Weight Management & Keeping Healthy

Get Berkshire Active have created a page to make it easier for you to access lots of useful material to support you:
– Being Active at home
– Looking after your mental wellbeing
– Working From Home

Websites
Active at Home
Activity Finder
Get More Active Guide

Take your pick from 24 instructor-led videos across our aerobics exercise, strength and resistance, and Pilates and yoga categories.

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www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio

Taking up running can seem like a scary prospect, especially if you feel out of shape or unfit.
NHS Couch to 5K will help you gradually work up towards running 5km in just 9 weeks.

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www.nhs.uk – Get running with Couch to 5K

No matter how much you do, physical activity is good for your body and mind. Adults should aim to be active every day. Some is good – more is better still.

Website
www.nhs.uk/better-health/get-active

The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if your weight is healthy.

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NHS: BMI healthy weight calculator

Meetings, online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

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Weight Watchers

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

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Slimming World

Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for all age groups, disabled adults, pregnant women and women after childbirth.

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www.gov.uk – Physical activity guidelines: infographics

Despite the media reports that Mounjaro is now available under the NHS, we would like to advise that this will only apply to a limited group of patients who meet the strict criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, the GP will not issue you a prescription.

The criteria to qualify for GP prescribed Mounjaro is very strict.

Please see the eligibility criteria a below:

• Aged 18 years and over
• Your BMI must be above 50 or 37.5+ if from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic background.

You can check BMI on the NHS website if you know your height and weight. We will check this at the appointment so it must be accurate.

As well as a BMI over40/37.5 you must have a confirmed diagnosis of at least 4 out of the five health conditions:

• Hypertension needing medication
• Sleep apnoea confirmed at a sleep clinic
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Hypercholesterolaemia

Please do not contact the surgery requesting Mounjaro; appointments for weight loss injections will only be for those who are eligible.

Keep our phone lines free for those in medical need.