Starting next week on Thursday, January 25 come and try the new chair-based exercise class, suitable for people of all ages, skills and fitness at Icklesham Memorial Hall.
Benefits of Chair-based exercise:
- Increased flexibility and strength. Bone density and muscles weaken as we get older so it is important to gently exercise to keep active and maintain strength.
- Increased coordination. Learning a routine and the repetitive nature of the exercises can also be good for dementia patients. The exercises also help with posture and straight alignment of the spine.
- Increased circulation. This also means a faster healing of injuries and wounds, faster sickness recovery time, greater lung capacity and much easier mobility.
- Reduced risk of falls because chair-based exercises improve posture and balance. Balance can be affected by medication as well. Falling and injuring yourself when elderly, has an longer recovery time and can be a chain reaction type of injury. To reduce this risk is therefore key in elderly healthcare.
- Increased confidence and self esteem. Sometimes elderly people lose confidence, particularly after a fall and gentle exercise as part of a group activity can help bring that back.
Daisy Chain Fitness will take you through a gentle low impact workout. This will be followed by tea / coffee and a chance to chat afterwards.
First eight sessions are free funded by Rother Active and Icklesham Trust, but follow on programme will have a charge.
