Welcome to LMBL
Living My Best Life
About Us
Living My Best Life is a collaboration between some of Peterborough's leading providers of medical, social, health, wellbeing advice.
Our philosophy is very simple, encourage our most "at risk" Peterborians to get out of the house, take part in any of the many sessions, classes and activities we will be providing and make some new friends!
All our activities will be accessible, affordable and achievable, more importantly, fun.
Why are we here and do what we do?
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There are 18 million people living with a long-term health condition in England alone
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There are 9 million deaf or hearing-impaired people,
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1.2 million adults with a learning disability,
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8.5 million with arthritis, 10 million with a neurological condition within which many older people will be included.
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30% of 50–64-year-olds have an impairment, increasing to 78% cent of people aged 85 years and over.
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It is common for disabled adults to acquire multiple impairments – for example,
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60% of the 400k wheelchair users in the UK will be affected by cardiovascular diseases due to inactivity.
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Impairment is strongly related to age (only 17 per cent of disabled people are born with an impairment)
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It is therefore essential to ensure that older people are encouraged to be more physically active to manage their disability/condition and continue living independently for as long as possible.
THERE ARE 10 MILLION DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE UK WHO REPRESENT 17% PER OF THE OVERALL POPULATION.
The Adult Social Care system is underfunded.
We are here to bridge the gap.
All of our Venues are a safe environment, Accessible and all activities are affordable and fun.
Socialising is a key element along with gentle exercises.
FREE Tea and Coffee will be provided at most venues and each session will cost no more than £3.00.
Interested? click the button below to get in contact.
Meet The Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Meet our core members.
Bryan Tyler- LMBL Marketing, Promotion, Business Liaison, Project Management.
Bryan has a wealth of knowledge regarding disability networks.
Dale Parnell-VIVACITY Whether you’re looking to adjust your lifestyle to improve a health condition or simply need a little advice, the specialist health services are here to support you. Vivacity has a team of instructors who are qualified to support a range of health conditions, offering more gentle exercise sessions to support both referrals from GPs and those looking to kick-start a healthier, more active lifestyle.
Chaz is passionate about supporting people with dementia, their carers and family members. He performs in care homes, helping those living with the illness to recall the hits of their teens.
Chaz, together with Angie, his wife, also host a weekly Sunday evening radio show on PCR-Extra.
Chaz will be providing much of the music and entertainment for LMBL.
If you think that our Libraries are just for bookworms, think again!
Fiz and her colleagues will be hosting many LMBL activities including, coffee and friendship groups, poetry, musical recitals and gentle exercise classes.
Support your local library, the library will support you.
If you don’t know about the HAYP website, may I suggest you have a have a look. It has everything that a carer, family member or client may need. Transport, housing, activities, employment, events. The list of providers and organisations on the website is a treasure trove and will be our host website.
Jenna is absolutely mission driven. She wants to promote inclusive and healthy activities to everyone, regardless of ability, disability or affordability. Reaching out to those in the community, using the recognisable Peterborough United badge, supporting those that may be facing financial hardship, isolation, have mental or physical health challenges or just want to get active.
Sarah joins Fiz in the “outside the box” group. Peterborough Museum is one of the most iconic and historical buildings in the city and Sarah and her team want to show it off by coming out into the community and talking about our history. The Museum also hosts our Monday morning gentle exercise class. More and varied sessions will be added, both inside the Museum and in the community.
Lisa and Sarah are our Social Prescribing Link workers, specialists who can support you with issues affecting your health and wellbeing. They can offer free confidential advice and help connect you to support and services.