Falls not only induce injury in older people, but can have a huge negative impact on the person’s confidence and independence, increasing isolation and impacting on both physical and mental health.
Statistics suggest that about around 1 in 3 adults over 65 who live at home will have at least one fall a year, and about half of these will have more frequent falls (NHS, 2018)
Outline of the Programme
Sessions run once a week in 12 week blocks, each week consists of an exercise session followed by a workshop on a variety of different topics related to Falls Prevention such as hydration, nutrition and how to get up from a fall.
Aims & Objectives
- Reduce the number of fallers
- Improve muscle strength, balance, strength, flexibility and postural stabilty
- Improve people’s fear of falling
- Reduce the number of hospital admissions as a result of falling
“I enjoyed meeting new people and the exercises have kickstarted me into doing more myself!” Class participant
Each attendee at our classes receive merchandise with information about how to reduce the risk of a fall from the comfort of their own home!
We are now selling our Strength and Balance exercise tea towels, click here to buy yours!
Strength & Balance classes currently running:
| Venue | Address | Day |
| Lache Community Centre | Hawthorne Road, Chester, CH4 8HX | Monday |
| Rowland Heights Chester | Off Francis Street, Chester, CH1 3BD | Tuesday |
| Anderton Place | Sandbach Drive, Northwich, CW9 8SQ | Wednesday |
| Hazelmere | Hambleton Way, Winsford, CW7 1QH | Wednesday |
| Hollymere | New Grosvenor Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2HH | Thursday |
| Kingswood | Kingsway, Chester, CH2 2FF | Thursday |
Haven’t fallen but want to keep active? If you live in the Cheshire West and Chester area, you could have a class near your home – get in touch today!
