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Seated Exercise

Age UK Devon offers a comprehensive Seated Exercise training package for individuals who want to deliver chair-based exercise sessions for groups of older people who have compromised mobility.

Our training covers:

  • Understanding the physical and psychological benefits of an exercise session for older people.
  • Learning how to plan an exercise session, including how to complete client and environment risk assessments.
  • Enhancing communication skills to meet the needs of older people with physical, sensory and cognitive impairment.
  • Being competent to facilitate a wide range of exercises including:
    • Warm up, cool down, mobility, stretching and resistance exercises.
    • Thera band exercises to enhance the core body through strengthening muscles.
    • Pelvic floor exercises to assist with continence concerns.
    • Sit to stand progressive exercises to aid strength, balance, mobility, and confidence.
    • Postural balance exercises to build strength and balance.
  • Understanding the benefits of record keeping and evaluating delivery of future sessions.

At the end of this course each participant will have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits of chair based exercises and be confident to plan and deliver sessions to individuals, or groups of older people. Participants receive a training pack which includes a training manual, stress ball, thera band, and bump ball.

The course can be delivered over one day, for between eight and 16 participants. Alternatively, it can be delivered virtually as two half day sessions for up to six participants.

Feedback from participants:

"Age UK Devon delivered an engaging, fun training session, which covered everything we needed, I enjoyed the variety of exercises taught and the added use of equipment."

"The training was interactive with a chance to test out exercises and teaching. I loved the focus on everyday fitness and linking each exercise to daily activities."

Our Trainer

Lynne O'Donnell, our Active in Later Life Coordinator is a qualified Chair Based Exercise Instructor, an accredited trainer (Award in Education and Training), trained to deliver Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and is qualified in first aid. She has worked with Age UK Devon since July 2023.

Training dates

Please find details below of our next training dates. 

  • Wednesday 15 January 2025 1.30pm - 4.30pm and Thursday 16 January 2025 9.30am - 12.30pm                                                          Location: Virtual via Teams  Cost: Price on application

 

  • Wednesday 5 February 2025 1.30pm - 4.30pm and Thursday 6 February 2025 9.30am - 12.30pm                                                      Location: Virtual via Teams  Cost: Price on application

 

  • Wednesday 19 February 2025 1.30pm - 4.30pm and Thursday 20 February 2025 9.30am-12.30pm                                                    Location: Virtual via Teams  Cost: Price on application

 

  • Wednesday 12 March 2025 1.30pm - 4.30pm and Thursday 13 March 2025 9.30am-12.30pm                                                    Location: Virtual via Teams  Cost: Price on application

 

  • Wednesday 26 March 2025 1.30pm - 4.30pm and Thursday 25 March 2025 9.30am-12.30pm                                                        Location: Virtual via Teams  Cost: Price on application

Please note for group bookings we can arrange additional course dates.

If you are interested in booking a place on a session, please download and complete the booking form and return it to training@ageukdevon.org.uk. We will contact you as soon as dates are set to discuss your booking.