Hearty Lives Hull Improves Staff Wellbeing at HEYCF Since June 2011, ABL Health, a GP led health firm, have been funded by the British Heart Foundation and NHS Hull as part of a £1.5million ‘Hearty Lives Hull’ project. The workforce strand delivers a FREE ‘Health at Work’ service which is available to any Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) within Hull (HU1HU9). Since annual sickness absence costs the UK more than £100 billion annually (CIPD 2009), schemes such as Hearty Lives play an important role in reducing these figures.
over the last 3-4 years. Before joining the programme I led a very sedentary lifestyle due to poor mobility and permanent back pain following an operation.
Wendy Clarke, a business support worker from local company ‘HEYCF’ tells us more.
Following the Hearty Lives Hull intervention, I have increased my exercise levels using a static Exercycle, lost weight and even reduced my blood pressure. I have also reduced the amount I eat, reduced my salt and increased my fresh fruit intake. I have also continued with the ‘Weigh In’s’ at home and have lost another 7 lbs. Hearty Lives was great as it was a good reminder of the do’s and don’ts just at the right time for me!
I decided to take part as due to serious back issues I have been less active and unable to walk very well, causing me to have gained weight
Hearty Lives provides a wide range of options for your company, which are chosen from a staff ‘needs’ assessment or by managerial
preferences. Options include; Health Checks, Nutrition Advice, Exercise Sessions, Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Awareness, Stress Management and Weight Loss. All sessions run at times to suit the company, i.e. before work, lunchtimes and after work, and remember, everything provided is completely free.
For more information or to sign up your business, contact us on 01482 303541 or adminhull@ablhealth.co.uk
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