World on Health Interview – Invest in exercise
“Evidence based exercise programmes help older generations beat the frailty threshold” says Dawn Skelton of Later Life Training in the most recent Word on Health podcast [on 17:15 mins in – interview 12 mins]
Access to research and assessment based exercise programmes is proven to help many overcome frailty and prevent falls says Dawn who has dedicated her working life to ensuring that exercise research designed to improve later life for those most vulnerable is implemented.
Later Life Training achieves this by training the leaders of exercise provision – creating a workforce that creates a cascade of confidence, enabling all to challenge themselves to do more and reap the rewards.
As the length of time that many require care continues to grow, commissioners and funders of exercise provision for older generations need to invest in programmes that deliver real results for more people, concludes Dawn.
Enjoy Dawn’s podcast here [start at 17mins15secs]
Many thanks to Paul at Word on Health for devoting significant online time to this vitally important topic.
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