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Enhanced Access

What is it? 

A community service to help manage and support you with your health and wellbeing through safe and effective movement programmes in your local leisure centre. Appointments and activities are only offered between 6:30-8:30pm Monday to Friday and 9-5pm Saturdays. 

You will start with a 1-1 wellness appointment outlining the programme, medical information and how best to tailor the service for you. Activities are limited to one swim or gym per week and one class for a maximum of 12 weeks. 

Who is it for? 

This programme is for individuals with no significant health concerns, who want to start or reintroduce physical activity safely.  

Where? 

This service is available only in specific areas of Somerset and requires registration with a participating GP surgery. Find the areas covered below 

I learned more in that one session with Kelly about how to use my muscles than I have in four weeks of physio exercises at home.
Participant
From week one, I’ve felt so much better all round for doing the exercises in class. Fran’s tuition has been hugely positive, both physically and mentally, for me.
Participant
I have thoroughly enjoyed the gym sessions. Fran and Kelly have been very supportive and encouraging. The sessions have impacted me in a positive way and hopefully instilled better exercise habits outside of using the gym. I hope the scheme continues and others have access to the same benefits that the sessions bring.
Participant
My sincere thanks go to Luisa, Fran and Kelly for their support, understanding and expert tuition which is aimed at restoring one's physical ability, and working appropriately with individual needs. It's worked wonderfully for me!
Participant
Being able to attend The Beach Wellness has restored a great deal of my physical capacity, and as a result I have regained confidence in my activities and mentally feel very positive.
Participant
I feel my moods and outlook were more positive when in the classes, getting out and being motivated by the people involved really helped how I felt about myself.
Participant
After a severe immune reaction, my joints, especially my knees, went weak and very painful. Thank goodness for this class! The careful guidance of the excellent staff and exercises specific to our needs, this class is a must if one wants to improve knee and hip mobility.
Participant
The relationship between staff and myself has been positive and remains so. The session lengths work well and we are frequently reminded to work at our own pace. Staff continued offering positive comments throughout.
Participant
It sounds dramatic, but this free Saturday afternoon gym has genuinely been life-changing. I can't thank you enough, for the brilliant gym programme you gave me, which was pitched at just the right level, and all the support in the gym on Saturday afternoons. I trust you, you both really know your stuff. I've turned my life around in the last 3 months and you were what started it. Now I'm walking Parkrun on Saturday mornings, I'm eating better, I've lost weight, my headspace is so much better. I can help the kids that I work with better. I was a mess before. I can't describe how much this has helped me. Thank you.
Andrew
I enjoy the fitness sessions, the girls there are knowledgeable and make you very welcome. I always leave the gym with a sense of achievement after a session. I would like to attend more regularly than once a week but its a cost that is difficult to justify these days.
Participant
The Beach Wellness is the key enabler that is helping me onto a better lifestyle. My experience is really positive and I look forward to each session. I am also supported by the staff and this facility has improved my fitness and made me more active. I would be lost without this support.
Participant
I think that the staff are friendly and welcoming and having a regular physical activity to attend, together with my husband, is nice. I think attending the gym makes you more focused on becoming fit. I did initially lose weight but I have put it back on again following an illness where I had to take a break from exercise/ the gym. I hope to now focus on losing weight again. I like the fact that there has been a flexible approach, when I can take a break from the gym without losing my free weeks.
Participant
I've enjoyed the sessions and feel they have contributed to strengthening my back - back pain was the reason for my referral. All the trainers have been helpful at all times.
Participant

For more information or enquires, contact:

Steph Moreland (She/Her)
Senior Project Officer for Health & 'In It Together' - Women and Girls Development Officer
T 07526565494
E SMoreland@sasp.co.uk

Steph leads primary care physical activity initiatives, supports the integration of community organisations into clinically lead community appointment days, and co-delivers workforce training. Steph contributes to resources that help adults, including those with long-term conditions, become more active in ways that suit them. Steph also supports women’s health work, promoting inclusive and accessible activity opportunities across the life course.