Your Fall Proof Guide

06th August 2024 | Lizzie Homer | Building srength and mobility, Get active, Gloucestershire, Older people, Strength & Mobility

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Many of us are young at heart, aren’t we? To help us stay active and able, we need to care for ourselves in a different way as our body changes. If you know someone who has had a fall, you may have noticed how this makes them worry about it happening again and the effect this may have on their independence.

As our bodies change, different exercises can help with keeping us strong and steady later on. This is an easy-to-follow guide which includes:
• Your ‘how are you doing now’ self-check
• Six simple exercises you can do alongside other activity, to keep you feeling younger and stronger
• A progress chart to fill in, that you might want to share with friends and boast about, as you progress!

Regardless of your age, building these simple exercises into your daily routine, will make completing every day jobs easier and help to keep you steady, strong and able to get out and about so that you can enjoy your life now and in your years to come.

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