CNWL NHS Health Charity funded six gyms in six mental health psychiatric in-patient units across St Charles Hospital. 

This expansion builds on the success of a personalised physical health program piloted in 2018 on the Nile Ward at St Charles. Implementing this program within a collaborative team contributed to a 51% reduction in violence over a sustained two-year period. Additionally, there was a 13% reduction in significant weight gain among patients. 

These new gyms now provide over 1,000 individual or group fitness sessions for patients each year. Giving patients a positive outlet to focus on, they've shared that it’s helped them to feel less stressed, that their physical health feels improved and that it gives them something positive to focus on.  

Check out the transformation of one of these gyms before and after the renovations!