✅ Stay Healthy with Food, Exercise & Support in Leeds
Eating different kinds of healthy food and moving your body often is the best way to stay well and avoid getting overweight. It also helps prevent serious health problems like:
✅ Stroke
✅ Cancer
✅ Diabetes
But staying healthy can be hard when you move to a new country. Your routine, the food you eat, and your daily activity may all change. Don’t worry — there is lots of help in Leeds to keep you healthy, even if you are busy with work, family or school. Many services are free or low-cost.
✅ Eat Healthy & Get Active
📱 Better Health – Free Apps
Better Health gives you free mobile phone apps to help you:
- Lose weight
- Stop smoking
- Drink less alcohol
- Get active
🏞️ Parks in Leeds
You can go walking, jogging or cycling in the many parks in Leeds. Some parks even have free gym equipment.
Leeds has:
- 9 big parks
- 62 smaller local parks
🔗 Find your local park | Leeds.gov.uk
🏊 Leeds Leisure Centres
There are 14 leisure centres in Leeds. You can go swimming, play sports or join fitness classes.
💷 You pay for activities, but it’s cheaper than a gym.
✅ Community Activities
Many community centres and local groups run:
- Healthy cooking classes
- Free or low-cost fitness sessions
Some are free if you get benefits. Activities may change often, so check their websites or call them.
👉 Try these local organisations:
Barca (West Leeds)
🔗 West Leeds Services
📞 0113 255 9582
Feelgood Factor (North & North-East Leeds)
🔗 Feel Good Factor
📞 0113 350 4200
✉️ office@fgfleeds.org
Health for All (South Leeds)
🔗 Health for All
📞 0113 270 6903
✉️ info@healthforall.org.uk
Space 2 (North-East Leeds)
🔗 Space 2 Activities
📞 0113 320 0159
Touchstone – Better Together (Inner East Leeds)
🔗 Touchstone Weekly Program
📞 0113 271 8277
Zest – Health for Life (North-East Leeds)
🔗 Zest Facebook
🔗 Zest Website
📞 0113 240 6677
✅ Stop Smoking
Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. You can get free NHS help and medication from clinics across Leeds.
🔗 Be Smoke Free– One You Leeds
📞 0800 169 4219
✅ Help with Drugs & Alcohol
If you or someone you know needs help with drugs or alcohol, there is free support from Forward Leeds.
🔗 Forward Leeds
📞 0113 887 2477
💬 Final Tip
You are not alone! Leeds has many friendly places to help you live well and feel good. Start small — a short walk, a healthy meal, or a chat with a local group — and you’re already doing great!
