Looking to lose weight? Book a pre-course assessment
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health and can help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. That is why maintaining a healthy weight is so important. It helps you lower your risk for developing these problems, helps you feel good about yourself, and gives you more energy to enjoy life.
Our Weigh Ahead course focusses on helping you to make small but sustainable changes to the way you eat. The course runs weekly over five modules, and you can join at any time to begin your five-week block as the topics roll over and begin again every five weeks.
Once you join, you will need to attend the next five-week block of sessions to receive all the content and gain the most benefit from the course.
Topics covered during the five-week delivery include:
A free starter pack (similar to the example described) is given to you at week two including items such as food measuring spoons to help with portion control, a tape measure to keep on track of your waist circumference, alongside various British Heart Foundation information brochures, and a Red, Amber, Green food label guide to help you select healthier choices whilst shopping.
At week five, you will also receive a free BBC Good Food recipe cookbook, and a fitness tracker to help you on your weight loss journey.
Places are limited – please book for a pre-course assessment by using the following link. This will book a 20-minute telephone consultation with one of our advisors so we can provide you with an overview of what to expect, and importantly collate some baseline measurements and information from you that is needed prior to enrolling you on to any course.
Looking to lose weight? Book a pre-course assessment
If you would like to discuss anything before booking your pre-course assessment, call us free on 0800 952 1000 (option 2), Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.
You can also follow our Facebook page or Twitter for lots of handy hints and tips to stay a healthy weight or lose weight.
We offer a wide variety of sessions, via two main formats – online or face-to-face. You will be able to find a session format, time and location that suits you, as our sessions cater for morning, afternoon and evenings, on weekdays and weekends.
Please take a look below to find out more.
Online courses are held over Microsoft Teams. You can take part from the comfort of your own home, via your laptop, tablet or mobile phone. We need your email address for this, and our friendly staff will be on hand to set you up and resolve any uncertainty around using Microsoft Teams.
Day | Timings | Location | Frequency | Extra information |
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Monday |
5.30pm to 6.30pm |
Online Online using Microsoft Teams
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Every Monday - ongoing |
Online Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Monday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Friday |
9.30am to 10.30am |
Online Online using Microsoft Teams |
Every Friday - ongoing |
Online Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Friday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Sunday |
1.30pm to 2.30pm |
Online Online using Microsoft Teams |
Every Sunday - ongoing |
Online Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Sunday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Our face-to-face courses are held all over Salford in numerous locations that are easily accessible to you. They offer the chance to meet your Health Improvement Worker in person, as well as other like-minded people attending the course.
Day | Timings | Location | Frequency | Extra information |
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Monday |
10.30am to 11.30am |
Little Hulton Little Hulton Library, Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton M28 0AZ |
Every Monday starting 16 January to 27 March |
Five week rolling programme. |
Monday |
11am to 12pm |
Claremont The Womens Centre, Halton Bank, M6 7AB |
Every Monday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Monday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Monday |
1pm to 2pm |
Ordsall Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk, M6 5FX |
Every Monday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Monday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Tuesday |
9.30am to 10.30am |
East Energise Centre, Douglas Green, M6 6ES |
Every Tuesday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Tuesday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Wednesday |
11.30am to 12.30pm |
Eccles Eccles Gateway, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0TU |
Every Wednesday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Wednesday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Thursday |
9.30am to 10.30am |
Claremont The Vine Community Hub, 87-89 Cholmondeley Road, Salford
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Every Thursday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Thursday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Thursday |
10am to 11am |
Worsley Boothstown Community Centre, Standfield Drive, Boothstown, M28 1NB |
Every Thursday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Thursday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Thursday |
1.30pm to 2.30pm |
Little Hulton/ Walkden Walkden Gateway, 2 Smith Street, Walkden, M28 3EZ |
Every Thursday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Thursday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Thursday |
1.30pm to 2.30pm |
Swinton Valley Community Centre, Dorning Road, Swinton M27 5UX |
Every Thursday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Thursday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Thursday |
6pm to 7pm |
Swinton Swinton Gateway, 100 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 6BP |
Every Thursday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Thursday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Saturday |
10.30am to 11.30am |
Swinton Swinton Gateway, 100 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 6BP |
Every Saturday - ongoing |
Five-week weight management course. Book your pre-course assessment, and then join on any Saturday, as long as session capacity allows. |
Don’t delay, take the first step and book your Weigh Ahead pre-course assessment now!
Looking to lose weight? Book a pre-course assessment
This page was last updated on 2 February 2023