Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub

MECC for Physical Activity
2026-03-05 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
MECC for Physical Activity

This course supports individuals to integrate purposeful physical activity conversations into everyday conversations. Making Every Contact Count (MECC) for Physical Activity aims to increase physical activity levels of the wider population. Physical activity can help prevent or reduce health inequalities such as heart disease, stroke, and other long-term health conditions in line with the NHS CORE20PLUS5 framework and national Physical Activity Strategy.

Aims of the Course

The module supports anyone who is not a physical activity specialist by supplying high quality and evidence based physical activity training that develops knowledge, skills and confidence to integrate relevant physical activity messages and interventions into everyday conversations. On completion you will have awareness of:

The MECC approach and how this can be applied in your setting.

What is meant by physical activity (including awareness of the latest Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines).

How to deliver healthy lifestyle messages linked to physical activity, to encourage people to change their behaviour.

Where suitable resources for signposting can be found.

Who is the course aimed at:

The course is aimed at anybody interested in looking to support physical activity conversations in the workplace or community. It is particularly useful for workplace health champions, and those who are responsible for workplace health and wellbeing strategies. No previous knowledge is required in order to obtain the content of this course

GENERAL INFORMATION

The MECC for Physical Activity sessions are delivered free of charge to all participants who are registered via workforcetraining@activelancashire.org.uk and who work for organisations within Lancs & South Cumbria.

Late Arrival: If you arrive late for a session or you are absent from any session, we reserve the right to refuse access to the training session if we / trainer feels that you will gain insufficient knowledge or skills in the time remaining.

No Show: Candidates who do not turn up to the session / arrive too late to start the session / provide less than 2 days’ notice of cancellation may result in refused access to future training courses that are offered.

Where minimum numbers have not been met, we reserve the right to cancel/postpone courses where necessary.

COURSE INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS

· Course Name: MECC for Physical Activity session via Teams
· Please check your training records to ensure you have not already attended this session previously
· Once you have been registered on a specific date and time, an e-mail will be sent to you to confirm your registration including a specific Teams Link.
· All places on a session are on a first come/first serve basis
