Support for individuals who have Long Term Conditions
The Live Well Services comprises of 2 teams, BEATS (Exercise Referral) and Lifestyle. The Lifestyle service support individuals with stop smoking, healthy eating, sleep hygiene, breast feeding support and drinking less alcohol. The BEATS team support those individuals with long term conditions to improve their quality of life through safe and effective activity. The BEATS service will provide an holistic approach in prescribing safe and effective exercise that will improve your health. Exercise is medicine and if done safely with a person centred approach can increase independence, reduce medication and significantly enhance overall wellbeing. If you have a long term condition please contact the Live Well Service and the team will be there to provide one to one support.
Here are some examples of how exercise can help:
- Diabetes is a condition where the body struggles to control the level of sugars in the blood stream. Regular exercise will reduce the blood sugar levels by utilising the sugars for energy with the movement, plus make the muscles more sensitive to insulin which is the hormone responsible for controlling the sugars.
- Arthritis is caused when the cartilage around the joint is reduced and this reduction causes space within the joint. The body will try to remedy this by growing more bone, however if the ligaments, tendons and muscles around the joint are not strong enough, it will mean intense pain as bone will meet bone. By following a correct exercise regime, the ligaments, tendons and muscles around the joint can become very strong and reduce the movement. Therefore reducing the pain and improving range of movement.
The team are fully trained to help to support with conditions such as cardiovascular disease, COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, mental health, neurological disease such as Parkinsons, obesity, diabetes, mental health, Stroke and Fall Prevention.
Last Updated: 8th Sep 2021, 12:13