Home Visit Clinical Exercise Sessions — Personalised Exercise Support at Home
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Author: Jamie Pickett, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Health Facilitator, & Founder of My Movement Medicine.
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Category: Services, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Heart Health, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Introduction
From October 2026, My Movement Medicine is introducing Home Visit Clinical Exercise sessions for people who would benefit from personalised exercise support in their own home.
Home visits are designed for people who may find travelling to a gym difficult, prefer exercising at home, are building confidence after illness or a cardiac event, or simply want a programme that fits their own environment.
Each session can be adapted around your health history, symptoms, medication, current fitness, confidence, goals, available space and the equipment you have access to.
Home visits are subject to location and availability.
The aim is to make clinically informed exercise more accessible — bringing individual support to the environment where you actually live and move.
What is a Home Visit Clinical Exercise session?
A Home Visit Clinical Exercise session is an individual appointment delivered in your own home by a Clinical Exercise Physiologist.
Rather than following a generic home workout, the session can be built around your current ability, health needs and goals.
That may include:
Cardiovascular exercise appropriate to your home environment
Strength and resistance exercise
Balance training
Mobility and functional movement
Sit-to-stand and everyday movement practice
Borg RPE 6–20 guidance
Heart-rate monitoring where appropriate
Exercise progression
Confidence building
A home exercise programme to continue between appointments
The emphasis is on choosing exercises that are realistic and useful for your own circumstances.
Who may benefit from a home visit?
Home Visit Clinical Exercise sessions may suit people who:
Find travelling to a gym difficult
Would feel more comfortable beginning exercise at home
Are recovering from illness, surgery or a cardiac event
Have reduced mobility, balance or confidence
Live with a long-term health condition that affects exercise
Want clinically informed exercise support without needing a gym membership
Would like help making better use of the space and equipment they already have
Want to build confidence before progressing to gym-based or group exercise
You do not need a home gym or a large amount of space to get started.
What happens in the first home visit?
The first appointment is used to understand your starting point and what you want to achieve.
Depending on your needs and the session length, this may include:
Discussion of your health and exercise history
Review of symptoms and medication
Current activity level
Exercise goals
Borg RPE education
Heart-rate monitoring where useful
Movement, balance or strength assessment
Review of the space available for exercise
Initial exercises and technique
A plan for exercise between sessions
The programme can then develop gradually over future appointments.
Exercise in your own environment
One advantage of a home visit is that the exercise programme can be designed around the environment you actually use every day.
This may include using:
A sturdy chair
Stairs or a step where appropriate
Available floor space
Resistance bands or weights you already own
Household space for walking or movement practice
Any suitable exercise equipment already available at home
Where equipment is limited, the programme can place greater emphasis on bodyweight exercise, movement quality, balance, functional strength and practical ways to increase activity.
How are the sessions personalised?
Two people receiving home visits may have completely different programmes.
One person may be rebuilding confidence with walking and sit-to-stand exercise, while another may be ready for a more structured strength and cardiovascular programme.
Personalisation may include:
Different exercise choices
Different resistance levels
Individual Borg RPE targets
Different exercise durations
Different rest periods
Adaptations for pain, mobility or balance
Progression based on symptoms and recovery
Exercise choices that fit the available space
The programme can also change from week to week depending on how you are feeling.
How intensity is monitored
My Movement Medicine uses the Borg RPE 6–20 scale alongside the talk test and, where appropriate, heart-rate monitoring.
Warm-up: begin around RPE 6 and gradually build towards approximately 10–11
Main exercise: commonly work within RPE 11–14 depending on the person and how they feel that day
Cool-down: gradually return to single figures and towards RPE 6 where possible
Medication, symptoms, recent procedures and current fitness can all affect the correct exercise intensity.
The aim is not to push as hard as possible. The aim is to find the right level for you.
What can a home visit include?
Strength and functional exercise
Home visits can include strength work that supports everyday activities such as standing from a chair, climbing stairs, carrying shopping or moving more confidently around the home.
Exercises can be progressed using technique, repetitions, range of movement, resistance or reduced support where appropriate.
Cardiovascular exercise
Cardiovascular work can be adapted to the environment available.
This may include walking, stepping, repeated functional movements or suitable home cardiovascular equipment where available.
Balance and mobility
Balance and mobility work can be particularly valuable at home because exercises can be linked directly to the environment in which you move every day.
Building independence
An important goal may be to develop a programme that you feel confident completing safely between appointments.
Over time, the practitioner can help you understand your own exercise intensity, technique, progression and when to adapt the session.
30, 45 or 60 minutes — which session is right for you?
30 minutes
Best for a focused appointment with one or two clear priorities.
This may suit someone who prefers shorter sessions, fatigues quickly or wants regular targeted support.
45 minutes
A balanced option for many people.
It provides enough time for a progressive warm-up, focused cardiovascular and/or strength work, and a proper cool-down.
60 minutes
Best when more time is needed for assessment, a broader programme, additional strength or balance work, or a more detailed combination of exercise and education.
Making the most of your booked session
If you are comfortable exercising independently and have already been advised that it is appropriate, you may choose to complete a short gentle warm-up before your practitioner arrives.
For example, you might complete a few minutes of easy walking or another familiar low-intensity activity.
This can allow more of your booked 30, 45 or 60 minutes to be used for individual exercise prescription, strength work, balance, technique, progression or other areas you would like to focus on.
This is completely optional.
If you would prefer your warm-up to be supervised, are new to exercise, have recently had a cardiac event or procedure, or are unsure what intensity is appropriate, your warm-up can remain part of the booked appointment.
The aim is simply to arrive at the session gently warmed up, not fatigued.
October 2026 Discounted Starter Pricing
The prices below are introductory rates for the launch of the new Home Visit Clinical Exercise service.
Prices may increase in the future. However, anyone who gets started during the first month and remains an active client will keep their original starter pricing, even if the public price later increases.
Home visits are subject to location and availability.
Package | 30 minutes | 45 minutes | 60 minutes |
PAYG – 1 session | £90 | £100 | £110 |
4 sessions | £320 (£80/session) | £360 (£90/session) | £400 (£100/session) |
8 sessions | £600 (£75/session) | £680 (£85/session) | £760 (£95/session) |
12 sessions | £840 (£70/session) | £960 (£80/session) | £1,080 (£90/session) |
Package prices are paid for the stated number of sessions. The amount in brackets shows the equivalent cost per session.
Why choose a package?
A package allows the programme to develop across several appointments rather than treating each visit as a one-off session.
That makes it easier to:
Repeat and refine key exercises
Progress strength gradually
Build cardiovascular duration or intensity
Improve balance and confidence
Review recovery between sessions
Develop a realistic home exercise routine
Move towards greater independence
Can home visits help me progress towards gym or group exercise?
Yes.
For some people, home visits may be a starting point rather than the final destination.
As confidence, strength and exercise tolerance improve, you may decide to move into 1-to-1 gym-based sessions, small-group Clinical Exercise or the larger My Movement Medicine group programme.
Others may prefer to continue exercising at home long term.
The right option depends on your goals, confidence, mobility and circumstances.
Other ways to work with My Movement Medicine
Home visits are one of several Clinical Exercise options available from October.
You can also choose:
1-to-1 Clinical Exercise Physiology at The Armoury in Hampstead
Small-group Clinical Exercise sessions for 2–5 people at The Armoury
Larger My Movement Medicine group exercise sessions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a lot of space at home?
No. The programme can be adapted to the space you have available.
Do I need to own exercise equipment?
No. Many useful exercises can be completed using bodyweight, a sturdy chair and the space available in your home.
If you already own suitable exercise equipment, it can also be incorporated into your programme.
Do I need to have a heart condition?
No. Home visits are suitable for people who want clinically informed exercise support, including those living with long-term health conditions, recovering from illness or simply wanting a more individual approach.
Can I warm up before my practitioner arrives?
Yes, if you are comfortable exercising independently and have already been advised that it is appropriate.
A gentle familiar warm-up before the appointment can allow more of the booked time to focus on the parts of the programme where you need the most individual support.
If you are unsure what to do, your warm-up should remain part of the supervised appointment.
Can I move from home visits into sessions at The Armoury?
Yes. Home visits can be used to build confidence and exercise capacity before progressing to 1-to-1, small-group or larger group sessions where appropriate.
What areas do home visits cover?
Home visits are subject to location and availability.
Please enquire with your location so that travel and appointment availability can be confirmed.
What happens if prices increase?
Anyone who gets started during the first month of the service and remains an active client will keep the starter pricing shown above.
If a client stops and later returns after a break, the current public price at that time may apply.
How to get started
The first step is to make an enquiry with your location, preferred session length and a brief idea of the support you are looking for.
You do not need to know exactly which exercises you need before booking. That is part of the assessment and prescription process.
Summary
Home Visit Clinical Exercise sessions provide personalised exercise support in your own environment.
Sessions can include strength, cardiovascular exercise, balance, mobility, Borg RPE and heart-rate guidance, functional movement and a programme to continue between appointments.
People who are already comfortable exercising independently can also complete a gentle warm-up before the practitioner arrives, allowing more of the booked appointment to focus on individual prescription, technique and progression.
The discounted starter pricing is available during the first month of the service, and clients who begin during that period can keep those rates for as long as they remain active clients.
Home visits are subject to location and availability.
References and useful links
This health guide was written by Jamie Pickett, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Health Facilitator, & Founder of My Movement Medicine & My Movement Medicine C.I.C.
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