Article in Personal Trainer – Designing programmes for older adults. April 2015.
Designing programmes for older adults. Personal Trainer, April 2015. P71-72. Written by Prof Dawn Skelton.
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Exercise tutor and training opportunity with Age UK Oxfordshire
Title: Exercise tutor and training opportunity with Age UK Oxfordshire Location: Across Oxfordshire Postcode: OXON, predominantly in South Oxfordshire, Vale and Cherwell area. Salary/Basis: £25 p/h Closing date: N/A Job Summary/ Description: Are you at least level 2 qualified fitness instructor, have experience and enjoy working with older people? Age UK Oxfordshire (Generation Games) is…
London – Exciting Opportunities for Postural Stability Instructors!!
London – Opportunities for Postural Stability Instructors We are a community-based Falls Prevention Project run by Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care in partnership with local GPs, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s Health Partners. We are looking for qualified REPs Level 4 Postural Stability Instructors to help take this exciting project forward…
In Memoriam – Alan Skelton
Sadly, Alan Skelton passed away on the 12th March. Many of you will have spent time chatting to Alan on the phone or have had emails from him over the years. He came out of retirement to help Susie, Bob and I run Later Life Training when we set up back in 2003. He worked…
Funding available for small, privately run Scottish businesses!
If you are interested in hosting one of our courses or you have individuals that would like to attend a course there may be partial funding available in certain circumstances for small privately run businesses in Scotland. For further information please follow the link.
Aberdeen Class Instructor Required
Aberdeen class instructor required… North East Sensory Services are looking for a chair based exercise class instructor (ideally with Otago or PSI qualification). It will be for a group of older people with sensory impairment. The current class runs on a Monday 1:00-1:45 at 21 John Street, Aberdeen. (I think the current instructor is leaving,…
LLT trained Exercise after Stroke Instructor needed to take over well-established community class in Hammersmith
LLT trained Exercise after Stroke Instructor needed to take over well-established community class in Hammersmith, West London, from September 2015. The class is part of the local borough Agewell scheme and runs on Thursdays, 11.30-12.45, during Adult Education term times. We have good links with the local Stroke Association and the Community Rehab team. For…
LLT now a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance – Dementia Friendly Organisation
Later Life Training has been accepted as a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance. LLT is working towards becoming a Dementia Friendly organisation which involves a commitment on our part to undertake, meaningful action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. We have signed up to the National Dementia Declaration Action Plan…
Life with Osteoporosis: Report from the National Osteoporosis Society
In June of this year the National Osteoporosis Society launched Life with Osteoporosis – a landmark study to find out more about the impact of osteoporosis and fragility fractures on people’s lives. Visit the NOS website and read more about the survey and its results. You can also download the report here. 3228 people took…
HOPE: A Stroke Recovery Guide – Exercise & Movement. Stroke Association
The Stroke Association have produced a great guide on recovery from Stroke. Chapter 4 in particular provides very useful information for Stroke Survivors to support home exercise recovery (in addition to group programmes they might be involved in). It covers a variety of exercises they can do at home dependent on the severity of the…