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To support our joint aims and objectives, the CHSS Health Defence team offer health prevention services for your walking football club.
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Our health preventions sessions aim to keep your team members fit to play longer and stronger! We can offer in person sessions at your Walking Football Club or online where you can learn more about improving your health from the comfort of your home.
We can meet you where you’re at, hosting sessions at your Walking Football Club or at a suitable local venue. These sessions are perfect for slotting in alongside your training sessions or regular meets!
What your session can include:
We can host our sessions online so your team can take part from the comfort of home at a time that works for you.
When can we have our blood pressure checked?
This can only be provided before exercise or at least 30 minutes after exercise. This is due to the bodies response to exercise which promotes a rise in blood pressure and heart rate. A blood pressure reading taken within 30 minutes of exercise will be inaccurate.
Players should not be warming up prior to getting their blood pressure measured.
You will be advised not to play if your blood pressure is above an acceptable level.
How long does a blood pressure check take?
A clinically appropriate blood pressure reading takes approximately 10 minutes per person, depending on the reading. This can take longer if an individual presents with a concerning blood pressure reading.
How long does an in person visit to a club take?
This can vary according to the number of people who wish to have their blood pressure checked and engage with our health information stall.
Can you provide more than one session?
Yes, for clubs located around central Scotland this is acceptable.
Understandably, the further away the venue is, the more consideration to event planning will be required.
Can you provide services at the weekend?
Yes, we will do everything we can to provide our services to your club.
There may however be occasions when we need to seek an arrangement that suits both organisations to accommodate staff capacity.
Can you provide follow-up for any team members?
Yes, we are duty bound to follow-up with any walking football team member who has a concerning blood pressure reading or would like to discuss more aspects of their health with us. This can be delivered by telephone, online or in person.
Keeping active is one of the best things that you can do to improve your physical, mental and social wellbeing. People who do regular physical activity can reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. With this in mind, the value of taking part in walking football cannot be understated.
About our partnership
As an organisation, CHSS are committed to making sure that as many people as possible, living with and at risk of developing a chest, heart or stroke condition are supported to stay active and make healthier lifestyle choices. This is why, in June 2023, we developed a partnership with Walking Football Scotland.
The partnership is a perfect fit for the demographics, ages and generations we’re looking to support. In addition, this partnership showcases what both CHSS and Walking Football Scotland can do and how we can use walking football as the vehicle for improving lives and health.
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“It’s been really helpful and it’s good to meet other people in the same situation.”
Staying fit and active has been Robert’s goal since he suffered a heart attack and stroke almost five years.
The 70-year-old, who lives in Glasgow, had to undergo a triple heart bypass, then spent almost four months in hospital.
Left with mobility issues on his left leg, Robert joined the gym at the city’s Kelvin Hall to recover his fitness. Then, one of the gym instructors told him about our physical activity sessions at the Maryhill Hub.
The sessions, part of our Movement Matters Programme, are there to support people to get active. Designed for people who have a chest, heart, stroke or Long Covid condition, the sessions range in intensity from chair to circuit-based activity.
Robert says:
“My left leg has given me problems since the stroke, so I was going to the gym to keep mobile because I didn’t want to seize up. I do a bit of cycling and rowing on the gym equipment. “I had no idea the hub was even there until one of the girls at the Kelvin Hall suggested it to me. Now I’m going to the hub on a Tuesday and doing an extension of what I’ve been doing at the gym. “It’s been really helpful and it’s good to meet other people in the same situation. “I was four months in Gartnavel Hospital. It was a long slog. I knew I had to keep active, so that’s why I went to the Kelvin Hall. I’m never going to run a marathon, but I’m still able to move and CHSS are helping me stay that way.”
“My left leg has given me problems since the stroke, so I was going to the gym to keep mobile because I didn’t want to seize up. I do a bit of cycling and rowing on the gym equipment.
“I had no idea the hub was even there until one of the girls at the Kelvin Hall suggested it to me. Now I’m going to the hub on a Tuesday and doing an extension of what I’ve been doing at the gym.
“It’s been really helpful and it’s good to meet other people in the same situation.
“I was four months in Gartnavel Hospital. It was a long slog. I knew I had to keep active, so that’s why I went to the Kelvin Hall. I’m never going to run a marathon, but I’m still able to move and CHSS are helping me stay that way.”
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