Nutrition & fitness support

Service Description

1. What is this about? Our Nutrition & fitness support programme helps patients with low levels of physical activity and excess body weight who have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or recurrent depression. The service aims to advise and assist each individual to develop skills that will help them change their unhealthy lifestyle, as evidence suggests that such a lifestyle often leads to obesity and chronic metabolic diseases. This is an important and usually neglected problem that often becomes an additional burden to the already difficult lives of patients with bipolar disorder and recurrent depression. 2. What does it offer? • Proposes a personalised plan of physical activity and nutritional health • Sets realistic goals for the reduction of body weight • Supports fitness and wellness improvement • Aims to reduce overeating and eating disorders • Educates patients and their family on how to implement a healthy physical activity regime and a proper nutrition plan • Helps to improve self image and improves eating patterns and eating related stress • Indirectly improves chronic mood difficulties • Provides additional support in order to facilitate further engagement with exercise activities in the open field (nordic walking, trekking, jogging, swimming, sailing) as well as in the gym (aerobic and strengthening exercises)

Cancellation Policy

To cancel or reschedule please contact us 48 hours in advance. Last minute cancellations or no shows are charged fully irrespective of the reason.

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