On-site RIO Gym

The Rotherham Institute for Obesity was one of the first specialist weight management centres in the UK to have an on-site gym and exercise therapists, in a primary care setting, provided as part of its comprehensive NHS specialist weight management service.

There are lots of myths discussed about the role of physical activity in weight loss, but at RIO, we want people to be healthier and not just weight less, and there is overwhelming clinical evidence that incorporating physical activity into your life will make you fitter, healthier, less susceptible to cardio-metabolic disease (eg heart disease, diabetes, cancers etc) and overall reduce your mortality risk (risk of dying).

RIO has published data that demonstrates that a tailored one-to-one approach in a small gym likes ours significantly improves engagement and retention in physical activity, thereby improving health.