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The Active Staff Programme was set up to protect and promote health in the workplace by providing a range of free opportunities for all NHSGGC/HSCP staff to engage in Physical Activity.

We want equitable access by all staff groups regardless of their fitness level, shift pattern or protected characteristics

Engaging in physical activity not only supports good physical health but good mental health also.

Staff participation in all Active Staff activities is at your own risk and not the responsibility of NHSGGC.

Please assess your own fitness level and suitability for your chosen activity.

Active Staff Face to Face, Online and Outdoor Activities

The classes are completely free for all NHSGGC and HSCP staff. Use the button below to book any of our in-person and online classes.

With a mixture of early morning and evening classes, outdoors or streamed by instructors over Microsoft Teams in the comfort of your home we hope we have something on offer for all levels and for you to enjoy.

Here is some information about all the fantastic activities we offer and all for free!

Our activities include:

Bootcamps / Outdoor

Eastwood Health and Care Centre – Tuesday 5.15pm – 6.15pm

Gartnavel – Tuesday and Thursday 5.15pm – 6.15pm

Glasgow Royal Infirmary – Wednesday 5.30pm – 6.30pm (This bootcamp takes place indoors)

New Victoria – Tuesday and Thursday 5.15pm – 6.15pm

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – Monday 5.00pm to 5.45pm

Stobhill – 6.15pm – 7.15pm

Enjoy your exercise outdoors at our Bootcamps. A fun hour of varied exercises effective in burning calories and increasing fitness and stamina.

Boxercise (Online)

Saturday 10.00am – 11.00am

The session starts with a dynamic mobility warm up to get your body moving, loose and blood flowing ready for the main session. Roughly Between 20 and 25 minutes of a full body intense work out showing options for all levels, to time or for repetitions to stimulate the muscles, keep the heart rate high and burn calories. Finishing with a static stretching to ease the muscles and bring the heart rate back down then you are ready for the rest of the day. All this and great tunes too!!

Chair Exercise (Online)

Monday 5.00pm – 5.45pm

We are offering a seated exercise class every Monday evening. Our fantastic instructor will take you through a range of functional movements whilst seated to help you perform everyday tasks creating strength in bones and muscles.

If this sounds interesting to you, why not come along and try it out – please also spread the word with your colleagues!

Guided Health Walks (Various Locations)

Saturday 1 walk per month

One of our most popular activities is our monthly guide led walks in and around central Scotland. These are around 4 to 6 hours long and up to moderate activity levels but be quick to book as they fill up very fast.

Let’s Get Moving (Online)

Tuesday 6.30pm – 7.15pm

If you are new to exercise, have not exercised in a while and looking to return, ‘Let’s Get Moving’ is perfect for exploring, returning to and maintaining fitness.

This class combines cardiovascular fitness alongside co-ordination, strength, resistance, balance and flexibility.

Pilates (Online)

Thursday 6.45am – 7.45am (as of week commencing 11th March 2024)

Early morning Pilates to set you up for the day. Pilates requires concentration, co-ordination, and control promoting flexibility, strength, balance and improved body awareness. It is a focused practice that requires complete attention to breathing and how the body is moving. It therefore allows us to switch of from the pressures of daily life reducing stress and promoting relaxation and wellbeing.

Lunchtime Pilates (Online)

Monday 12.30pm – 1.00pm

This will be at beginner level, and a great way to stretch the body after sitting at your desk for a few hours. Pilates is all about building core strength on your back, chest, stomach, shoulders and glutes. This enables better posture, with stability and flexibility for all of your joints.

Strength and Mobility (Queen Elizabeth University Hospital)

Thursday 5.15pm – 6.15pm

Involving a combination of bodyweight, core and different stretching methods where you can strengthen all areas of the body through a body movement sequence.

You do not have to have to be strong or flexible to take part, anyone can do this sequence and improve weekly with an enjoyable progressive class structure.

Please bring a mat if you have one for comfort in the class.

Please note, due to restricted space these classes are offered on a first come first served basis.

Yoga (Glasgow Royal Infirmary)

Thursday 5.15pm – 6.15pm

With a focus on the mind and body, combining yoga sequences and poses with attention to breathing and relaxation.

Please bring a mat if you have one for comfort in the class.

Please note, due to restricted space these classes are offered on a first come first served basis.

Yoga (Online)

Wednesday 6.30pm – 7.30pm, Thursday 5.00pm – 6.00pm, Saturday 10.00am – 11.00am

With an emphasis on relaxing and letting go, the class is suitable for all levels. Comprising of breath work, asana (postures) and a lovely Yoga Nidra relaxation at the end.

Active Staff Walking Challenge

Details for our Spring 2024 Walking Challenge will be announced soon.

2023 Walking Challenge results

Active Staff Surveys

Our next annual survey will take place in May 2024.

Please see findings from our 2023 Staff Survey

Active Staff Flyers/Posters

Active Staff have brand new leaflets and posters free to order at the Public Health Resource Directory (under Physical Activity). Please order a bundle to bring along to staff events/meetings.

You can also download and print the leaflet and poster:

Save Money! Get Fit! Help the Environment! To find out more on Cycling and Walking, Parking and Car Share Scheme, Using Public Transport, Staff Shuttle Bus and lots of other help and support visit Travel Information for Staff

NHSGGC have teamed up with neighbouring local authority leisure providers to offer staff the chance to sign up to discounted leisure memberships. The scheme works by NHSGGC paying the annual membership fee, entitling staff to a 12 months membership. Staff sign a salary mandate form and the payments are deducted on a monthly basis from salary for a period of 12 months. For more information and application procedures visit Staff Benefits

Are you seeking fresh ways to feel healthy? Needing to release stress, anxiety and fatigue? 

These 10 and 20 minute pre-recorded sessions can be used to support physical and mental wellbeing. Accompanied by specially created music, these resources are used by staff in the workplace and at home and are accessible to all staff regardless of fitness level or age. No movement experience is needed.

To access these free sessions please click on the link below and scroll down the page to the coloured buttons.

Booking Information

If you experience problems registering via the booking form please email your request to ActiveStaff.Legacy2014@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Please note: If booking for an online class please use the email address you will access the class from. This will be the address that the Microsoft Teams link will be sent to.

Please only book in once. All duplicate bookings will be automatically removed.

Most of our classes have waiting lists of your colleagues. If you have registered for a session and can no longer make it please cancel your order so that someone else can take your place.

Don’t forget! – should you have any questions or concerns to do with your Active staff activities please get in touch at ActiveStaff.Legacy2014@ggc.scot.nhs.uk