Want to get healthy for good? Stop dieting and Shape-Up!
What weight management programmes can I do in Camden?
Apples & Pears
From April 1st 2013, Shape-Up in Camden has moved to Apples & Pears, Camden's Weight Management Service. Shape-Up is now one of four community based programmes available to Camden residents. To find out if you are eligible for the Shape-Up Programme in Camden, follow this link:
http://www.healthycamden.com/content/healthy-weight
Shape-Up is a lifestyle programme offered FREE OF CHARGE in Camden that can help you manage your weight, improve your health and improve your quality of life.
What makes Shape-Up special?
Shape-Up provides an evidence-based alternative to the endless cycle of dieting people often find themselves in. Shape-Up is used by thousands of people each year across England to help them lose weight, get fitter and healthier and feel better about themselves. Over 1000 people have completed Shape-Up since it has been running in Camden alone!
Weight Concern knows that weight management can be a lengthy and lonely business. Shape-Up groups such as those offered in Camden provide people with the opportunity to work through the programme with the support of others in the same position. And you don't have to fear stepping on the scales each week in front of others! You will be encouraged to keep track of your weight but it won't be discussed in the groups.
Shape-Up will give you the skills and confidence to take control of your weight for life - abandoning 'diets' for good!
The Shape-Up Programme will help you to:
The Shape-Up Programme helps people achieve all this by offering vital information on changing your behaviour such as how to keep motivated, how to identify triggers which lead to unhealthy habits and how to deal with lapses. It also offers practical information on portion sizes, cooking, shopping and eating out tips, and record sheets and diaries to keep track of things.
There is also an online forum where you can chat to others going through the Shape-Up Programme and you can get daily hints and motivational tips from Weight Concern on Facebook and Twitter @weightconcern
How do I get involved in the Shape-Up Programme in Camden?
To find out if you are eligible for the Shape-Up Programme in Camden, follow this link: http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/sport-and-physical-activity/get-active-and-healthy/lose-weight/?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
Read Drew's story and see the difference Shape-Up has made: Click here to download pdf
What other past participants say about the Shape-Up Programme