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The Health Trainer Service is available to people 16 years and over. The Health Trainer service is free.
If you wish to get in touch with a Health Trainer, you can refer yourself, using our online form here. Please note that face to face appointments are currently limited owing to the ongoing Covid-19 situation and the initial contact with this service will be either via phone or email.
Other services/partners/agencies who work with your local Health Trainer include:
Carres Grammar School
OneYou Lincolnshire
Sleaford Medical Group
Local fitness instructors
Better Gym (Healthwise)
Diabetes Specialists
The NKDC Health Trainer provides one-to-one and group support to help you do this.
Health Trainers work with you to set goals towards living a healthier lifestyle. They can offer support, encouragement, and motivation to help you achieve your goals.
Health Trainers can provide information on relevant groups, clubs, services and activities taking place in your local area. They can also attend a group meeting with you to offer support and encouragement. Health Trainers can help with referrals to specialist services such as referrals to the Healthwise exercise scheme and the OneYou Move More programme.
The Health Trainer can provide up to date relevant health information on this and a number of other health related topics. They can support you to lose weight with regular meetings, weigh-ins, goal setting and recipe ideas. NKDC have a 10 week weight management programme called Fit For Life NK, or a 12 month programme called Be The Better You. Both programmes include an educational part looking at food groups, portion sizes, fats, sugars, eating out, mental health, goal setting, diabetes and cholesterol. During the course of a programme, each meeting will include a low-impact physical activity which is optional.
Health Trainers can offer support in this. They can provide information on different methods available to stop smoking and refer you to local services such as OneYou Lincolnshire for help with smoking cessation and alcohol reduction.