fitness and wellbeing . This FABS exercise program incorporates flexibility , aerobic , balance & strength exercises . These 4 essential components for health & wellbeing are recommended by the Chief Medical Officer and N.I.C.E. guidelines for over 60's .

My experience , i cover a seated exercise class for Age UK in Lutterworth and have started a class in Barrow Upon Soar which can be performed seated , standing or with chair support .

Also i volunteer as a Health Champion with Public Health (Leicestershire County Council) . My role is to share the latest health topics within the community .