What is exercise referral?
If you are suffering with a pre-existing health condition or recovering from an illness or operation, you could benefit from exercise referral at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Our scheme can help improve overall health, increase fitness levels, and support long-term lifestyle changes with the guidance of our team of highly qualified exercise referral practitioners, giving you the knowledge and confidence you need to address your referred condition in a safe and effective way.
Who is eligible?
We work with patients who are “inactive” doing less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. If you are:
- committed to making a long term lifestyle change
- aged 18 +
- have an existing stable health condition/ recovering from an operation
- clinically stable and compliant with their medication
then our team are ready to work with you.
Health conditions we work with
- Alcohol/Drug rehabilitation
- Joint/mobility/ musculoskeletal
- Obesity
- Mental health/ emotional wellbeing
- Completion of cardiac rehabilitation
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes
- Cancer.
Who can refer
- GP
- Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational Health
- Health care assistants
- Doctors and nurses
- Dietician
- Practice district nurse
- Hospital consultant
- Respiratory or exercise physiologists.
How do I sign up?
Simply complete an exercise referral form and have it signed by your exercise referral practitioner. Then simply return the form to our staff in person.
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