INVITATION Healthy and Active Living for Older People FOOTSCRAY

INVITATION
Healthy and Active Living for Older People
Footscray FORUM
Friday 24 April 2015
9.30am Start
Program
1. Prevention of Falls in the Older Client – cohealth (Free to Public)
This session will help you to understand some of the issues which affect older client’s ability to do a
gym program and the questions that you should ask to avoid injury in your program.
How you can alter an exercise to make it safer for clients with these common problems. This is very
important as injury in this age group can cause life changing disability and put people off exercise.
It will also suggest how to add in some extras to your classes so that you will be challenging balance
and so assisting in falls reduction in the older community.
2. Fun, Fitness and the Pelvic Floor – Vic Continence Resource Centre – (Free to Public)
More than 4.8 million Australians experience bladder or bowel control problems.
The forum is divided into two sessions; a continence nurse delivers the first session on how the pelvic floor
works for both men and women and what can go wrong. A women’s health physiotherapist delivers the
second session on teaching the audience to practice pelvic floor exercises and what to avoid.
3. Heartmoves YMCA - (Free to Pubic)
Heartmoves is a low to moderate intensity exercise program specifically designed to cater for people with
lifestyle risk factors and those living with stable health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity
etc. How does it differ from Living Longer living Stronger and Pryme Movers?
4. Living Longer Living Stronger – COTA’s Exercise program – (For fitness instructors)
COTA’s “Strength Training” exercise program is designed to increase strength, balance, flexibility and
coordination, which helps to improve your confidence and reduce the risk of falls. Hear the success stories
of older people who have turned their life around to become healthier and stronger.
5. Networking for Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers
Accreditation for Fitness Instructors Pending with
Fitness Australia and Physical Activity Australia
Local fitness instructors will be sharing their stories and examples of exercises and activities
Bring along your ideas and questions and share them with other instructors.
For Program see overpage
Who should attend?
Anyone over 50 and anyone interested in the health and well-being of people over 50 years,
Cost: Morning sessions free for older people, LLLS Instructors - $88/ person or Non LLLS Instructors $125/
person, LLLS Fitness Centres – Group - $260 (up to 6) Non Fitness Centres – Group - $440 (up to 6)
Venue: YMCA Recwest Footscray – Corner Market St & Essex St., West Footscray
Bookings - Bookings are essential and close Wednesday 22 April 2015 (if not booked out before)
Bookings and enquiries Online at http://cotafootscrayhealthyliving.eventbrite.com.au
or www.cotavic.org.au or Telephone: Alan Bull 9655 2141 or Email: abull@cotavic.org.au
Proudly sponsored by the Victorian Government
INVITATION
Healthy and Active Living for Older People
FOOTSCRAY FORUM
Friday 24 April 2015
YMCA Recwest, West Footscray
Corner Market St & Essex St., West Footscray
Program
9.15am
Arrive and Registrations
9.30am
Welcome & Introductions
9.35am
Sharing Exercise Demo 1
9.40am Prevention of Falls in the Older Client –
10.40am
Sharing Exercise Demo 2
10.45am
Heartmoves– free to public
11.15am
Morning Tea
11.30am Fun, Fitness and the Pelvic Floor Part 1
12.30pm
Sharing Exercise Demo 3
12.40pm
Lunch
1.10pm Fun, Fitness and the Pelvic Floor Part 2
2.10pm
Sharing Exercise Demo 4
2.15pm
Living Longer Living Stronger
2.45pm
Networking for Fitness Instructors
Exercise Programs Successes & Demos
Wrap Up
Close
3.30pm
3.35pm
For everyone
free to public
For everyone
free to public
For everyone
free to public
For everyone
Bookings required
free to public
For everyone
For Fitness
Instructors
For Fitness
Instructors