Huddersfield Giant, Eorl Crabtree, has been the first person to sign up to the Change4Life in Kirklees Champion Pledge.

One of the key roles of a Change4Life Champion is to reinforce the health messages around physical activity and food and to actively support the Change4life movement. This involves encouraging people to sign up to the campaign and help to recruit other Change4Life Champions.

The Change4Life lifestyle revolution involves thousands of local charities and organisations including NHS Kirklees, Kirklees Council and Kirklees Active Leisure. These organisations will help mums, dads and families eat well, move more and live longer through a number of initiatives including 'Eat Well4Life' and activity programmes such as Get into Sport, Energise and Sport4life.

Eorl Crabtree said: "I am pleased to support the Change4Life lifestyle revolution and hope to promote physical activity and healthy eating messages through my involvement in the Huddersfield Giants and my role as an 'Engage With Your Health' ambassador."

Change4life in Kirklees builds on existing programmes to create a greater awareness of ways to help encourage and motivate children and families to lead a healthier way of life. As the three year Change4life initiative develops at a national level, here in Kirklees organisations will support new activities for local people to move more, eat well and live longer which will have a huge benefit in helping people feel well and lower the risk of contracting a range of health problems.

Dr Judith Hooper, Director of Public Health at NHS Kirklees and Kirklees Council said: "Obesity is now the biggest public health challenge the country faces as it can not only make you ill but sadly can kill you. The role of Change4Life Champions is to promote positive Change4Life messages around eating well and being more physically active."