Breast Cancer Now and Her Spirit launch fitness programme

Breast Cancer Now has teamed up with Her Spirit to pilot a free programme to empower women to become more active for long-term health benefits. The Fitness for Health programme is designed specifically for women aged 45+ who want to start or re-start their health and fitness journey. The 12-week programme uses the Her Spirit app to help women build confidence, and strength, improve their fitness and boost well-being. There are also weekly in-person walking sessions, expert coaching and community support. The programme is being piloted in Bolton and Derby and is open to women with or without a primary breast cancer diagnosis. 

To help test and refine the programme, Breast Cancer Now is looking to recruit women who meet the following criteria:

• Live in the Bolton or Derby area.
• Engaged in 30 minutes or less of physical activity and doing little to no strength training each week.  
• Willingness to track activity via a watch or free app for the duration of the programme. 
• Ideally able to commit to one weekly in-person walking session and one online strength session per week.
• Willingness to share experiences of the programme in your dedicated local community group.
• Take part in programme evaluation surveys.

Registration for the Fitness for Health programme closes on 16 February and the programme will start week commencing 24 February 2025. 

Find out more about the programme and how how to register here.