{"id":10065,"date":"2026-08-13T14:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/?p=10065"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:47:05","slug":"weight-management-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/weight-management-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Management Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Health in Action &#8211; Weight Management Service<\/h2>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To enhance knowledge of weight management and strengthen self-management ability<\/li>\n<li>To support the development of regular home-based physical activity and healthy eating habits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Target Participants:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Persons with BMI \u2265 23.0<\/li>\n<li>Persons who are able to participate in indoor activities without the use of walking aids, and are able to walk up and down one flight of stairs independently (16 steps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Service Content:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>One-on-one assessment and physical activity advice<\/li>\n<li>Group exercise classes, with 2 to 3 sessions to be completed within 3 months, and healthy eating talks<\/li>\n<li>One-on-one healthy eating advice and priority access to designated centre activities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Not Suitable for the Following Persons:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Persons aged 70 or above who do not regularly participate in physical activity and are unable to provide a medical certificate<\/li>\n<li>Persons who experience shortness of breath or unusual fatigue at rest, during daily activities, or during light physical activity<\/li>\n<li>Persons who experience chest pain or breathing difficulties during exercise<\/li>\n<li>Persons who often experience dizziness or are prone to falls<\/li>\n<li>Persons with cardiovascular or peripheral vascular disease, or persons who may only engage in physical activity as advised by a doctor<\/li>\n<li>Persons with musculoskeletal or joint problems that are aggravated by physical activity, or severe osteoporosis<\/li>\n<li>Persons currently receiving treatment for cancer, severe lung disease, or severe thyroid, liver or kidney disease<\/li>\n<li>Persons who have been advised by a doctor not to participate in physical fitness training or exercise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enquiries and Appointment: 2556 5338<\/p>\n<p>Core Centre Address: Block B, 2536 Ha Ling Pei, Tung Chung Road, Lantau Island, New Territories.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10067&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Health in Action &#8211; Weight Management Service Objectives: To enhance knowledge of weight management and strengthen self-management ability To support the development of regular home-based physical activity and healthy eating habits Target Participants: Persons with BMI \u2265 23.0 Persons who are able to participate in indoor activities without the use of walking aids, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10065"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10077,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10065\/revisions\/10077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddhc.org.hk\/express\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}