What is weight management?

Weight management refers to supporting body weight and body composition in a way that promotes cardiovascular and overall health.

Rather than focusing on weight alone, weight management considers factors such as:

• Body composition (fat mass and lean muscle)

• Metabolic health

• Physical capacity and confidence with movement

• Long-term sustainability

Excess body fat, particularly around the abdomen, is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

Why it matters?

Carrying excess weight increases the workload on the heart and contributes to several cardiovascular risk factors, including:

• Elevated blood pressure

• Elevated cholesterol profiles

• Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

• Chronic inflammation

Even modest, sustained weight reduction has been shown to improve cardiovascular risk markers and support long-term heart health.

What does support and management look like?

Supportive, sustainable lifestyle strategies play a key role in improving cardiovascular risk.

• Adopt an eating pattern that supports energy balance and metabolic health

• Support gradual, maintainable changes in body weight or composition, where appropriate

• Regular aerobic and resistance exercise

Our approach

• An exercise plan tailored to supporting healthy body composition and overall cardiovascular risk.

• A collaborative approach with your healthcare team to ensure exercise and lifestyle strategies align with your broader care plan.

• 1:1 Exercise Physiology & Clinical Pilates or small group classes.