Live More Gyms CIC
Live More set up & improve gyms in mental health units
WHAT WE DO
Set up & improve gyms in mental health units
Train staff to use gyms
Improve patient & staff wellbeing
IMPACT
Improving the gym on Nile Ward PICU was part of an award winning quality improvement project
Shared by The World Health Organisation
Published in British Journal of Psychiatry
51 % reduction in violence
46 % reduction in weight gain
Since December 2019
FEEDBACK
"I prescribe exercise" - Dr Mehtab Rahman
"It gives me a reason to get out of bed"
"The ward is calmer" - Dr Sophie Currier
GALLERY
RECOGNITION
King's20 Founder
Churchill Fellowship 2021
NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur
Quality Improvement Change Idea
World Health Organisation
British Journal of Psychiatry
CNWL NHS Wellbeing Bursary
CNWL Safety Awards 2020 & 2021
Policy Institute Finalist 2020
Clinical Dragons Den
Allesch-Taylor Entrepreneur Grant
TEAM
Matt Waugh
Founder
Matt trained as a mental health nurse & fitness instructor before founding Live More.
Matt has a Churchill Fellowship in Japan and Australia.
Dr Sri Kalidindi CBE
Advisor
Sri is NHS National Clinical Lead for mental health rehabilitation.
Sri was awarded 2017 Psychiatrist of the Year by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Dr Brendon Stubbs
Director
Brendon is in the world's top 1% cited scientific researchers, publishing 400+ papers on exercise in neuroscience, mental health, nutrition & medicine.
Brendon authors European Psychiatric Association Guidelines on exercise as clinical treatment & published the first textbook in this field.
Dr Joseph Firth
Advisor
Joseph is Research Fellow at University of Manchester.
Joseph won 2020 UK Research & Innovation Future Leader for Digital Youth Mental Health.
Joseph is Lancet Commission Chair for improving physical health of people with mental health.
WORK WITH US
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