Exercise Referral

This one hour class is suitable for people who have COPD or other chronic lung conditions and can be accessed via a referral from a health professional.

Our friendly classes focus on functional exercises which improve the management of the chronic condition and are followed by the all-important tea and coffee at the end of the class! All participants are encouraged to exercise at their own pace and are closely monitored by our qualified pulmonary exercise rehabilitation instructors.

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This circuit style class is designed to support people who have suffered a cardiac event, in becoming active and healthy in the longer term.

The class is led by our fully qualified cardiac rehab exercise instructors who have undergone extensive training through BACPR and who work closely alongside the cardiac rehabilitation department at Stepping Hill hospital. Referral from a health professional or the Cardiac Rehab Team is required.

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*First three sessions are free for new participants.

Stay Steady is a six month falls prevention exercise programme delivered by Life Leisure in partnership with Public Health Stockport. The programme supports participants to remain steady on their feet, improve balance and lower leg strength through simple but effective, evidence based exercises.

All classes are delivered by qualified Postural Stability or Otago Instructors who provide a safe and enjoyable environment to encourage participants to gradually improve their strength, balance, coordination and mobility. Classes are free for the duration of the programme with the all-important tea, coffee and chat after each class! See our timetable below for our full list of sessions.

Once you have completed the Stay Steady programme, we highly recommend that people continue with the progress they have made by attending one of the maintenance classes. These classes are £3.50 per session and follow similar principles to that of the Stay Steady programme.

Long Covid exercises classes are for people who have been suffering long term effects of Covid, especially breathlessness and fatigue. The sessions will be low intensity and last between 30-60 minutes. We have designed a traffic light system with three activity levels to suit the individual on the day – Red/Amber/Green. The client can choose the exercise depending on how they feel on the day and the level of activity they have undertaken in previous days..

Each class will be run by fully qualified instructors from the PARiS Scheme and work in partnership the NHS Stockport Long Covid Team. Before joining we will need a referral from a health professional to ensure the client is suitable for exercise and then a Specialist PARiS referral Officers will contact them for a consultation. See our timetable below for our full list of sessions.