More on Kidney BEAM

If you haven’t yet visited Kidney Beam, there is still time to do so as Kidney Research UK is funding free access to the activities and resources until the end of November 2020 for patients and professionals with an interest in kidney disease.

How it works
Kidney Beam gives patients the chance to take control of their mental and physical wellbeing at their own pace, with guidance (if needed), from people who understand the complexities of kidney health.

The online platform is hosted by specialist kidney professionals – from renal physiotherapists to renal counsellors – from a number of different NHS trusts and backgrounds, as well as people living with kidney disease. And it has broad appeal – it’s aimed at anyone over 16, with any ability, any kidney condition, and at any stage of kidney disease.

All classes have a fitness rating so patients can choose the right one for them. At the beginning and end of the classes people can chat to each other and the instructors, building friendships which might help them stay motivated.

With free, open access, patients anywhere can sign up to the service without a referral being needed from their doctor or consultant. However, we know that clinician recommendations were the most effective way of recruiting patients to the platform when it was developed for people with cystic fibrosis so please do share a link to the platform with your patients and advise them it is free to sign-up until the 30th November 2020 if they choose ‘kidney disease’. Here is the link https://beamfeelgood.com/home

We are excited that the platform will give patients an easy, fun way to improve their health by bringing the experts, friends and health studio to them, wherever they are.

We hope you will be able to support this very exciting project. Here is a link if you would like to take a tour of the platform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtV2xefQ0Nc&feature=youtu.be

Here is a sample of classes you might be interested in:

Get started, to ease you in: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/316

physio-led pilates: getting stronger: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/328

wake up, work out: HIIT: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/326

keep moving: to help you do more: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/317

advanced circuit training: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/324

get your muscles moving: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/321

physio-led pilates: lets get started: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/327

yoga for people with kidney conditions: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/325

wake up work out: circuit training: https://beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/kidney-disease/323

And of course an introduction to HIIT by our researcher Rosey Billany https://beamfeelgood.com/programmes/detail/kidney-disease/12