Ideas and projects are continuously evolving and progressing at GM Active. View our latest news stories below to find out how we are moving as one and contributing towards building the healthy, happy and prosperous Greater Manchester we all aspire to.
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A Manchester GP and clinical lead for cardiovascular disease prevention in Greater Manchester is working with a collective of public sector leisure operators to help diffuse a potential time bomb unwittingly ticking away inside hundreds of thousands of people across the city-region.
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Our Head of Business Operations, Jon Keating, is recovering from a hip replacement operation that took place between Christmas and new year. Having declared himself his very own case study, Jon’s been chronicling his journey from his very first consultation to the time of writing.
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Patients engaging with Prehab4Cancer, the world-leading exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme for cancer patients in Greater Manchester and parts of Cheshire…
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Patients engaging with Prehab4Cancer, the world-leading exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme for cancer patients in Greater Manchester and parts of Cheshire…
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A significant increase in life satisfaction for people participating in GP exercise referrals has been emphasised in a survey we have commissioned across Greater Manchester.
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At the tender age of 46, our Head of Business Operations, Jon Keating, has been told he needs a hip replacement. That means Jon has become his very own case study…Read on as Jon explains how he comes to need a new hip and reflects on the first part of his journey that will culminate in surgery between Christmas and new year.
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At the tender age of 46, our Head of Business Operations, Jon Keating, has been told he needs a hip replacement. That means Jon has become his very own case study…Read on as Jon explains how he comes to need a new hip and reflects on the first part of his journey that will culminate in surgery between Christmas and new year.
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People taking part in a postural stability course do so for a variety of reasons and cover a large age spectrum, from people aged in their mid-50s to some clients aged 80 and above.
Read moreGM Active was formed to harness the power of collaboration. Our work with our member organisations, together with other public bodies and agencies, covers a broad spectrum of health and wellbeing activity.
This ambitious project involving all local authority leisure operators across Greater Manchester is aiming to change how local leisure centres, swimming pools, fitness facilities and services are perceived and used, putting a greater emphasis on health and wellbeing instead of being purely focused on fitness.
Read the storyPrehab4Cancer is the first UK integrated care service delivered prehabilitation and recovery programme for cancer patients, via a partnership between the GM Cancer alliance and GM Active.
Read the storyOur Skills and Training Academy has been developed to give our collective workforce the skills to support and meet the needs of their customers, enabling a transformation in the culture, knowledge and behaviours of staff to address the challenges of inactivity in the region.
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