Movement and Excercise
- Providing an opportunity to spend time with others.
- Making people feel more positive and more likely to keep doing the things they enjoy. Improving some aspects of memory due to repetition of dance moves – so this can help people to have clearer memories and improve focus and attention, whether or not they have dementia.
- Promoting a sense of achievement can have a positive impact on your mental health, giving you more confidence and higher self-esteem.
- Improving cardiac health and blood supply to the brain – which can help with memory.
- Maintaining coordination and balance, thus reducing the risk of falls. Exercises that involve moving different parts of your body in different directions help with this.
- Improving physical fitness by promoting muscle strength and flexible joints, helping people to do things for themselves, such as dressing, cleaning and cooking.
- Improving hand-eye coordination, important for independence in activities such as eating, tying laces or engaging in activities.
- Helping to keep bones strong and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Improving sleep quality and energy levels.
Our programme across the week includes many opportunities to engage in movement and exercise activity. Feel free to drop into any activities that interest you or contact us for more information
All sessions held at Alton Assembly Rooms unless otherwise stated
Please note the programme may change slightly from time to time to suit requests from the membership and to accommodate additional activities.
Monday
14:00 – 15:00
Love to Move
Chair based exercise programme developed by British Gymnastics Foundation – great for increasing strength, flexibility and balance – as well as being fun
Tuesday
11:00 – 11:45
Fitsteps with Glenda and Lesley
Our very own ‘accessible version’ of this national dance programme’
Yoga with Rebecca
An opportunity to relax, stretch and unwind – Chair based and great for ALL
Wednesday
there are many ‘tasters’ of physical activity – including Love to Move and Indoor Bowling
12:15 – 12:45
Tai Chi with Sue Kelly
13:00 – 14:00
Exercise Class with Mandy Wilson
(Free for DFA members – £5.00 for others)
Yoga with Sue Tupper
Thursday
Golden Grooves
Chair based and accessible fun work out for all
10:00 – 14:00
Monthly Nurture Meeting
For those with Early Onset Dementia at Alice Holt Forest – see Green Therapy section
Friday
Weekly Tea Dance
for all – nothing like getting ‘lost in the music’ to help you boost your physical ability and confidence
Sat/Sun
Monthly ‘Flourish’ session at Alice Holt Forest
An opportunity for everyone to engage in a range of physical activities in the great outdoors. Pick the activity that suits you – See Green Therapy section
A Wonderful Experience
Thank you so much for the wonderful experience visiting you yesterday with my Mum. It was very special for me to watch Mum losing herself in the Yoga and actually starting to smile and remember some of the movements that she used to do in Yoga. The Yoga Teacher was great and gave Mum just the right amount of support and positivity that she needed and the other ladies were so welcoming and encouraging. As you saw, your words of care were exactly what she needed to hear and given how scared she had been to come and how shy she was it was great to see her being so open with you. Thank You – J”
Golden Grooves really helps me
Golden Grooves really helps me to keep active and stretch. Keeping my legs and arms strong makes me feel more confident that I’ll be able to keep walking safely and live independently for longer!
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