Living Longer Better in Surrey – Getting older people moving more

Why being physically active is so important, dispelling myths and doing things differently.

HEAR about best practice

DISCOVER new activities (including for those with long term health conditions)

LEARN about funding opportunities from Funding 4 Sport

This event is for professionals and volunteers involved in the delivery of activities for older people including leisure providers, community centres, exercise professionals and voluntary groups.

Agenda:
• Welcome – Active Surrey
• The Surrey picture and dispelling myths about ageing – Age UK Surrey and Active Surrey
• Short energiser with the inspirational Terry Keen, Surrey resident and fitness instructor who led the national 10 Today campaign
• Engaging older people to move more - Active Surrey Q&A.
o Utilising digital assets to empower older people to take control of their physical and mental wellbeing – Q&A with Terry Keen
o Getting older people from ethnically diverse backgrounds moving more – Q&A with Saba Raza, Strategic Health and Wellbeing Services CIC
• Funding Support: Richard Sutcliffe Funding 4 Sport

11:30am - 12:55pm Age-friendly activity marketplace / networking. Tea and coffee will be available.

Learn more about activities to help older adults, with or without long term health conditions to live longer better.

Prior to the event you will be invited to book onto short provider information sessions which include*:

• Clock Cricket - playing ball games indoors that were designed to be played outdoors!
• Zumba Gold® - A modified, lower intensity Zumba® class for older adults that focuses on balance, a range of motion and coordination.
• Flourish in the Forest - supervised activities for active people living with dementia and respite for their carers.
• Love to Move - an age and dementia friendly seated gymnastics programme which is transforming the lives of people living with dementia.
• Motiview - motivational electronic tool that stimulates older people and people with dementia to increase physical, mental and social well being.
• England Boxing – how boxing can benefit those living with Parkinson’s.
• ESCAPE-pain facilitator training - rehabilitation programme for people with chronic hip and knee pain or non-specific low back pain.
• Good Boost - A social enterprise working in partnership with community, leisure and health teams to create community-delivered therapeutic exercise and wellbeing programmes both on land and in water.
• Pickleball - One of the fastest growing sports in the world. Pickleball is a fun racket/paddle sport for all ages which can be played outdoors or indoors in relatively small spaces including village halls.
• Walking Cricket - an additional walking sport recently launched in Surrey.
• Otago Exercise Programme - Evidence based strength and balance exercise programme to reduce falls in frailer older people
• Fall-proof strength and balance plan - An easy-to-follow booklet and set of prompt cards from Active Surrey to encourage people to work on their strength and balance when undertaking everyday activities at home.

*Please note these may be subject to change.

12:55pm - 1pm Close