The Healthwise programme offers both Adult Weight Management and Physical Activity on Referral programmes to support you to achieve your personal goals whether that be losing weight or becoming more active.

Adult Weight Management: A group based 12 week programme which aims to support you with managing your weight. Each participant will be encouraged to attend a 2 hour session each week (including a 1 hour workshop and a 1 hour supported exercise session).

Physical Activity on Referral Programme: A 1-2-1, 12 week programme which aims to inspire individuals of all levels and abilities to increase and maintain their physical and mental health. We will support you to help reduce risk factors for chronic disease and manage existing medical conditions.

The programme is delivered by fully qualified exercise professionals. The team are on hand to offer information and support with physical activity and healthy lifestyles advice.

We are a team of health professionals that are qualified to assess customers with medical needs, and have the expertise to assign residents to specific and suitable activities to best suit their needs. 

The staff that will speak to you on the phone are highly trained and motivated team members, who are experts at understanding needs, and being able to encourage and support you into booking your assessments and inductions.

The team of facilitators are expert health and fitness trainers, whose objectives are to ensure that you achieve your goals and improve your health. These team members are incredibly supportive, empathetic and compassionate, and have your best interests at the core of what they deliver.

You will need to be over the age of 18 and either a Waltham Forest resident or registered with a Waltham Forest GP. You can be referred to the service by your consultant, GP, Practice Nurse or any other health or social care professional.

If your GP or nurse feel you may benefit from the programme they will need to complete a referral form and send it to the Healthwise team who will contact you to discuss the programme further and make an appointment.

We also offer self referral to Weight Management.

If you are a Waltham Forest Resident, and your BMI is over 30, or over 27.5 if you are Asian or Black, you can self refer straight into our scheme without a GP referring you, as long as you meet these BMI criteria, and you do not have any other health conditions. 

To check your BMI: Calculate your body mass index (BMI)

For more information on the ‘Healthwise Service’ please contact the team on:

Tel: 0208 509 9196