Live More Gyms
Live More Gyms set up gyms on mental health hospital wards
WHAT WE DO
Set up gyms on mental health hospital wards
Train patients & staff to use gyms
Improve patient & staff outcomes
We are a community interest company
IMPACT
We are currently working on 9 hospital ward gyms
The gym on Nile Ward PICU was part of an award winning quality improvement published by The World Health Organisation:
51 % reduction in violence
46 % reduction in weight gain
Quality Improvement Award 2022
RECOGNITION
World Health Organisation
Churchill Fellowship
Kings20 Accelerator
CNWL Safety Awards 2020 & 2021
British Journal of Psychiatry
CNWL NHS Wellbeing Bursary
CNWL Safety Awards 2020 & 2021
Royal College Grant 2021
Policy Institute Finalist 2020
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur
Clinical Dragons Den
Allesch-Taylor Entrepreneur Grant
David Walsh Scholarship
GALLERY
FEEDBACK
"I prescribe exercise" - Dr Mehtab Rahman
"It gives me a reason to get out of bed"
"The ward is calmer" - Dr Sophie Currier
TEAM
Matt Waugh
Founder
Matt trained as a mental health nurse & fitness instructor before founding Live More.
Matt has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to 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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