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  1. Glossary of online terms

    From' apps' and 'browsers' to 'Zoom' and 'YouTube' – online terminology can be confusing. Age UK's glossary of online terms explains what they mean.

  2. Paige praises the power of yoga

    Thorne visited Age UK Hammersmith and Fulham recently to meet the participants of its weekly yoga class.

  3. How to make a video call

    Click here to find out more about Facebook and other social media platforms Zoom is a type of audio and video-calling software. Zoom is free to use for calls hosting up to 100 people, but you need to make ... make an account to start making your own calls. If someone sends you an invite to a Zoom call, you just need to follow the instructions in the email invitation to join the call. Be careful and only click links

  4. The amazing work done by local Age UKs nationwide

    activities, including chair exercise classes, yoga and Zumba, lessons in English, French, Italian and Spanish, cooking lessons and games sessions. They settled on using Zoom, which suited the needs of volunteers ... the chair exercise classes have proved particularly popular. “Many people had started experiencing pain because they can’t get out and have a proper walk,” explains Ximena. “These classes allow them to get

  5. Embracing at-home exercise

    go for a walk,” Lavina explained when we spoke to her in early 2021 . “But the free classes have created a virtual community to combat loneliness .” Four years on, Lavina is determined ... weekly Friday workouts with my mother-in-law, who’s now 77,” she says. “We go live on Zoom, and every session we’ve done since March 2020 has been saved on YouTube. There must be about

  6. Ramadan: Sajeda's story

    her mother. During lockdown, the two of them would ‘attend’ daily prayers together over Zoom. Sajeda regrets that COVID restrictions prevented her mother from having a traditional funeral, during ... kitchen but was soon running her own classes. She gets joy from how happy the successful completion of a recipe makes people. She recalls leading one of the men’s classes, like the one attended by celebrity

  7. Getting started on the internet

    activities such as exercise classes or book clubs. Click on any of the links below to find out more: how to use the messaging app WhatsApp how to video call via apps like Skype or Zoom how to use social media ... the time – and it may help you eat well, too. There are plenty of online cooking and baking classes and tutorials available for free on the video-hosting website Youtube. Click here to search Youtube

  8. Dementia support services and groups

    with dementia. Find out more about our befriending services Local Age UKs offer a range of groups, classes and events for people living with dementia. Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Age UK runs ... usually an option to arrange transport to and from the venue. Dementia-friendly classes and events Some of our classes are specifically for people with dementia to help to improve their mood and memory

  9. Making devices easier to use for older people

    smartphones and tablets, which are touchscreen, you can 'pinch' the screen to zoom in and out – for example, to zoom in to a webpage or to look more closely at a photo. You can set up your phone ... Scroll down to find 'display & brightness', then scroll down to 'display zoom' setting. Click on 'view' and then choose the 'zoomed' option (instead of the 'standard' option).  Then click 'set' in the

  10. Fundraising at school

    class="intro">Get inspired for your own top-of-the-class fundraiser with our simple and flexible ideas.

    Ideas that deserve an A+ Need some more inspiration? Explore our full list of fundraising

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