Adult weight management courses

Hello and welcome to Active Hastings weight loss courses and weekly exercise classes. These are open to anyone living in Hastings and St. Leonards who are over the age of 18 and have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30. It's really easy to work this out, all you need to do is input your details into the BMI calculator and it will give you your BMI.

Creating A Healthier You

We are also delighted to launch a new additional weekly exercise class for people who have been through our Active Hastings weight management courses or have a BMI over 30, alongside either hypertension or type 2 diabetes. Our classes take place at the Ark Alexandra Dance Studio.

There are three 12 week weight loss courses you can join, either Flab-u-Less, Lean Into It or WaistBand of Brothers (see details below).

Flab-u-less Course 

Women only
Wednesdays - various courses happening throughout the year
7pm to 8.30pm
Ark Alexandra Academy (William Parker), Dance Studio, off Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2NR
Instructor - Heidi

Booking is essential, please use the EEQU booking platform - Flab-u-less to register your interest and to book Flab-u-Less.

Lean Into It Course

Women and men
Mondays -  various courses happening throughout the year
7pm to 8.30pm
Ark Alexandra Academy - Dance Studio
Instructor - Heidi 

Booking is essential, please use the EEQU booking platform - Women and men to register your interest and to book Lean Into It.

WaistBand of Brothers Course

Men only
Tuesdays - various courses happening throughout the year
8pm to 9.30pm
Hastings Academy Sports Centre, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN

Booking is essential, please use the EEQU booking platform - Men only to register your interest and to book Waistband of Brothers.

Details of your 12-week weight loss journey:
Your weight loss journey will run over 12 consecutive weeks, meeting your group once a week. We will carry out a full health check at the start of the course, taking your weight, height, and blood pressure, along with some body measurements (body measurements are optional), so we know your base line. Once we know your starting point we can get stuck in!

The 12-week course includes:

• Week 1: Calorie deficit and food diaries
• Week 2: Habit breaking/exercise
• Week 3: Drinks/work/life balance/exercise
• Week 4: Healthy shopping/exercise
• Week 5: Mindfulness/exercise
• Week 6: Halfway point - recap/food swaps/exercise
• Week 7: Emotional eating/exercise
• Week 8: GI foods/exercise
• Week 9: Home cooking/exercise
• Week 10: Types of exercise
• Week 11: Events/behaviour choices/exercise
• Week 12: End of course results.

The course will cover everything you need to help you lose weight. During the course you will take part in suitable exercise to help build a new lifestyle for yourself.

Things you will need for the course:
• Exercise clothing, something comfortable that you can move around in and a pair of trainers
• A pen and notebook – we won't be writing much, but just in case you want to jot down any notes
• A bottle of water – please note some venues do not have a kitchen for refreshments
• An exercise mat - for those of you that want to exercise on the floor.

A £10 refundable cash deposit is payable at the first session. Deposits will be returned on completion of the course.

You will receive a folder for all your handouts, please don’t worry we’re not going to bombard you with paper, but the folder will be handy for you to store your course information.

Towards the end of the course, we will work with you to make a personalised plan for when the 12-week course has finished. You won't just be marched out the door and left. Throughout the course there will be the chance to join WhatsApp groups and Facebook groups so that you can all keep in touch and let us know how you are getting on. You will also be contacted at around week 26, by your course instructor, to see how you are getting on.

If you have any questions regarding the course please don't hesitate to give us a ring on 01424 451051 or drop an email to Heidi at
activehastings@hastings.gov.uk.

We can't wait to get you started!

Adult Weight Management Instructors