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Healthy Active Mums
This project is delivered with key health partners to ensure that mothers diagnosed with low mood, anxiety or post natal depression (PND) get support to access physical activity opportunities within Edinburgh Leisure sites alongside fully funded crèche spaces.
This programme offers mothers with children under the age of 2, referred through their health visitor, free access to swim, gym and fitness classes as well as free crèche spaces for their children for 6 months, followed by the next 6 months costing £1 per visit.
We have designed a 12 week lead in to exercise offering flexible options to the three main areas of physical activity (gym, swim and fitness classes). This approach is designed to encourage participants to learn how to exercise safely, at their own pace and encourage an active and healthy lifestyle following child birth.
HAM was launched at Gracemount Leisure Centre in October 2008, followed by Ainslie Park Leisure Centre in February 09. It is hoped to introduce 1 additional programme late summer 2009.
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