Exercise referral

Have you completed our health and wellbeing survey? If not, fill in the questionnaire now and receive your 'new to you' exercise class free of charge.

How can the exercise referral scheme help you?

 Exercise has been shown to:

• reduce the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis

• manage weight, diabetes and depression

• lower blood pressure, cholesterol and stress levels

• increase muscle strength and joint flexibility

• improve self esteem and general mood

Where can you exercise with the referral scheme?

Our exercise referral programme is run from for several sites:

• Xcel Leisure Complex, Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, KT12 2JG

• Walton Centre for the Community, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 2PB

• St Peter's Church Hall, Burwood Road, Hersham, KT12 4AA

• Cobham Centre for the Community, Oakdene Road, Cobham, KT11 2LY

• Thames Ditton Centre for the Community, Mercer Close, KT7 0BS 

• Mole Hall, Bishop Fox Way, Walton Road, West Molesey, KT8 2JE

Joining the scheme

• To join the exercise referral scheme, you need approval from your healthcare professional, along with information regarding the reason for referral. Fill in the online form together with your GP or healthcare specialist to register on the scheme.

• Please note all referring healthcare professionals need to be registered to the scheme. You can contact the Health Development Officer to find out if your healthcare specialist is registered.

• There is the option to do classes, attend the gym or combine the two. All the classes and gym sessions are taught by highly qualified, supportive and experienced instructors.  

Laughter Yoga

Laughter yoga is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter, based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter.   For more information contact health@elmbridge.gov.ukor call 01372 474574.

When: the last Thursday of the month:  26 July; 30 August; 27 September; 25 October; 29 November.
Time: 11.15-12.15 
Cost: £5   
Location: St Peters Church Hall, Burwood Road, Hersham, KT12 4AA

Otago 'Falls Prevention' classes

Improve your balance, feel stronger and more mobile - first class is free

Come and try our Strength and Balance classes which will help improve your balance and put you at less risk from falls:

Walton Centre for the Community

• Monday 10.00-11.00 Strength and balance £3

• Thursday 10.00-11.00 Strength and balance £3

Weybridge Centre for the Community  

• Tuesday: 13.00-14.00 Strength and balance  £5

Thames Ditton Centre for the Community

• Thursday:  15.00-16.00 Strength, balance and stretch       £8

Contact: 01372 474574 or email health@elmbridge.gov.uk for further information.

Exercise referral classes

The following classes are available as a drop in option but you must first be referred by your healthcare specialist and speak to the Health Development Officer prior to attending your first class:                                     

Exercise referral classes

Day	Time	Session type*	Location	Cost per class
Monday	9.30am-10.30am     10.40-11.40am     10am-11am     6pm-7pm 7.30pm-8.30pm	Cardiac Rehab     Cardiac Rehab Strength & Balance       Pilates     Circuits	Xcel Leisure Complex Sports Hall     Xcel Leisure Complex Sports Hall Walton Centre for the Community      Molesey Centre for the Community Byfleet Village Hall	£4.25 £4.25 £3.00 £10.00 £5.00
Tuesday	10.00am-11.00am 12pm- 12.30pm  1pm-2pm 7.15pm-8.30pm	Cardiac Rehab Cardiac Rehab Spin Strength & Balance Gentle Hatha Yoga	Byfleet Village Hall, KT14 7QL Xcel Leisure Complex Spin Bikes Weybridge Centre for the Community Molesey Centre for the Community	£5.00 £3.50 £5.00 £10.00
Wednesday	10am-11am     8.50am-9.50am 11.45am-2.45pm      6.30-7.30pm	Circuits class Cancer Rehab  Stroke Rehab Gentle Hatha Yoga	Cobham Centre for the Community St Peters Church Hall, Hersham Walton Centre for the Community Molesey Centre for the Community	£5.00 £5.00 £5.00  £10.00
Thursday	10am-11am 10am-11am      3pm-4pm	COPD Exercise Strength & Balance      Balance & stretch	St Peters Church Hall, Hersham     Walton Centre for the Community      Thames Ditton Centre for the Community	£5.00 £3.00       £8.00
Friday	12pm-1pm 2pm-3pm 3.30-4.15     3pm-4pm  5.30pm-6.30pm	Cardiac Rehab Cardiac Rehab Cardiac Rehab Spin Cardiac Rehab  Seated Yoga	Xcel Leisure Complex Studio 1 Cobham Centre for the Community Xcel Leisure Complex Spin Studio Cobham Centre for the Community  Xcel Leisure Complex Studio 1	£3.50     £5.00 £5.00  £4.25 £10.00

 

* Session types explained

• A group exercise class where a warm up is carried out followed by a circuit where you will be on each work station for a minute

• A 30 minute weekly class designed around an indoor bike with a fixed fly wheel. These classes may use heart rate monitors to ensure you are not working too hard.

• A group exercise class where gym equipment (eg treadmill, bike) is used as part of the circuit

Note: All circuit classes have been designed specifically for Cardiac Rehab and to accommodate a vast number of referral reasons. The circuit can be adjusted to make each exercise easier or harder as appropriate or have an alternative exercise substituted where required.

Gym exercise referral

The gym exercise referral is only available at Xcel Leisure Complex, runs for 12 consecutive weeks and is structured as follows:

• 1st appointment: Initial assessment where your referral form is discussed and all paperwork completed. A fitness test may also be carried out at this time.

• 2nd appointment  A bespoke programme is written for you.

• 3rd appointment  A mid-way review of progress and programme altered as necessary.

• 4th appointment  Final assessment where the fitness test will be repeated and you will be invited to join the gym.

The total cost of the programme is £90, including one to one assessments and use of the gym for 12 weeks (restrictions apply to the gym usage in the first 6 weeks).

If you wish to swim the cost of this is £1.35 per swim under the exercise referral scheme

For more information on the Exercise Referral programme please  contact the Health Development Officer. 

Seated yoga classes 

The chair replaces the yoga mat and becomes an extension of your body allowing you to take advantage of yoga’s fitness and health potential. The chair-yoga sessions are for mixed abilities. They are held:

• Thursdays at 10.00-11.00am at Walton Centre for the Community (balance and chair yoga) £3

• Fridays at 5.30-6.30pm at the Xcel Leisure Complex in Walton £10

 

 For a variety of chair based and floor based gentle yoga please contact 07736 797370 or email:  najahyoga@gmail.com for more information.