Live Well – free healthy lifestyle support

Live Well offers free, personalised support to help people in Reading improve their health and wellbeing.

Whether you want to stop smoking, manage your weight, become more active or improve your wellbeing, the team will work with you to understand what matters to you and help you take the next step.

Support is being introduced in phases. Contact the Live Well team to find out what is available now.

What can Live Well help with?

The support available through the service will include:

• Stopping smoking: advice, encouragement and suitable stop-smoking treatments to help you quit.
• Healthy weight: support for people aged 16 and over to build healthier eating habits and manage their weight.
• Getting more active: help for adults to build movement into everyday life and find suitable activities locally.
• Strength and balance: a structured programme for older adults aged 50+ to improve strength and balance and reduce falls, with support to continue being active afterwards.
• Stopping vaping: tailored support for children and young people who want to quit vaping, and for adults where quitting would not put them at risk of returning to smoking.
• Reducing alcohol consumption: practical advice and support to help you cut down.
• Emotional wellbeing: support with everyday wellbeing needs alongside your lifestyle goals, and help to access further support where needed.

Support that works for you

You can get help with one area of your health or several. You do not need to know which support you need before getting in touch.

Your first conversation will explore your health, wellbeing and circumstances. Together, you and your adviser will agree a plan based on your goals and the changes you would like to make.

Support may be offered in person, by telephone or online, depending on your needs and the programme.

Who can use the service?

Live Well supports Reading residents. Age and other eligibility criteria vary between programmes. The team will explain which support is suitable and available to you.

How to get support

You can contact Live Well directly without a GP referral. A healthcare professional or local community organisation can also refer you, with your agreement.

• Website: livewellrwb.org
• Text: STARTNOW RWB to 66777
• Telephone: 0800 122 3972

If you are unsure where to start, contact the team for a conversation about your needs.