A new healthy lifestyle service is coming to Oxfordshire. Achieve Oxfordshire will no longer be providing the weight management programmes for Oxfordshire after 31st August 2024; however, you can still refer (self or professional) where you’ll be added to a waitlist. Maximus will be providing this service from 1 September 2024.
Build healthy habits that last a lifetime with Beezee Adults and Beezee Families – in-person and online programmes to help you eat well and get moving. And if you’re looking for weight loss support just for men, our online Gutless sessions can help. Visit www.oxf.maximusuk.co.uk for more information.
Lose weight with our innovative 12 week swim programme provided by our partners at gloji.
Combine all the benefits of swimming with a digital weight loss platform that will help you make gradual changes to improve your nutrition, movement, mind, alcohol & sleep.
What you get
Swimming
12 x 30 minute swimming sessions led by a qualified swimming coach.
Low impact exercise keeps the heart rate up while taking some of the impact stress off the body. Participants will build endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
Weekly group sessions focus on breathing and exhalation, arm recovery styles and hand entry; stroke mechanics and body position and kick technique.
Weight Loss
Login each week to access our flexible digital weight loss programme including:
12 weeks of interactive videos.
100’s of online articles and healthy, delicious recipes.
Use of our online gym.
Bonus digital goodies including a recipe book and journal.
Live online events and Q&A sessions.
Please note that participants need to be able to currently swim at least 25 meters.
Find your nearest programme
DATE: Starting onTuesday 7thMay
TIME: 1pm - 2:00pm
LOCATION: Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre
DATE: Starting onWednesday 8th May
TIME: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
LOCATION: Wantage Leisure Centre
DATE: Starting onThursday 23rdMay
TIME: 12:30pm-1:30pm
LOCATION: Windrush Leisure Centre
DATE: Starting onFriday 7th June
TIME: 2:30pm-3:00pm
LOCATION: Iffley Road Sports Centre
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
FAQ
What is Gloji Mind+?
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Gloji Mind+ is a one-to-one weight management programme designed to help those living with mental health conditions. Individuals will meet with a designated practitioner on a weekly basis either face-to-face, online or via the telephone and explore a range of wellbeing-focused topics across 12 sessions.
I’ve tried losing weight before. Why would this programme be any different?
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Unlike other weight-focused programmes, Gloji Mind+ looks deeper into your behaviour and lifestyle to set small, sustainable changes to improve your health for good. Rather than following a set diet plan, we listen to what has and hasn’t worked for you in the past. The primary difference being that we encourage responding to feelings over figures by re-focusing on an intuitive relationship with food, physical activity and your wellbeing. The fundamental aim of the programme is to build a foundation of tools and knowledge that you feel confident to build upon after the 12 sessions.
What do the sessions cover?
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Examples of topics include intuitive eating, how food labels can help your journey, hunger and fullness, the relationship between food and mood, how to overcome barriers to exercise, effective goal setting and a whole lot more. Some of these may feel all too familiar, while others may feel alien to you – we hear this. At your first session, the practitioner will run through all available topics and you’re free to choose which you feel will be most useful.
When and where are the sessions held?
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Sessions can be face-to-face in our community hubs, online or via the telephone. The practitioner will work with you to find a time that suits you both. If you find one these options would be a better fit for your schedule, this can also be changed during the programme.
How long are each of the sessions?
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Each session will last around 45 minutes. The practitioner will allot extra buffer time to ensure you feel conversations aren’t cut short and any further information will be provided in a follow-up email each week. Similarly, if you can only commit to shorter sessions, this can be raised with the practitioner and arranged accordingly.
eligibility
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Inclusion/exclusion Criteria
Inclusion:
Must be able to swim over 25 metres
Oxfordshire resident, working in Oxfordshire, studying in Oxfordshire or registered to an Oxfordshire GP surgery
You must be over the age of 18
BMI greater than 28 OR greater than 27.5 with a comorbidity OR greater 27.5 if you are from a Black, Asian and Minority (BAME) community OR greater than 23 if you are from a BAME community and have a comorbidity Scroll down to use our BMI checker
Exclusion:
You must not have accessed a free service via Achieve Oxfordshire in the last 12 months
You must not have been a paying member of Slimming World or WW in the last 3 months
Unfortunately, we are unable to support you via one of our services if any of the following health statuses apply to you:
Complex diabetes*
Known eating disorder - Other mental health conditions will be considered on a case by case basis
