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Community • Referral

Exercise Referral

What is exercise referral?

Physical Activity Referral in Stockport (PARiS) is the exercise referral scheme delivered by Life Leisure. Designed to help people doing less than 30-minutes of exercise per week and living with chronic health conditions, to become active and improve their health.

A joint partnership between Life Leisure and Public Health, the scheme is delivered by a strong and experienced team of health and exercise professionals, who provide guidance, support and motivation towards health improvement.

Research shows that exercise can help not only your physical health but boost you mental and emotional wellbeing also.

The PARiS service continues to accept new referrals to the scheme and there is currently a three-four week wait for first appointments. Where possible, initial consultations are being delivered via telephone or video consultation but face to face appointments can be happily facilitated if preferred.

PARiS delivers over 20 supervised activity sessions across Stockport per week. We encourage all sessions to be pre booked via the Life Leisure app to avoid disappointment. Support in how to do this can be provided by your PARiS Coach.

Access to gym, swimming and other mainstream classes at Life Leisure hubs may also be an option and can be discussed with your PARiS Coach.

Am I eligible to take part?

Are you physically inactive (undertaking less than 30-minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise) and not a current member at a Life Leisure facility?

  • Do you suffer from a chronic medical condition such as Hypertension, Diabetes Type 2, Joint Pain, COPD or Depression?
  • Have you had a heart attack, Stroke or CABG?

If you feel you meet the criteria, then please speak to your GP or Practice Nurse and ask for a referral to the PARiS scheme. Alternatively, if you feel you meet the criteria and would like to self-refer, please complete our self referral form here.

If you or your patient are eligible, use the link below to get started.

Due to the high volume of referrals we are receiving, please note there is currently a three-four week wait for initial appointments for the PARiS scheme. We appreciate your patience.

Classes and timetables

Pulmonary Rehab exercise classes

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Pulmonary Rehab exercise classes

This one hour class is suitable for people who have COPD or other chronic lung conditions and can be accessed via a referral from a health professional.

Our friendly classes focus on functional exercises which improve the management of the chronic condition and are followed by the all-important tea and coffee at the end of the class! All participants are encouraged to exercise at their own pace and are closely monitored by our qualified pulmonary exercise rehabilitation instructors.

Timetable:

Day Time Venue Price
Tuesday 10.00am – 11.00am St Peters Church, Hazel Grove £3.00 (£2.00 with a Leisure Key)
Friday 11.00am – 12.00pm Brinnington Park Leisure Complex £3.00 (£2.00 with a Leisure Key)

Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise classes

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Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise classes

This circuit style class is designed to support people who have suffered a cardiac event, in becoming active and healthy in the longer term.

The class is led by our fully qualified cardiac rehab exercise instructors who have undergone extensive training through BACPR and who work closely alongside the cardiac rehabilitation department at Stepping Hill hospital. Referral from a health professional or the Cardiac Rehab Team is required.

Timetable:

Day Time Venue Price
Thursday 1.15pm – 2.15pm Life Leisure Hazel Grove £3.50 (£3.00 with a Leisure Key)
Monday 12.00pm – 1.00pm Life Leisure Houldsworth Village £3.50 (£3.00 with a Leisure Key)

CFS/Fibromyalgia exercise classes

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CFS/Fibromyalgia exercise classes

Day Time Venue Price
Wednesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm Life Leisure Grand Central £3.00 (£2.00 with a Leisure Key)*

*First three sessions are free for new participants.

Stay Steady/falls prevention

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Stay Steady/falls prevention

Stay Steady is a six month falls prevention exercise programme delivered by Life Leisure in partnership with Public Health Stockport. The programme supports participants to remain steady on their feet, improve balance and lower leg strength through simple but effective, evidence based exercises.

All classes are delivered by qualified Postural Stability or Otago Instructors who provide a safe and enjoyable environment to encourage participants to gradually improve their strength, balance, coordination and mobility. Classes are free for the duration of the programme with the all-important tea, coffee and chat after each class! See our timetable below for our full list of sessions.

Day Time Venue Price
Monday 10.30am – 11.30am St Peters Parish Centre Free
Monday 10.30am – 11.30am Underhill Centre, Chinchester Road, Romiley Free
Tuesday 10.30am – 11.30am Life Leisure Cheadle  Free
Tuesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm Life Leisure Houldsworth  Free
Thursday 10.30am – 11.30am Life Leisure Avondale  Free
Friday 10.30am – 11.30am The Torkington Centre, Hazel Grove  Free
Friday 11.00am – 12.00pm Brinnington Park Leisure Complex  Free
Friday 1.00pm – 2.00pm Marple Senior Citizens Club  Free

Once you have completed the Stay Steady programme, we highly recommend that people continue with the progress they have made by attending one of the maintenance classes. These classes are £3.50 per session and follow similar principles to that of the Stay Steady programme.

Day Time Venue Price
Thursday 11.40am – 12.25pm Heathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath, SK3 0UP £3.50
Thursday 1.00pm – 2.00pm Shiers Drive, Cheadle,

SK8 1JR

£3.50
Friday 09.45am – 10.30am Rupert Street, Reddish,
SK5 6DL
£3.50
Friday 11.45am – 12.30pm Torkington Rd, Hazel Grove,

SK7 4PY

£3.50
Friday 2.15pm – 3.15pm Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA £3.50

Long Covid exercise classes

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Long Covid exercise classes

Long Covid exercises classes are for people who have been suffering long term effects of Covid, especially breathlessness and fatigue. The sessions will be low intensity and last between 30-60 minutes. We have designed a traffic light system with three activity levels to suit the individual on the day – Red/Amber/Green. The client can choose the exercise depending on how they feel on the day and the level of activity they have undertaken in previous days..

Each class will be run by fully qualified instructors from the PARiS Scheme and work in partnership the NHS Stockport Long Covid Team. Before joining we will need a referral from a health professional to ensure the client is suitable for exercise and then a Specialist PARiS referral Officers will contact them for a consultation. See our timetable below for our full list of sessions.

Day Time Venue Price
Thursday 1.00pm – 2.00pm Life Leisure Romiley Free

 

PARiS supervised gym sessions

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PARiS supervised gym sessions

Day Venue Time
Monday Brinnington Park Leisure Complex 10.30am – 12.00pm
Monday Life Leisure Grand Central 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Tuesday Life Leisure Cheadle 10.00am – 11.30am
Tuesday Stockport Sports Village 11.45am – 1.15pm
Wednesday Life Leisure Houldsworth Village 09.30am – 11.00am
Wednesday Life Leisure Romiley 10.15am – 11.45am
Thursday Life Leisure Avondale 10.30am – 12.00pm
Thursday Life Leisure Hazel Grove 11.00am – 12.30pm

PARiS online group sessions

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PARiS online group sessions

Day Session type Time
Monday Chair based exercise 12.30pm – 1.00pm
Tuesday Cardiac Rehab 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Wednesday Chair based exercise 11.00am – 11.30am
Thursday Hip and knee 10.30am – 11.15am
Thursday Gentle exercise class 10.30am – 11.10am

Stay Steady programme

Stay Steady is a six month falls prevention exercise programme delivered by Life Leisure in partnership with Public Health Stockport. The programme supports participants to remain steady on their feet through simple but effective exercises.

All classes are delivered by qualified Postural Stability Instructors who provide a safe and enjoyable environment to encourage participants to gradually improve their strength, balance, coordination and mobility. Classes are free for the duration of the programme with the all-important tea, coffee and chat after each class!

Stay Steady timetable

VenueDayTimeAddress
St Peters ChurchMonday10.30am - 11.30am16 Green Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 4EA
Under Hill CentreMonday10.30am - 11.30amChichester Road, Romiley, SK6 4BL
Life Leisure CheadleTuesday10.30am - 11.30amShiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR
Life Leisure AvondaleThursday10.45am - 11.30amHeathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath SK3 0UP
Life Leisure CheadleThursday2.00pm - 3.00pmShiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR
Torkington CentreFriday10.30am - 11.30amTorkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PY
New Bairstow ClubFriday10.45am - 11.45amRupert Street, Reddish, SK5 6DL
Life Leisure Brinnington ParkFriday11.00am - 12.00pmNorthumberland Rd, Brinnington, SK5 8LS
Marple Senior Citizens ClubFriday1.00pm - 2.00pmMemorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA

Want to join in?

To access the Stay Steady programme, participants must have one of the following:

  • A fear of falling
  • A history of falling
  • Feel unsteady on their feet due to limited strength and/or balance

New individuals will meet one of our Stay Steady instructors 1:1 for an initial assessment to discuss medical history and personal falls history, as well as undertaking some simple functional exercises to assess whether the Stay Steady programme is suitable for their needs. We encourage people to take part in the classes as much as possible and therefore there may be situations where a person may not be deemed suitable for the programme. In this instance, we may offer alternative activities or put them in touch with our colleagues from the Steady in Stockport service.

Once an initial assessment has been completed and the individual has been cleared to participate, they can access any of the Stay Steady classes. After six weeks, they may also be given a home exercise plan, so they can also practice the exercises at home in their own time.

To enquire, please contact a member of the team today via email.

What's next?

Once you have completed the Stay Steady programme, we highly recommend that people continue with the progress they have made by attending one of the maintenance classes. These classes are £3.50 per session and follow similar principles to that of the Stay Steady programme.

VenuDayTimeAddress
Life Leisure AvondaleThursday10.40am - 12.25pmHeathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath, SK3 0UP
Life Leisure CheadleThursday1.00pm - 2.00pmShiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR
New Bairstow Club Friday9.45am - 10.30amRupert Street, Reddish, SK5 6DL
The Torkington CentreFriday11.45am - 12.30pmTorkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PY
Marple Senior Citizens ClubFriday2.15pm - 3.15pmMemorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA

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