Sadly, Alan Skelton passed away on the 12th March. Many of you will have spent time chatting to Alan on the phone or have had emails from him over the years. He came out of retirement to help Susie, Bob and I run Later Life Training when we set up back in 2003. He worked…
DetailsIf you are interested in hosting one of our courses or you have individuals that would like to attend a course there may be partial funding available in certain circumstances for small privately run businesses in Scotland. For further information please follow the link.
Aberdeen class instructor required… North East Sensory Services are looking for a chair based exercise class instructor (ideally with Otago or PSI qualification). It will be for a group of older people with sensory impairment. The current class runs on a Monday 1:00-1:45 at 21 John Street, Aberdeen. (I think the current instructor is leaving,…
DetailsLLT trained Exercise after Stroke Instructor needed to take over well-established community class in Hammersmith, West London, from September 2015. The class is part of the local borough Agewell scheme and runs on Thursdays, 11.30-12.45, during Adult Education term times. We have good links with the local Stroke Association and the Community Rehab team. For…
DetailsLater Life Training has been accepted as a National Member of the Dementia Action Alliance. LLT is working towards becoming a Dementia Friendly organisation which involves a commitment on our part to undertake, meaningful action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. We have signed up to the National Dementia Declaration Action Plan…
DetailsIn June of this year the National Osteoporosis Society launched Life with Osteoporosis – a landmark study to find out more about the impact of osteoporosis and fragility fractures on people’s lives. Visit the NOS website and read more about the survey and its results. You can also download the report here. 3228 people took…
DetailsThe Stroke Association have produced a great guide on recovery from Stroke. Chapter 4 in particular provides very useful information for Stroke Survivors to support home exercise recovery (in addition to group programmes they might be involved in). It covers a variety of exercises they can do at home dependent on the severity of the…
DetailsNICE PH54 guidance was reissued this September (2014). This guideline makes recommendations on exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity for people aged 19 and older. It is an update of recommendation 5 in ‘Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity‘ (NICE public health guidance 2). It focuses on exercise referral schemes that try…
DetailsProf Gillian Mead and colleagues have written an article in ‘Translational Stroke Research’ that discusses what we know about sedentary behaviour of adults with stroke, why it may be important to not only encourage more moderate physical activity but concurrently discourage prolonged sitting, and what research directions are needed to build foundational knowledge in this…
DetailsEdith Macintosh and our very own Bob Laventure, have just published an article in “Working with older people” called “Care … about physical activity” in care homes in Scotland”. You can view the article online here, or download the article here. The purpose of this paper is to outline an approach being taken, to improve…
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