Community • Referral
Physical Activity Referral in Stockport (PARiS) is a six month 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.
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?
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.
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.
Active Pathways is a new pilot referral service in addition to the PARiS scheme from Life Leisure in partnership with Stockport Council. It’s designed for people currently doing little or no physical activity, aiming to provide them with manageable steps in improving their confidence in being active.
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 | £3.50 (£3.00 with a Leisure Key) |
| Friday | 11.00am – 12.00pm | Brinnington Park Leisure Complex | £2.00 |
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) |
| Day | Time | Venue | Price |
| Wednesday | 1.30pm – 2.30pm | Life Leisure Grand Central | £3.50 (£3.00 with a Leisure Key)* |
*First three sessions are free for new participants.
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 | 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 |
| Thursday | 10.15am – 11.30am | Dialstone Methodist Church, Offerton | Free |
| Thursday | 2.00pm – 3.00pm | Life Leisure Cheadle | Free |
| Friday | 10.00am – 10.45am | 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 |
| Tuesday | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Life Leisure Houldsworth Village | £3.50 |
| Thursday | 11.40am – 12.25pm | Life Leisure Avondale | £3.50 |
| Thursday | 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Life Leisure Cheadle | £3.50 |
| Friday | 09.45am – 10.30am | Rupert Street, Reddish, SK5 6DL |
£3.50 |
| Friday | 11.00am – 12.00pm | Torkington Centre, Hazel Grove | £3.50 |
| Friday | 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Marple Senior Citizens Club, Marple | £3.50 |
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 |
| 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 | 9.30am – 12.00pm |
| 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 |
| Day | Session type | Time |
| Tuesday | Cardiac Rehab | 12.15pm – 1.00pm |
| Thursday | Hip and knee | 10.30am – 11.10am |
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!
| Venue | Day | Time | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Church | Monday | 10.30am - 11.30am | 16 Green Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 4EA |
| Under Hill Centre | Monday | 10.30am - 11.30am | Chichester Road, Romiley, SK6 4BL |
| Life Leisure Cheadle | Tuesday | 10.30am - 11.30am | Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR |
| Life Leisure Avondale | Thursday | 10.45am - 11.30am | Heathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath SK3 0UP |
| Life Leisure Cheadle | Thursday | 2.00pm - 3.00pm | Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR |
| Torkington Centre | Friday | 10.30am - 11.30am | Torkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PY |
| New Bairstow Club | Friday | 10.45am - 11.45am | Rupert Street, Reddish, SK5 6DL |
| Life Leisure Brinnington Park | Friday | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Northumberland Rd, Brinnington, SK5 8LS |
| Marple Senior Citizens Club | Friday | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA |
To access the Stay Steady programme, participants must have one of the following:
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.
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.
| Venu | Day | Time | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Leisure Avondale | Thursday | 10.40am - 12.25pm | Heathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath, SK3 0UP |
| Life Leisure Cheadle | Thursday | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR |
| New Bairstow Club | Friday | 9.45am - 10.30am | Rupert Street, Reddish, SK5 6DL |
| The Torkington Centre | Friday | 11.45am - 12.30pm | Torkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PY |
| Marple Senior Citizens Club | Friday | 2.15pm - 3.15pm | Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA |
