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Exciting news from Counterweight

At Counterweight, we are launching a uniquely deisgned training event for all health professionals who are interested in delivering weight management independently to their customers. The next training event will be tailored specifically for dietitians.

Read on for further information and details..

Each edition we will put the spotlight on one of the Counterweight project team.  The spotlight is currently on Marney Quinn, Counterweight specialist based in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.  To find out more about Marney read on...

Exercise is important in the control of diabetes, with over 85% of persons diagnosed either overweight or obese.  Increased levels of activity can delay or prevent the onset of diabetes, and improve its management in those already diagnosed.  This article looks at the evidence behind exercise in the management of type 2 diabetes and practical information that may help patients in the clinical setting.
 

The NHS Choices website Live Well-Lose Weight offers an excellent source of information on how to manage your weight through diet and physical activity. Olympic athletes past and present offer motivating words of wisdom. The website also contains physical activity programmes complete with motivating music available to download.
 

Feedback from the previously advertised workshop held in March to debate the recipe for successful weight management with a specific focus on weight loss mainenance.

Weight Loss Maintenance: the key to successful weight management

This workshop will give you the opportunity to debate and analyse the Recipe for Successful Weight management. We will consider the relevance of the strategies used by successful weight loss maintainers and explore ways of getting the message of weight loss maintenance across to clients.