South Lanarkshire Leisure: Physical Activity on Prescription

Residents of South Lanarkshire who may benefit from being more physically active can be referred by their GP, Physiotherapist or NHS health professional to a variety of health & wellbeing interventions, programmes and activities with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, (SLLC) in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire.

Once referred, SLLC Leisure staff will engage with you individually before triaging you into a suitable physical activity intervention. The menu of opportunities available to referred patients are detailed below:

1. Social Prescribing, Free access for 4 weeks to the gym, swimming, health suite, fitness classes and accompanying email-based support including home based exercises.
2. Green Health opportunities
3. External signposting to physical activity, wellbeing, nutritional advice from partner organisations
4. Weigh to Go – Free, 15-week adult weight management class*

*You can also sign up to weigh to go without speaking to a health professional, please contact your local leisure centre https://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/35/leisure_centres

There is extensive evidence to show that being more active can help:
• Improve your health
• Improve feelings of wellbeing
• Improve confidence and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression
• Can assist in weight management
• Gives you more energy during the day while providing a better sleep at night

Please speak to your GP surgery or health professional for more details.

Services Offered

Sport and Exercise

All GP practices across all 4 localities are able to refer and a wide range of Allied Health Professionals.

Phone Line open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.