Kobler Rehabilitation Class

We have delivered our service online since July 2021

The Kobler Rehabilitation Class provides group rehabilitation, including exercises and HIV specific education. The aim is to help you achieve personal goals and improve your fitness, function, strength, flexibility and quality of life, while helping you manage the ‘ups and downs’ or episodes of disability that can be unpredictable when living with HIV.

The Kobler Rehabilitation Class is for men, women, trans and non-binary people living with HIV, who experience physical, mental, cognitive and social health related challenges, and people living with disabilities and episodic health challenges.

Once you begin, the Kobler Rehabilitation Class is open access, meaning you can attend, return or restart depending on your episodes of health, disability, illness and wellness. Open access aims to reduce barriers to accessing rehabilitation when living with HIV and episodic disabilities.

About Zoom

You will receive a weekly secure text message from our service with a Zoom link—just tap/click the link to launch Zoom on your smartphone, tablet or computer and join the Kobler Rehabilitation Class Online.

If you do not already have the Zoom app installed on your device, you will be prompted to install it (or you can download it from the Zoom website).

You can also join the meeting by typing in the Meeting ID number from the secure text message.

Online classes

Kobler Rehabilitation Class Online takes place on:

  • Fridays: 11am–12:30pm

We’ve developed a series of 8 online classes with the support of our charity CW+. Please use the arrows below to move through the videos—we hope you find these a convenient and enjoyable way to keep active!

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Other resources

Our hospital charity CW+ provides free, on-demand access to exercise classes through Virtual Connections, including:

There are other free resources to help you move more, including;

  • NHS Fitness Studio is a collection of 24 instructor-led videos across aerobics, strength and resistance, Pilates and yoga
  • NHS Home Workout Videos provides 10 minute cardio, strength and stretching videos to do at home 
  • We Are Undefeatable is a collection of ways to move that might suit you depending on how you are feeling 
  • This Girl Can helps you find ways to exercise at home 
  • Active 10 app records every minute of walking you do (anonymously) to help you move for 10 minutes a day 
  • Couch to 5K app is a running programme for absolute beginners 
  • Couch to Fitness is a free and flexible at-home online exercise programme for absolute beginners 
  • Joint the Movement by Sport England provides tips, advice and guidance on how to keep or get active
  • EXi provides personalised exercise prescription for people with chronic conditions 
  • Five in Five is a completely customisable mini-workout to help you move whatever ways work for you 
  • Canal and River Trust offers 2,000 miles of open and accessible towpaths alongside some of the best waterside scenery England and Wales has to offer
  • Find a local park within walking distance 
  • ParaSport activity finder helps you find club profiles near you 
  • NHS Way to Be Active with Family helps you and the kids get moving 
  • Virtual Village Hall is a great place to find some gentle, fun ways to exercise and dance at home

Hospital classes

We are working with our hospital charity CW+ to bring back face-to-face Kobler Rehabilitation classes.

Research

Our team is research active, and you may be invited to participate in service evaluation, audit and/or research. Participation in research will not affect your usual care.