Steady and Strong

These fun classes will support you to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. The exercises will help you achieve balance, strength and flexibility and improve your mobility giving you more independence. It makes me happy to see the positive effects that the exercises in this class bring, I have noticed a marked increase in people’s confidence and best of all, we have a really enjoyable time together.

I am a trained Otago Exercise Leader; a worldwide, evidenced-based falls prevention approach recommended by healthcare professionals. This class will help improve your strength and balance.

Falls are not an inevitable part of getting older and can be prevented. Did you know impaired strength and balance contribute to most falls? Improving stability requires a specific, evaluated and safe exercise programme. The Otago Exercise Programme was developed and tested by the New Zealand Falls Prevention Research Group to reduce falls in older adults and these specific exercises are incorporated into my classes.

What happens in a Steady and Strong class?
Classes focus on mobility, strength and balance with some stretches and dance movements to increase your heart rate, leaving you feeling refreshed and energised.

Is this class right for me?
Steady and Strong classes are aimed at older adults who are at low risk of falls, but who want to maintain or increase their strength and balance.

Have you had a fall recently?
If you are recovering from an illness or an operation or have had a recent fall, please speak to your GP. It may be appropriate for you to attend NHS falls services to support your recovery before coming to a Steady and Strong class.

Classes are on:
Mondays 9 am - 10 am
Steady and Strong Dance, St John's Church Hall, Rownhams Lane, Rownhams, SO16 8AR
Mondays 11.30 am - 12.30 pm
Steady & Strong Dance, North Baddesley Village Hall, Botley Road, North Baddesley, SO52 9DT
Thursdays 9.30 am - 10.30 am
Steady & Strong Dance, , St Boniface Church, Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT
Thursdays 10.40 am - 11.40 am
Steady & Strong, St Boniface Church, Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT

To book please contact me at:
Email: gabriel.galvez.prado@gmail.com
Call: 07440 419575

Cost: £9 (pay as you go), £7.50 if you pay monthly in advance

I trained in Otago Exercise Programme Leader with Later Life Training through Hampshire County Council’s Steady and Strong programme.