Start-Up Scheme

If you have a medical reason for being more active, you may benefit from a more specialist one to one exercise programme in which case the Start-up exercise referral scheme may be able to help you.

Start-Up is the Cambridge City Council's exercise referral scheme for people living in Cambridge. The scheme provides carefully structured, monitored and tailor made activity for clients who suffer from medical conditions, diseases or disabilities such as arthritis, osteoporosis, back pain, diabetes or coronary heart disease.

For more information about Start-up, please contact Carrie Holbrook on 01223 457538 or email carrie.holbrook@cambridge.gov.uk or visit the Start-Up website.

To access the scheme you must be referred by your health professional whether this is your GP, practice nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or dietician. Ask your health professional for a referral.