In 2007 Sports Development launched the ‘Activator Project’ as part of the age of Opportunities programme.

It is aimed at elderly people the majority of whom have age related disabilities and long term conditions, a team of fitness instructors and care professionals visit settings in the community to deliver chair based exercise programmes to over 200 people.

Aims

Chair based Exercise classes are very low impact keep kit exercises that are done whilst seated, or with the use of a chair. It involves simple repetitive movements aimed to increase mobility of the joints.

Performing chair based exercises can have the following health benefits:

• Improve strength
• Improve posture
• Improve power
• Improve flexability
• Improve ability to perform everyday tasks
• Improve balance
• Decrease depression
• Decrease body fat
• Decrease arthritic pain
• Decrease the risk of falls

Activities

Chair based exercise

Meeting Dates/Times

Dependant on the community setting

Contact Details

	Bury Sports Development Unit Castle Leisure Centre Bolton Street Bury BL9 0EZ		Yvonne Hall
			0161 253 6388
			y.hall@bury.gov.uk