Durham PSI Course Oct 2009
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National Occupational Standards for Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise Level 3
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning – which includes Physical Activity and Exercise – is anxious to ensure that the Assessment Guidance and Evidence Requirements for these new NVQs and SVQs is uniform. Therefore it has co-ordinated work across the awarding bodies, with appropriate inputs from industry experts, to provide Assessment…
FREE 3 month subscription to the Active Aging Community Centre
FREE 3 month subscription to the Active Aging Community Centre (USA based) for all LLT students and qualified instructors:
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Don’t mention the F Word!
Research from Help the Aged (now AgeUK) and the University’s of Southampton & Manchester, examines the attitudes and feelings of older people towards falls prevention services and resources. It explores different approaches and ways of communicating falls prevention messages to older people, as well as ways of encouraging older people to take up falls prevention…
Article – PSI nominated for Award (2006)
Angie Hampton, A PSI, was nominated for the York Community Pride Award – to view the newspaper article click here
Article – Career Pathways for PSIs (2008)
Sarah Wheatley, a PSI, became the Physical Activity Advisor for Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust – To read the article in HealthEx Magazine’s Career Pathways click here. Sarah Wheatley is also an LLT Tutor.
Article – Exercise for Life! (2006)
Falls are a major risk for older people, but staying active will keep you on your feet, stave off bone and muscle loss and help you live longer. Click on logo for full story.
Published by River Publishing Ltd.
Healthy March 2006 issue 42
Article – Vit D & Muscle Function (2005)
Recent developments in vitamin D deficiency and muscle weakness among older people
Article – Exercise is the key to healthy retirement (2003)
By Nigel Hawkes. TELLING the elderly to slow down and take it easy is the worst advice possible, the festival was told yesterday. Click on the TIMESONLINE link for the article.
Article – Time: can we hold back time? (2005)
Although a novice to television Edward Enfield has done rather well in his new semi-retired career. Once a Local Government Officer, he still needs all the stamina and mental alertness he can get. So Ever Wondered sent him to find out what happens when we age and if you can really hold back the years…they…