How can I learn about my Vital 5?
You can find out your Vital 5 numbers with a Vital 5 check, delivered by NHS-approved practitioners at selected pharmacies and other venues throughout south east London.
The free, easy to access, check will measure your blood pressure, weight, and mental health. It will also tell you if you’re drinking at safe levels and can give advice on how to quit smoking.
The Vital 5 Check is free and takes between just 5 – 30-minutes. At the end you’ll get your personal Vital 5 passport, which is a good indication of your overall health and what you can do to improve it.
You’ll get tips you could try. You’ll also learn where you could access support to help you improve your Vital 5 numbers.
Join the 20,000 other Southeast London residents who’ve had their Vital 5 Check.
If you keep your blood pressure in the healthy range, it helps to lower the chance of having a heart attack or stroke.
If you stop smoking, the benefits start almost straight away. After just 8 hours, your oxygen levels start to get better, and the harmful carbon monoxide in your blood stream goes down by half.
There are so many benefits to drinking less, you’ll have more energy, sleep better, lose weight, lower your blood pressure, and cut your risk of getting sick.
If you have a healthy mind, you’re more likely to have a healthy body. This is because feeling anxious or depressed involves our bodies as well as our minds.
If you care for your body by staying in your healthy weight range, it helps lower the chance of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer.
Staying well for longer means you’ll be able to keep doing the things you love with your family , friends, or people around you in your community.