LLT prides itself on ensuring evidence based practice and updating our courses based on research evidence. Thats why we have removed the pre-exercises stretches from our warm up! The stretches are still there, as developmental stretches at the end of a session when muscles are nicely warm. Download the rationale behind their removal here.
We are very happy to announce AGILE endorsement of LLTs PSI and OEP training (2017). These courses used to be endorsed by the CSP, however, the CSP stopped endorsement of all courses in 2016. It was important for us to seek alternative endorsement to reflect our ongoing commitment to evidence based practice and to raise the bar…
DetailsThe COM-B behaviour change model is now used extensively in behaviour change interventions in the scientific literature. COM-B (‘capability’, ‘opportunity’, ‘motivation’ and ‘behaviour’) model. This model recognises that behaviour is part of an interacting system involving all these components. Interventions need to change one or more of them in such a way as to put the…
DetailsWe have had a great response to our LLT Statement on OEP/PSI Implementation which had 10 simple key messages for commissioners of services and funders of programmes and training in falls prevention exercise. LLT have 14 years of experience working with services across the UK and into Europe. From implementing and evaluating the first falls exercise service…
DetailsIn January 2017, the member organisations of the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG), hosted by Public Health England, published the ‘Falls and fracture consensus statement: supporting commissioning for prevention’. This was aimed at local commissioners and strategic leads with a remit for falls and bone health and detailed key interventions, approaches to commissioning and…
DetailsThis statement delivers TEN simple Key Messages for commissioners of services and funders of programmes and training about the evidence based OEP and PSI programmes
DetailsThis week is Dementia Awareness Week. Working with local Alzheimer Society Service User Review Panels (SURPs) in England, Bob Laventure had a series of informal conversations with people living with dementia about taking part in physical activity. They talked about their views, interests and experiences and the challenges they face in taking up and/or continuing a range…
DetailsThe PhISICAL Activity Intervention in Community-based AduLts (PhISICAL) Study The aim of the PhISICAL study is to examine the implementation of FaME in two very different areas of the East Midlands in order to understand the factors that make such a programme a success or not. You can find out more about this work, led by Nottingham University…
DetailsWe had lots of requests – so here they are. Visit the shop. We will soon have FFMOT round sticker labels as well so watch this space. Find out more about the FFMOT course if you have not yet joined Bob Laventure on this adventure 🙂
Dawn Skelton, founding Director of LLT, has had a great year. Just like buses, the accolades came in 3 😉 At the end of 2015 she received an Honorary Medical Doctorate from Umea University in Sweden for her work in functional exercise for older people. In October 2016 she received an…
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