North West Community Falls Prevention Steering Group

Active Living, part of Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, have recently set up a “North West Community Falls Prevention Steering Group” for any area’s or individuals within the North West and surrounding areas, who deliver Falls Prevention/Postural Stability sessions in the community. The meetings are aimed to discuss different topics and issues that may occur…

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

LLT Director on ICAA Advisory Panel

Bob Laventure has just been appointed as an Advisor to the ICAA (*International Council on Active Aging * www.icaa.cc ). This reflects his standing in the Active Ageing Community

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

UK Toolkit for Commissioners Launched July 2009

The Department of Health Toolkit for Prevention of falls and fractures in Older People – specifically for Commissioners of Services, was launched 22 July 2009. Further information and documents to download are available on the DoH website , including advice on local needs assessment, a summary of effective services, and advice about effective exercise here…

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

LLT Directors meet Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing & Deputy First Minister of Scotland, August 2009

On Aug 27th, Dawn Skelton and Bob Laventure, met with the Deputy First Minister of Scotland to discuss Scottish Government contribution and collaboration with the World Congress on Active Ageing in August 2012. The Scottish Government has a committment to support Active Ageing leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 as part…

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

New USA Guidelines on Physical Activity in Older People (2009) now recommend strength and balance activities not just moderate physical activity :)

The new USA PA guidelines (for young people, adults and older adults) have now been published and are available to download at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/reports/index.htm The UK have also been updating their guidelines and the BHF NCPAH hope to publish there in later in 2011. For further information about the consultation, visit the BHF website. Dawn Skelton,…

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

Want an LLT QUALIFIED Logo on your webpage?

If you have qualified on an LLT course and have a website, you can apply to the LLT office to receive a .jpg Logo to put on your website.

August 15, 2010NewsBy Dawn Skelton

Article – Gender gap in elderly activity (1999)

Saturday, July 31, 1999 Published at 00:08 GMT 01:08 UK Men are more active than women as they get older, and they are better able to maintain their ability to carry out everyday tasks, according to research published on Saturday. The Health Education Authority (HEA) report found that elderly women do less exercise than men…

August 15, 2010In the pressBy Dawn Skelton

Article – Exercise can prevent injuries in the elderly (1998)

Monday, 14 December, 1998, 15:33 GMT- BBC News Online Health The right kind of exercise can half the risk of elderly people who have suffered a fall falling and injuring themselves again, research has found. Every year in Britain one-third of all those over 65 years old fall. Only 10% of these actually injure themselves…

August 15, 2010In the pressBy Dawn Skelton

Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults

C. Jones, Debra Rose. The first book to detail the fundamental knowledge and skills associated with the curriculum standards for training physical activity instructors of older adults. The proposed standards were developed by a national coalition of senior fitness specialists and published in 1998 in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Physical Activity Instruction…

August 15, 2010Books on leading exercise with older people, News, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

An Evaluation of the Glasgow & Clyde Falls and Bone Health Strategy

Dawn Skelton was commissioned by the R&D NHS Glasgow and Clyde to evaluate their falls and bone health strategy through her position as Reader in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University. The evaluation looked at all aspects of the service (from the exercise provision, to the assessment and triage of patients and the links…

June 1, 2010News, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

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