Power Up!

PowerUp

We offer a digital and face-to-face 12-week intervention for children, young people and their families 5-19 yrs who are above a healthy weight (BMI >91st centile).

Our service has input from Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Health Coach, CAMHS and Nursing.

Please contact us for information, to request training, or to make a referral for yourself, a family member or a family you work on.

020 7014 7066 Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm Twitter (X) @powerupcandh
huh-tr.powerupcandh@nhs.net Instagram powerupcityandhackney
Hannah Pickard - Service Lead

Update: 4 May 2024

Power Up! is no longer taking referrals. Please liaise with your GP if you have concerns about your / your child’s weight. Please see attached for information on local healthy lifestyle services / offers that may be of interest.

Weight management services in other boroughs

•Tower Hamlets – currently no service

•Newham – currently no service

•Haringey

•Waltham forest – currently no service

•Camden and Islington

•Redbridge

Places to weigh yourself in Hackney

Hackney Ark – Downs Ark Road, E8 2FP – call to book in at 02070147000

GP surgeries – Book appointment with registered GP surgery to get height and weight measurements taken

GLL Leisure Centres

Britannia leisure centre
Pitfield Street
Hackney
London
N1 5FT

Clissold Leisure Centre
63 Clissold Road
Hackney
London
N16 9EX

Kings Hall Leisure Centre
39 Lower Clapton Road
Hackney
London
E5 0NU

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Feedback from users

Feedback
Feedback from physical activity sessions	Feedback from nutrition sessions
What they enjoyed most	What they enjoyed most
“The HIIT session” “Variation of exercises” “The warm up” “playing tag, running” “The dancing” Mum happy child was very much engaged in the exercise	“kids enjoyed activities” “getting to put equipment away” “Practical activities” “the content of applying healthy smart techniques to achieve the desired goal” “goal setting” “learning about foot labelling”