Merry Christmas!
Crawley Wellbeing would like to wish you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
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Christmas Closure:
Our Wellbeing hub service will be closed from 23 December 2019 until 2 January 2020.
Please note: The majority of our classes will be running as normal from 6/1/20 including Ballet and Wellbalanced.
Crawley Wellbeing can be contacted by:
Phone- 01293 585317 / 01293 585350
Email- wellbeing@crawley.gov.uk
Or pop into K2 Crawley, our office is situated on the ground floor opposite the café. We are normally open Monday to Friday.
Did you know that we can support you with your lifestyle in a number of areas, including:
- Nutrition
- Weight management
- Physical activity
- Alcohol advice
- Stopping smoking
- Emotional Wellbeing
- General lifestyle advice
Want to find out more?
Please contact us, as above, for more information.
We now offer a Smoke Free service which supplements both GP and pharmacy services.
Up to 6 sessions of behaviour support are available alongside the appropriate nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). This approach has shown to be 4 times more likely to help someone quit effectively.
For more information contact one of our Wellbeing advisors.
We now have appointments available in the New Year for our FREE weight management programme.
To book in please email wellbeing@crawley.gov.uk
By switching to e-cigarettes, smokers can improve the health of their heart within weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50436296
Physical activity levels significantly reduce during primary school years, with physical activity dropping for those between 5-11 by 17 minutes every year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50388664
Having a good night sleep is very important, with poor sleep associated with an early death.
www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/less-6-hours-sleep-night-linked-increased-risk-early-death/
If you’re reading this, you’re thinking about your drinking.
Lots of us feel like we’re drinking a bit too much, or too often, or just that we could do with time off.
A month off is the perfect way to reset your relationship with alcohol. It only takes three weeks to break a habit, so this could be your route to happier, healthier drinking long-term.
Sign up for Dry January
For local information and support contact Crawley Wellbeing or call us on 01293 585317
This winter a number of agencies have come together to host the Winter Warmer series of events.
Generous sponsorship from Metrobus has enabled us to make this a fantastic event, packed with information, demonstrations and lots of giveaways to keep you warm, active and engaged this winter.
For more information and dates see here
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We want to know what you would like to see in future editions of our Crawley Wellbeing newsletter.
Just complete our short online survey to have your say and you could be in with the chance of winning a £50 Love to shop voucher.
Click here to Complete the survey
To be in with a chance please complete the survey by the end of 5/1/20.
One single winner will be picked at random by a member of the Crawley Wellbeing Team
Have a breakfast
This can limit our intake of fatty and sugary foods during the morning. Good examples include porridge and poached eggs
Think about portion size
It is easy to over consume with food at Christmas- which will also mean we are consuming many more calories than usual.
Stock up on your veg
Having a healthy amount of vegetables on your plate will reduce the amount of overall calories we are consuming.
Don’t sit down all day
Encourage your loved ones to get up and go for a walk, play a game, or play with gifts, this will allow you to use some of the food you have consumed as energy.
Think before you eat
Christmas is a time where we have the unlimited availability of foods high in calories. By thinking before we eat instead of mindlessly popping the food in our mouth we can save ourselves empty calories.
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Looking for some tasty healthy Christmas recipes this year? Look no further than our very own recipe booklet. |
Have you got an appetite to join our next Let's get Cooking Crawley programme?
Would you like help with:
- Basic cooking skills
- Learning to eat well for less
- Understanding what food labels mean
- Learning some fresh skills
- Making your favourite recipes healthier
New courses in 2020!
Places are limited so contact us today to register your place, give us a call on 01293 585317 or email us at wellbeing@crawley.gov.uk
Looking for a new opportunity in 2020?
Volunteering can be very rewarding and a great way to meet new people, gain new or use existing skills, and get experience.
Our wide range of volunteering opportunities include physical activity sessions, disability sports, dancing, cooking, cycling and health walk leading.
Find out more here or why not contact the team to start your volunteering journey with Crawley Wellbeing on 01293 585350 or email wellbeing@crawley.gov.uk
01-31st of January: Dry January
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/dry-january/about-dry-january/what-is-dry-january
20-26th of January: Sugar awareness week
www.actiononsugar.org/sugar-awareness-week/sugar-awareness-week-2020/
7th of February 2020: Time to Talk Day
www.time-to-change.org.uk/get-involved/time-talk-day
25th February to 3rd March: Eating Disorders Awareness Week www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/edaw
1-28th of March: Dechox month
www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise/dechox/faqs
13th of March: No Smoking Day
www.nhs.uk/smokefree
15th of March: World Sleep Day
https://worldsleepday.org/
16-22nd of March: Nutrition & Hydration Week
https://nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk/resources
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