New free service ‘Liv Life Liverpool’ launches to help residents achieve their weight goals

Liverpool residents looking to achieve and maintain a healthy weight can get support from a brand new service that has now launched.

Liv Life Liverpool is free to access for anyone in the city and is informed by the findings set out in Public Health Liverpool’s groundbreaking State of Health in the City: Liverpool 2040 report.

The programme is underpinned by behaviour change approaches following consultation with partners including the NHS, as well as the wider community. The aim is to support up to about 1,000 families and 2,000 adults in the first year.

Anyone can sign up for Liv Life Liverpool via the website, they do not have to be referred by a professional, but need to meet eligibility criteria before a personalised plan is developed. 

Designed to support individuals, families and pregnant women, Liv Life Liverpool will also be aligned with the council’s Neighbourhood Model to ensure that services throughout Liverpool’s communities will be engaged.

Liv Life Liverpool plans last for 12 weeks and include:

• One-to-one coaching, with sessions taking place either in person or virtually
• Weigh-and-stay or weigh-and-go groups
• Physical activity groups.

There will also be on-the-go support from the free Best-You app which can also help with reducing alcohol consumption and stopping smoking.

All the different elements of the programme have been tailored to support people to develop knowledge and practical skills around food and cooking and physical activity which will ensure a successful and sustainable journey towards achieving a healthy weight.

Almost two thirds of adults in Liverpool, 63 per cent, are overweight and about a quarter of children start primary school overweight, increasing to one in three children aged 11 being overweight or obese by the time they enter secondary school.

You can follow Liv Life Liverpool on Facebook and Instagram.

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