Tags: older people
British Gymnastics Foundation releases ‘Love to Move’ programme to encourage older people to get active at home
Posted: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:04
The British Gymnastics Foundation's seated activity programme, Love to Move, designed to get older people moving and functioning better, has been made available online to encourage older people to get... Read More »
Volunteer residents at a care home are taking part in a new University of Birmingham study aimed at assessing whether exercising while seated can improve the health and well-being of frail older adults.
Posted: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:52
The study, called Keeping Active in Residential Elderly (KARE), is being conducted by the Physical Activity and Nutritional INfluences In ageing (PANINI) project research group at the University of Birmingham.... Read More »
Encouraging older adults to become more active is a challenge.…
Posted: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:33
Across Birmingham, on average 60.6% of citizens aged 65+ have their activities 'limited a little or a lot' by long term health problems. An additional issue for older adults is that compared to the rest... Read More »