From November 1, as part of the re:fresh your health and wellbeing campaign, more sessions at the Council run Regency gyms will be free of charge.Saturday and Sunday sessions at the gyms, located in Waves Water Fun Centre and at Darwen Vale, will be free for people aged 16 -24 and those 50 and over, who fit the re:fresh criteria.
The scheme, costing £6m over the next three years, is an innovative plan to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Blackburn with Darwen after the Council and NHS revealed ‘killer facts’ about the borough’s poor health earlier this year.
Councillor Michael Law-Riding, executive member for leisure and culture said: “The people of Darwen told us they are unhappy at the limited amount of free physical activities they can take part in as part of re:fresh. We listened to their concerns and have now arranged for free sessions at all our Regency gyms.”
Nick Kennedy, chair of NHS Blackburn with Darwen added: "re:fresh has so far been a great success with record numbers of people signing up to take exercise and therefore get healthier. As the campaign continues to develop we will be looking at what we are getting right and also where we can make improvements.
“It is really good to see that we have been able to get more opportunities for these important health benefits for everyone in Darwen."
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