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Strength & Flex
7,989 members
NHS Choices forum for the Strength and Flex community. The perfect addition to any HealthUnlocked forum activity, supported by a team of runners and fitness volunteers shared between our sister forums Active 10, Couch to 5k, Bridge to 10k and Marathon and Race Support. The forum supports the sharing of experiences at all levels, and makes use of fitness resources by the NHS as well as mainly freely available resources shared by our community. Of particular note are: • NHS Choices Strength and Flex programme (5 weeks): podcasts, for beginners & continued S&F support for runners: https://healthunlocked.com/strengthandflex/posts/145679354/nhs-5-week-strength-and-flexibility-programme • NHS 12 Week Live-Well Fitness Plan (12 weeks): workouts and running activities, incorporates Couch to 5k (9 weeks), Strength and Flexibility Programme (5 weeks), 3 C25k+ podcasts (Stepping Stones, Speed, Stamina) and instructional pages.: https://healthunlocked.com/strengthandflex/posts/145107072/nhs-12-week-fitness-plan-which-can-be-started-during-the-c25k-consolidation-period Both are perfect for individuals starting a fitness journey and also are a great accompaniment to C25k or the post-C25k consolidation period! Happy Working Out Everyone!
StepJockey
718 members
StepJockey is a team on a mission to label the stairs of the world for calorie burn to encourage physical activity in the workplace, help tackle obesity and promote fitness in organisations. The idea is grounded in behavioural economics or ‘nudge theory’ and allows you to rate any set of stairs in the world for calorie burn. Once you have your smart posters you can use the free StepJockey app to track and gamify your activity. It takes just one person to label a set of stairs to have a positive impact on everyone who passes them. We already have over 3,500 buildings rated all over the world and with your help we can make the world a gym. If you want to find out more check out https://www.stepjockey.com/
Mamafit
292 members
Mamafit® is an award winning and leading health, fitness and wellbeing programme for pregnant women, mums and families. The Mamafit community is a place to ask questions, seek support and make connections. Becoming a mum can be a daunting and lonely experience, having a community of other mums to turn to when you need advice, support, to share, or to celebrate the big and little wins is invaluable. Our community is a safe space for you to reach out, make friends and support one another along the unpredictable journey that is motherhood! Mamafit® exercise classes We offer a wide range of classes suitable for pregnant women and mums of all fitness and experience levels, whether you are a regular exerciser or a complete beginner! Delivered in fun and friendly environments perfect for getting fit while making new friends. We work in partnership with local NHS hospitals, midwifery services, public health teams, clinical commissioning groups and children’s centres helping to improve the health, fitness and wellbeing of families, through the delivery of high-quality physical activity & lifestyle courses and fitness classes, both ‘in person’ and online. The Mamafit® programme adheres to current NHS, CMO and NICE guidelines around physical activity; ensuring new & expectant mums receive up to date advice and exercise safely during pregnancy and postnatally, once baby is born. Book a Mamafit exercise class here: https://bookwhen.com/Mamafit What is Mums SOCIAL? Mums SOCIAL offers fun, friendly and inclusive meet-ups at local parks, encouraging chat and interaction to help you to build confidence, find peer support and develop new friendships! FREE Mums SOCIAL buggy walks are available in Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens and Halton. Find your nearest Mums SOCIAL meet-up here: https://bookwhen.com/MumsSOCIAL
NCHPAD Mobility Limitations
14 members
Founded in 1999, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is a public health resource center on health promotion for people with disability. NCHPAD is the premier resource for information on health, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness – building a nationwide healthcare to wellness journey for people with disability.
It's Time Texas
101 members
It's Time Texas is a non-profit which focuses on providing Texans with the tools and support necessary to lead healthier lives and build healthier communities. If you would like to receive health coaching or are just curious about it, go to: livinghealthier.itstimetexas.org. Additionally, we are currently offering virtual fitness/wellness classes. Check them out at https://strongeraustin.org/activities/
Push Yourself
356 members
This community was set up in order to help with motivation for the 100 push-up challenge. Here you'll find support and tips to help you achieve your goal! You can even earn a HU badge when you reach the 100 push-up goal. There are also a set of other challenges that you can take if you want to push yourself even further: - The 200 sit-up challenge - The 200 squat challenge - The 200 lunge challenge Also, important to remember: be safe!
Weight training community
890 members
The weight training community is about encouraging each other to lift, learning from one another about how to do it better, and recording progress along the way. ALL are welcome, from beginner to pro, fat to fit, read, ask and help!
Fun Beyond 10K & Race Support
2,625 members
This community connects and supports road, track and trail runners exploring beyond 10K (10 miles, half, full and ultra marathon, triathlon) and those taking part in racing events at all distances. We share stories, knowledge and experiences about training, nutrition, coping with injury, and more. Join us for helpful tips, weekly chats, race support (our famous pompoms), virtual events and fun challenges - everyone is welcome, whatever your level or ability!
Active 10
5,979 members
This relaxed supportive walking community is a space to offer support to those starting and continuing their walking journey, including completing Active10. Active10 is a NHS Public Health England campaign and walking app for iOS and Android, helping people to get started with walking 10 minutes a day and for those who just want to get out the door for the first time. Whatever your walking goals, HU Active10 provides peer support to help achieve your aims.
My EXI Community
1,490 members
The EXI Community is here to support you on your physical activity journey. If you have questions, ideas or worries, please share them here. EXI has experts in behaviour change, exercise, and our fabulous customer support team on hand to respond to your posts. More importantly, here you can connect to other people on a physical activity journey using EXI. So reach out and share your experiences, because there are people just like you who would love to know they are not alone. EXI is an award-winning app that will support you to become more physically active. Research shows even the smallest amount of physical activity, set at the right intensity, can make a huge difference to our health. This is why we say ‘Anything is Everything’. Designed by health experts, for people with long term health conditions, EXI uses the latest science and medical guidance to provide you with a safe, personalised physical activity plan, based on your current health status and physical activity habits. Your plan will be set at the appropriate level for you, wherever you are at in your physical activity journey, and gradually progresses over 12 weeks. Your plan will set goals for how often, how long and how hard the activity should be each week, starting as low as just 3 sessions of 10 minutes of low intensity activity per week. You choose how you achieve those goals, so there is no need to go to a gym or class if you don’t want to, you can do the activities you love. EXI includes a library of physical activity sessions set at the appropriate intensity level, or you can log your own activities in the app. EXI also recommends a wearable health device, such as an Apple Watch, to n order to understand your intensity levels better. EXI tracks your progress, so you can always see how close you are to your goals. If you have been provided with EXI by a healthcare professional, they can also see your progress, so you can discuss when reviewing your condition and treatment.
Couch to 5K
133,837 members
NHS forum for the Couch to 5K community. For help and information to get you out of the door and running please have a browse through our FAQ posts: https://healthunlocked.com/couchto5k/posts/136972053/faq-posts Couch to 5K is a nine-week running plan for complete beginners, delivered through the NHS C25K app, or the podcast series: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/running-and-aerobic-exercises/get-running-with-couch-to-5k/