A brand new type of health club that offers a brilliant new approach to personal health & fitness is about to change the way we look after ourselves forever.
Billed as the ‘health clubs of the future’, the new clubs will be called ‘Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centres’ and will offer services that have never before been available at a gym or health club.
The Centres will provide a holistic and joined up approach to managing health & wellbeing by offering a combination of fitness facilities, health services and highly qualified staff never before seen under one roof.
For the first time ever, health assessments, which are so often the reserve of the specialist clinic, will now be available in a health club environment.
Known as the Vi1, this comprehensive, 45-60 minute health assessment will be available free of charge to the majority of clients. The Vi1 will measure body mass index, aerobic fitness, resting heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels.
Clients will receive a written report which will contribute to a personalised action plan and fitness programme.
In addition, the traditional ‘fitness instructors’ are being retrained as highly skilled ‘Wellbeing Advisors’ who will carry out the Vi1 health assessment and be on hand to deliver support, advice and tailored exercise programmes.
Each Centre will also have at least one ‘Senior Wellbeing Advisor’ – a new group of highly qualified fitness & wellbeing professionals, many of whom have a sports science background.
Centres will also offer:
Accredited Nuffield physiotherapists - available to personalise an action plan for prevention, intervention and rehabilitation of injuries;
Nutritional advice - nutritional guidance and dietary analysis from Senior Wellbeing Advisors to help clients make the right choices for healthy living;
Relaxation Zones - offering soothing and nourishing treatments and therapies;
Health workshops and seminars to keep people informed and up-to-date about the best ways to improve and maintain their wellbeing.
The new Centres are the result of last year’s acquisition of Cannons Health Clubs by Nuffield Health – an organisation which helps millions of people take care of their health through its hospitals network.
As a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity, Nuffield Health invests everything into improving your health rather than giving money to shareholders.
KP Doyle, Chief Executive of Nuffield Health Wellbeing, says, “Nuffield Health’s launch of the Fitness & Wellbeing Centres is one part of our vision to offer people everything they need to help them live a healthy life.
“Our aim is to help every single one of our clients to lead healthier, happier lives by inspiring them to actively take care of their health and wellbeing.
“The innovative and personalised approach we’ll be delivering at each of our Centres is designed to help people get smarter about their health and how they look after themselves.
“Our clients will be in the hands of experienced fitness & wellbeing professionals, meaning they will have constant access to all the resources and encouragement they need to take control of their own health.
“With over 50 years’ experience of providing high-quality healthcare, Nuffield Health is in a unique position to offer clients what they feel they need to genuinely improve and maintain their health and fitness.”
To find a Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre near you go to www.nuffieldhealth.com.
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Notes to editors
Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest healthcare charity.
We help people to get healthy and stay healthy, to identify and manage their individual health risks, and we provide sophisticated diagnosis and treatment when problems occur
We are independent of government and have no shareholders so we can plan for the long-term, reinvesting all financial surplus for the benefit of customers
Nuffield Health purchased Cannons Health & Fitness in November 2007
Services will be introduced throughout 2009
