As part of OneLife Suffolk’s Get Help To Get Active programme, an 8-week cycling community project recently launched at the Shahjalal Islamic Centre and Masjid, a mosque based in Ipswich, to support local worshippers to get back on their bikes and become more active. After 18 months of lockdowns and restrictions, many have found themselves […]
National Fitness Day 2021
The Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise after COVID-19 Wednesday 22nd September is National Fitness Day, a campaign that aims to highlight the importance of physical activity and the vital role it plays in living a healthier lifestyle. There has been an increased emphasis on physical activity and its benefits to your health and well-being […]
OneLife Suffolk Update (03/08/2021)
OneLife Suffolk are currently experiencing high volumes of calls and online sign-up forms which means it is taking slightly longer to get back to people at the moment, however we will respond within two weeks. We apologise about this inconvenience however please be reassured; we will contact everyone who has signed up! And don’t […]
Weight management support for the Portuguese community
In collaboration with Future Inclusions Organisation, one of our partners, we will be hosting a closed weight management group for the Portuguese community next month, following community members identifying the need for help with maintaining a healthy weight and getting physically active. Therefore, we are putting on bespoke sessions that will feature our weight management […]
Lunch and Learn sessions
Over the last few months, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team have arranged for various partner organisations to come in and talk to our staff about the work they are doing, providing an insight into the communities they engage with and how OneLife Suffolk can support them. These have included Funmi Akinriboya from the […]
Providing healthy lifestyle support for the Indian community
In partnership with the Ipswich Hindu Samaj (IHS), we have invited the local Indian community to get an NHS Health Check and are hosting a bespoke weight management group at Inspire Suffolk next month. After several community members expressed an interest in weight management support following a year of lockdowns, the group has been well-received. […]
New Cycling Project at the Shahjalal Islamic Centre and Masjid
A couple of weeks ago, we started our 8-week cycling project at the Shahjalal Masjid mosque in Ipswich as part of our Get Help To Get Active programme. This project aims to help support the worshippers at the mosque to get back on their bikes, become more active, and teach them how to maintain a […]
Introduction to Baduanjin
In partnership with Anglo Chinese Cultural Association (ACCE) and Future Inclusions Organisation, we provided 8 weeks of online Baduanjin exercise sessions as part of our Get Help To Get Active programme. Baduanjin is one of the most representative and widely spread traditional methods of health preservation in China and is similar to that of Tai […]
How OneLife Suffolk are keeping you safe
We understand that you may have concerns, therefore we want to share what measures we have put in place to keep our clients safe: We continue to follow the government guidance to keep our clients and our practitioners safe All of groups or clinics are at COVID-19 secure venues All clients must complete a consent […]
OneLife Suffolk partners with Suffolk Football Association to help get Suffolk residents active
As the national lockdown eases, a new partnership between OneLife Suffolk and Suffolk Football Association (FA) looks to create more opportunities for Suffolk residents to get active through a shared passion for sport, activity, and movement. OneLife Suffolk, who are commissioned by Suffolk County Council, run free healthy lifestyle programmes across the county, including […]
