Gym goers want the personal touch
With the rise of budget gyms, where staff are scarce, Nuffield Health has discovered that a fifth (20 per cent) of gym goers actually want one person who is their regular contact when they visit the gym.
An innovative new Wellbeing membership from Nuffield Health gives you your very own Health Mentor to guide you on your wellbeing journey. Your Health Mentor provides close support throughout the membership, guiding you to reach your goals, liaising closely with the clinical experts and offering support.
“Our Health Mentors have been specifically appointed for their ability to help members make positive changes to their lifestyle, and have also received a significant amount of on-going training on behavioural change and coaching,” says Natalie Mumford, Fitness and Wellbeing Director for Nuffield Health.
The new Nuffield Health Wellbeing membership is a personalised membership that fits your needs. Not only does it guide you on your journey to become fit and well, it targets problem areas for example weight management, lifestyle issues or injury concerns. It’s all about you as an individual and what you need from your fitness centre.
Rachel Davies, Health Mentor at Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre, City says, “We have spoken at length to our members about what they want from a gym and what really appealed to them was regular one to one support and guidance, tailored to their needs.” As well as appointments with your Health Mentor, the Wellbeing Membership gives you four more appointments with our experts: a physiologist, a physiotherapist, a nutritionist or a personal trainer. So whether you need nutritional advice, deal with an old sports injury that plagues you during exercise or you just want to assess the right fitness programme for you, expert advice is on hand.
But it’s not just about what happens inside the gym; over a quarter (27 per cent) of those surveyed wanted to be able to easily track their progress on an on-going basis. Included in the membership is free access to the new Nuffield HealthScore, the online tool that helps you track your activity and lifestyle anytime, anywhere, by giving you a score out of 1000 that changes depending on your lifestyle and exercise activity.
And for those that want more support, it has the unique function that allows Nuffield Health experts to monitor your activity both within and away from the gym. The accompanying HealthScore smartphone app makes uploading information and keeping track of your wellbeing easy and fun. If you’re going for a run, for example, you can track the distance and time taken and it will automatically transfer the GPS information from your workout to your online HealthScore. To find out more, visit nuffieldhealth.com.
