Sunderland Weight Management Programme
FREE 26-week programme designed to provide you with support around weight management
The Sunderland Weight Management programme is a FREE 26-week programme designed to provide you with support around weight management, physical activity, healthy food choices and wellbeing.
It is tailored to meet your needs and to support you to make positive and long-lasting changes to your health.
As part of the programme, you will receive support via:
- One-to-one appointments every six weeks to monitor your progress and provide support
- Weekly drop-in group sessions to include nutrition advice, low impact exercise classes and cooking demonstrations
- Regular weekly email newsletters on a range of health and wellbeing topics
Criteria for joining the programme:
You must be a Sunderland resident
- Aged 18+
- Your BMI (Body Mass Index) must be 30 or above, or 27.5 and above for people from ethnic minority backgrounds
- This programme is not suitable for pregnant women
To find out your BMI please visit:
The programme will be delivered from:
Houghton Sports & Wellness Centre
Station Road,
Houghton-le-Spring,
DH4 5AH
07383 532 424
Pallion Action Group
East Moor Road,
Pallion,
Sunderland,
SR4 6QW
07387 531 590
Washington Millennium Centre
The Oval,
Concord,
Washington,
NE37 2QD
07765 425 726
If you are interested in joining the programme, you can either:
- Visit: www.sunderland.gov.uk/weightmanagement and complete the online registration form
- Email the Sunderland City Council at: weightmanagement@sunderland.gov.uk
- Contact the number of the centre you would prefer to attend
