Achieve your New Year’s resolution with Live Well Suffolk

Local residents whose New Year’s resolution is to get fitter or lose some of the Christmas pounds are being reminded to sign up to a series of free healthy lifestyle courses which will be starting across Suffolk in 2016.

We have announced the launch of 33 courses which will help people to take steps towards a healthier future.

They include our successful ‘Lose Weight with Live Well Suffolk’ programme – a free 12-week course to help adults achieve long term weight loss – which will run in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury, Haverhill, Felixstowe, Lowestoft and Bungay.

We are also starting three free six-week exercise courses to help Suffolk residents increase their fitness and activity levels. Begin to Spin and Fitness Pilates will start in Ipswich in early January, while a Legs, Bums and Tums course will be starting in Sudbury.

As well as weight loss and exercise support for adults, we can also work with families to help children and young people maintain a healthy weight. We have 16 ‘Lose Weight with Live Well Suffolk for Children’ courses starting in the New Year at various locations across the Suffolk including Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury, Haverhill, Felixstowe, Hadleigh, Stowmarket, Newmarket, Mildenhall and Brandon.

Dan Ford, Senior Community Health Coach, said: “Many people use the New Year as an incentive to begin new habits and we will be working closely with people to support them as they work towards their goals.

“Whether it’s losing a few pounds, increasing your fitness or supporting children and young people to maintain a healthy weight, we provide practical support and advice to help local residents achieve long term results.”

Another popular New Year’s resolution that we can support people with is quitting smoking. We have a range of free stop smoking support available, including group and one-to-one sessions and a self-help kit for people who prefer to quit in the privacy of their own home.

For more information about our healthy lifestyle courses or stop smoking services, phone us on 01473 229292. Pre-booking for our courses is essential, and some eligibility criteria may apply.