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Staying fit, active and stable is important for all of us, no matter your age or ability, as it helps us take part in day-to-day life and help maintain health in our future years. But we know that trying to work out how and where to start can be hard.

We want to help you find ways to do this no matter what your ability or financial position is.

Below we have linked some resources that will help our you get and stay active.

Please follow this page by registering and keep up to date when new event or activities are added.

Active Essex is free resource that is there to help you get and stay active, from working out where to start through to helping keep you fit and active once you know what you like to do.

Where to start?

• Getting started can be a bit daunting, so Active Essex is there to help as there's always something for everyone and it's about finding out what suits you best. You might like to go to a exercise class or join a sport, or maybe you you want to find a way to build this into your day-to-day life through small changes, such as walking to your local shops, or trying activities you can do from your own home.
• Click here to find a new healthy habit and activity that's right for you, no matter what your current fitness or activity levels are.

There's something for everyone!

• Free activities:
  • Taking care of your physical and mental health doesn't need to cost a lot of money and Active Essex are here to help you find free or cheap ways of getting and staying active. This page is here to help you find those activities.
• Children and Young People:
  • Getting the best start in life can set healthy habits going forward. This page can be used to help find activities and ways to get children and young people in your lives keen to take part in activities that will help them stay fit and active later on in life.
• Living with a disability or long-term health condition:
  • Active Essex's 'Essex All Together' is a community for those living with a disability or long-term health condition that supports, inspires, shares and promotes the benefits of moving more as well as the opportunities available.
  • The All Together Activity tool finder makes sure that everyone can find an activity that suits their needs.
• Older adults:
  • As our bodies change we need to find new ways of taking care of ourselves.
  • 'Able like Mabel’ has been made to help you stay fit and active whilst at home with some movements you can easily introduce to your daily routine. These simple movements will support you in completing every day jobs, and help keep you steady, strong and able, making sure you can enjoy your life now, and in your years to come.
    • Click here to download your digital resource pack.
    • Printed versions will soon be available to collect from local libraries and Impulse Leisure.
• Women:
  • This Girl Can Essex is all about getting women of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities active and involved. However you choose to move there's something for you and this webpage can help you find just that.

Impulse Leisure centres hold a wide variety of group exercise classes for all abilities and needs - there's something for everyone, whatever your physical ability or financial position.

• Click here to view the website.
• Please see the Health Booklet listed under Tools and Resources to the right of this page for a guide to their specialise programmes, designed to help individuals with long-term health conditions.

Where are they?

1. Belhus Park (South Ockendon)
2. Blackshots (Grays)
3. Corringham (Stanford-le-Hope)

What's on offer?

• Gym access
• Classes
• Golf
• Swimming
• Fitness for juniors
• Further wellbeing support including free NHS Health Checks

Membership and free classes:

Free classes, as well as paid classes are available, and discounts are available on memberships. The staff at the centres are there to help find right option for you.

• Apply for your free classes here.
• General memberships are available by clicking here.
• Register as a non-member for free activities

Download the Impulse leisure app to your smartphone or device

• On our app we have an on demand section with a large library of classes to choose from.
• https://www.impulseleisure.co.uk/classes/our-app