Each programme has slightly different criteria, this information can be found on their pages, however participants for any of our weight management programmes must be aged 16+, live in the Borough of Stockton on Tees and have a BMI of 25+.

If you would like to check your BMI to see if you are eligible please click here.

An individual who satisfies all the following eligibility criteria (and none of the exclusion criteria) is eligible to access the Active Health Programme:

• Aged sixteen years or over
• Resident, or registered with a GP practice, in Stockton-on-Tees
• Motivated to increase physical activity levels
• Patients for whom a medical professional has assessed that physical activity may be helpful to the management or improvement of their condition(s)
• Patients who would find it difficult to access general sports and leisure services or increase their activity levels without additional support

Exclusion criteria

The ethos of the Active Health programme is to be accessible to as many people as possible, and reasonable adjustments will be made to support people to access it. However, an individual who meets any one or more of the following exclusion criteria is not eligible to access the programme and will not be eligible for referral:

• Unstable Angina
• Unstable or acute heart failure
• Post MI or cardiac surgery e.g. CABG / Angioplasty / Valve Surgery / Pacemaker / ICD
• New or uncontrolled arrythmias
• Resting or uncontrolled tachycardia
• Unstable diabetes
• Resting DBP > 100mmHg
• Resting SBP > 180mmHg
• Symptomatic hypotension
• Febrile illness
• Frailty – Severely Frail Completely dependent for personal care, from whatever cause (physical or cognitive)
• Eating disorder
• Pregnant – unless explicitly supported by their clinician
• Bariatric surgery within the last 6 months – unless explicitly supported by their bariatric physician

The programmes are delivered across all Tees Active venues – Billingham Forum, Stockton Splash, Thornaby Pavilion and IB Leisure.

If you take part in Energise or Lite 4 Life you will get free and unlimited access to all Activ8 gyms, pools and fitness classes for the duration of the course. As well as learn about healthy eating and taking care of your body.

If you take part in Active Health you get subsidised gym, swim and fitness class sessions to help overcome health issues.