AS WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE CLOSED ON BANK HOLIDAYS

Cardiac Members have priority Monday and Wednesday mornings

Make sure you CLEAN every piece of equipment BEFORE & AFTER each use.

As a registered charity we are a health and fitness suite aiming to help rehabilitate cardiac & stroke patients & also help the general public to keep fit, gain a healthy lifestyle & prevent heart problems.

We also aid rehabilitation in the case of other disabilities.

Membership Made Simple

FIRST TIME MEMBERSHIP ADULTS: £12.00 (INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP, FOB AND ENTRY)

ADULT MEMBERSHIP: £10 PER YEAR

ADULT SESSION FEE: £1.50

UNDER 16'S FIRST TIME MEMBERSHIP: £5 (INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP, FOB AND ENTRY)

UNDER 16'S MEMBERSHIP: £3 PER YEAR

UNDER 16'S SESSION FEE: £1

KEY FOB: £1

Volunteers

All our volunteers have been trained in-house to teach healthy exercise. Some have level 2 or 3 in fitness or BACPR qualifications, all volunteers are first aid trained including defib machine.

Join us now for a comprehensive induction with very friendly volunteers who will make you feel welcome & motivate you to achieve your personal goals.                 

How We Began

Plymouth Heartbeat was first established by Barbara Luckham, a heart patient's wife and Valerie Fryer a cardiac nurse in 1993. Plymouth Heartbeat was formed as a support group originally, to help raise money for cardiac patients, because at the time there was no support for cardiac patients in Plymouth. Patients had to travel to London to get any form of cardiac treatment. Later on, Plymouth Heartbeat was then joined by another 2 cardiac nurses, Dominic Earl and Jackie Scobie.

By 1994, Plymouth Heartbeat was registered as a charity, and became affiliated with the British Heart Foundation, and we still currently are.

The support group met regularly on the first Tuesday of each month at Tothill Community Centre temporarily until they got a more permanent fixture at Plymouth Argyle FC.

One of Plymouth Heartbeat's main aim is to raise money to help & support cardiac patients on cardiac wards at the hospital.

In 2000, Plymouth Heartbeat formed it's first exercise group for cardiac patients & their carers. A grant was obtained from The Wolseley Trust in 2002 that enabled us to employ a cardiac nurse and a B.A.C.R trainer for Phase IV rehabilitation. The exercise was so popular that by 2003 we moved to our current location of Scott Business Park, formerly known as Scott Hospital.

 
Plymouth Heartbeat is open to the general public, & we also help rehabilitate. Whether you have a condition or not we provide a structured program for your individual needs which you will love & enjoy.

These can include members with:

Our Scan Sysem

Our scan system is pictured here. We use this to keep track of memberships and members entering the facility, We also need this in case of any emergencies.

Facilities

We have a wide range of cardio vascular machines, weight resistance equipments, & a Power Plate Exerciser to help you with your new healthy lifestyle regime, keeping fit, gaining confidence & motivation, & getting a positive attitude about your life.

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We provide blood pressure machines for our members to regularly check their blood pressure. You can use these on your own, or you can always ask a member of staff to check your blood pressure. During your inductions we always check whether your blood pressure is ok, before we start your exercise program. We will then indicate where your blood pressure should be. If it is high, we will advise you to check it out with your GP, and we will keep monitoring your blood pressure over the first few weeks to see if it has come down.

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We have a room to the side which provides mats, kettlebells, light weights, hula hoops and other light exercise devices to help with exercise.

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As of now, we have a card reader so for any upcoming payments you can pay by card, contactless or chip & pin, reciepts are also available if you require them.

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We have lockers on site if you require one. Just ask when you come in if you need one and you will get a key to one, Big or Small, and make sure you back the key when you have finished your gym session.

Beverages/Snacks

We stock different flavours of water, which costs £1 a bottle. We also provide tea/coffee at 20p each for you to have either before or after your exercise. Alternatively if you just like to pop in, say hello and have a chat over a cup of tea or coffee with other members of the gym or staff, you are always welcome.

Would you like to Donate?

To be able to keep this fitness suite facility running we rely on new members joining, renewal of existing memberships, and on individual session fee's as well as charitable donations towards the struggle to help prevent heart disease. If you would like to donate, here is an alternative NEW way to help us raise more money for Plymouth Heartbeat:

Donate via Total Giving:

Click on the below link (picture) to  go to our secure page at TOTAL GIVING where you can send us a donation via credit card.

 We have been funded by:

OPENING HOURS

MONDAY:          7:30am - 9pm

TUESDAY:         7:30am - 9pm

WEDNESDAY:    7:30am - 9pm

THURSDAY:       7:30am - 9pm

FRIDAY:             7:30am - 8pm

SATURDAY:      7:30am - 1pm

Call Plymouth Heartbeat today on:

01752 568083

ADDRESS

Plymouth Heartbeat

Unit 1 Scott Business Park

Beacon Park Road

Plymouth

Devon

PL2 2PB

E-Mail:

plymouthheartbeat@yahoo.co.uk

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Chairman:  Mr Roger Herity