Healthy Weight, Diet & Physical Activity
Information for the Public
The Lanarkshire Weight Management Service has a helpful website with lots of health and wellbeing resources to help you lead a healthier lifestyle. It includes information on:
- adult healthy weight programmes
- children and young people specific programmes and resources
- green health (being active outdoors)
- physical activity
- diet and nutrition information
- mental health and wellbeing resources
For information on physical activity and exercise visit:
- For people living in North Lanarkshire – https://www.activenl.co.uk/
- For people living in South Lanarkshire – https://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/
- Green Health Partnership
- National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the surrounding area – https://www.sustrans.org.uk/glasgow/
- Get Walking Lanarkshire, Paths for All – https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/walk-project/get-walking-lanarkshire
Information on local groups and services can be found here:
- For North Lanarkshire visit – ALISS – A Local Information System for Scotland – https://www.aliss.org/
- For South Lanarkshire visit – www.locator.org.uk
You can find out more about what causes obesity and how it’s treated on NHS inform visit – https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/nutritional/obesity/