 Wherever you go in West Sussex you will find people starting to live fitter and more fulfilling lives. From a bracing walk along the seafront to a graceful tai chi session are perhaps slightly more vigorous exercise. Many people from all walks of life have been helped to improve their health thanks to the well-being service. Each district and borough counselling West Sussex has its own well-being service run in partnership with West Sussex County Council and local partners. They offer a free, friendly and impartial service. The service is run by professionally trained staff. They are there to give the help and support people need to lead a healthier lifestyle. They give support in important areas such as getting fitter, regular exercise, dealing with stress or simply improving general well-being. The well-being service works with adults, so that's anybody over the age of 18, and we work to try and reduce the chances of them getting sick or developing some kind of health problem later on in life. So it's a preventative service and it's trying to reduce people's risk factors of developing diseases, for example, commonly heart disease, stroke, diabetes, something like that, which is caused by basically an unhealthy lifestyle. Exercise sessions to help motivate and support people to become fitter and lead healthier lifestyles are held throughout the county. Some take place in leisure centres. Others are organised in smaller venues such as community centres of village halls. The exercise is a hard work but you can do as much or as little as you want really and it is enjoyable. We do have a laugh. I enjoy it. I don't like missing it and it's just a mindset. It gets you into that routine of smaller portions, more exercise, coming here every week, but it just gives you a reminder of what you should be doing, what you shouldn't be doing really for a healthier lifestyle. Then I started doing exercise and losing weight. Five kilos I lost. Then I started in diet, I ate less food. Before I ate my pig plate, now gradually I put it smaller. I joined myself anyway. Similar sessions are run throughout West Sussex by professional trainers who have many years' experience helping people to get the best out of themselves. We're not here to cure anything, it's just encouragement. Just getting that heart rate up a little bit, just faster movements. If someone's strong enough, we encourage, you know, up and down. Just getting the body moving in all the different directions. You can't not get more flexible. There's no age cut off. You don't need to be referred by your GP to use the wellbeing service and much of what they offer is free. To find out more, why not contact your local wellbeing service?