<p>Funded by NHS Swindon, the Friday Fit Club is a 12-week course which aims to tackle obesity by providing sessions that include physical exercise and education about healthy eating. Sessions are designed specifically to hold clients’ attention and include the opportunity to taste a variety of foods. Participants’ weights and lifestyles are monitored during the programme. The programme organiser, Swindon Borough Council, found that at follow up three out of six participants of one course had continued to lose weight.</p>