of physical activity programmes including ‘Fit as a Fiddle’. For examples of best practice and important findings go to: www.ageuk.org.uk/health-wellbeing/fit-as-afiddle/ Local Age UKs There are 165 ... opportunities for retired and semi-retired people to share their skills and try new activities and classes: www.u3a.org.uk 5 For further information, please contact Age UK at fitasafiddle@ageuk.org.uk or
Training/Rest Top tips for January: 1. Get your gait analysis done/buy suitable trainers 2. Add the SMASH Zoom workshops to your calandar 3. Set up your fundraising page and let everyone know what you’re doing ... amounts of time. Fartlek training Involves varying the intensity or speed of your run to improve your fitness and endurance. Hill training Improves leg-muscle strength, quickens your stride and can even protect
Training/Rest Top tips for January: 1. Get your gait analysis done/buy suitable trainers 2. Add the SMASH Zoom workshops to your calandar 3. Set up your fundraising page and let everyone know what you’re doing ... amounts of time. Fartlek training Involves varying the intensity or speed of your run to improve your fitness and endurance. Hill training Improves leg-muscle strength, quickens your stride and can even protect
Age UK’s fit for the future Project Evaluation Report Andrea Wigfield Erika Kispeter Sarah Alden Royce Turner With contribution from Tom Clarke CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on ... on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds July 2015 fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www
A summary of the evaluation Age UK’s fit for the future Programme Supporting older people to achieve a healthier lifestyle fit for the future was a person-centred programme to improve the physical health ... (Health Professional) ‘We did have a good relationship already with the CCG and the local authority. fit for the future was an opportunity for us to take that further, particularly working with GPs and district
thank Age UK, The Big Lottery Fund, and fit as a fiddle for giving Community Network the opportunity to be part of fit as a fiddle. We would like to thank all the fit as a fiddle staff at Age UK for all their ... 1.2. Aims and objectives 1.3. Background 1.4. Methods 1.5. Structure of the report 2. Overview of fit as a fiddle by Community Network 2.1. Aims and intended outcomes 2.2. Project details 2.3. Project
Report / December 2011 Executive summary 4 Introduction 8 About ‘fit as a fiddle’ 8 Aims and objectives of ‘fit as a fiddle’ 8 Methods for ‘fit as a fiddle’ 9 Structure of this report 9 Project overview 10 ... Older People (NAPA) between 2007 and 2011. This project was part of the ‘fit as a fiddle’ programme managed by Age UK. The aim of fit as a fiddle was to improve wellbeing outcomes around physical activity
Health North East region Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview and background to fit as a fiddle 1.2. Introduction to the North East 1.3. Background to the North East Region 1.4. Aims ... Recommendations 10. Exit Strategy Annex One: Older person survey results from Ecorys Annex Two: Maps of fit as a fiddle participant Annex Three: Regional milestones List of figures: Figure 1. Age range of
and Sue Sheldon, Fit as a Fiddle co-ordinator, Age UK Derby and Derbyshire, for their help and support. For enquiries contact 0800 169 87 87 website www.ageuk.org.uk/health-wellbeing/fit-as-a-fiddle Content ... Leicester Background Age Concern England was awarded £15.1 million by the Big Lottery Fund to deliver the Fit as a Fiddle portfolio across the nine English regions (London, South East, South West, West Midlands
fit as a fiddle in the West Midlands impacts on health and wellbeing Illustrating the success of the fit as a fiddle programme Health impacts “I move better, less stiff, feel happier.” fit as ... gentle exercise, Tai Chi, Yoga, Extend, Tea Dancing, Zumba, falls prevention, cooking... and more. Classes and activities have been held in both community venues and residential care settings. An evaluation