Gloji Lose Weight Programme<\/a>, which offers 12 free weekly sessions at local leisure centres.\n<\/p>\n\n Led by qualified coaches, these sessions provide a supportive environment for women to get active, improve wellbeing and rediscover the joy of team sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n For Adele Norman from Binstead, the programme was life-changing.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cBeing perimenopausal, I had put on a massive amount of weight and my mental health suffered,\u201d she says.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cMy son saw the Gloji netball advert and reminded me how much I loved the sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It gave me the chance to lose weight doing something I once adored.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Perimenopause is the transitional period leading up to menopause, characterised by hormonal fluctuations and symptoms.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 12 weeks, Adele lost 1.5 stone and regained her passion for netball \u2014 even joining a charity tournament.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe Gloji app and weekly weigh-ins kept me motivated. This programme was the catalyst for my journey to better health and mental wellbeing,\u201d she added.\n<\/p>\n
\n Lorna Malcolm from East Cowes shares a similar story.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe were a group of women who hadn\u2019t played since school,” said Lorna.\n<\/p>\n
\n “At first, jogging the length of the court felt impossible!\n<\/p>\n
\n “But the encouragement and laughter kept us going and, by the end, we didn\u2019t want it to stop.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The group formed their own team, Glojis, and now play in a local league every Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
\n They\u2019ve even tried beach netball.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe\u2019ve become fitter, stronger, and built lifelong friendships,\u201d adds Lorna.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to Adam Tolmie, engagements and partnership officer at Gloji Isle of Wight, the programme is non-competitive and inclusive.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s about social connection and healthier choices,” he explained.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Participants also access a flexible digital weight-loss plan with recipes, videos and live events.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n For Isle of Wight women, netball is proving to be more than exercise.\n<\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s a route to confidence, community and lasting health benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From weight loss to improved fitness and confidence, the sport is helping Islanders embrace healthier lifestyles. Netball is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-313057","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}