Steady Steps: Falls Prevention Exercise Programme
Steady Steps is a specialist falls prevention exercise programme for anyone aged over 60s who:
- Have had a fall
- Are worried they might have a fall
- Have been feeling off balance
Classes last between 45 minutes to 1 hour. The programme is run in blocks of 10.
The exercises in class are designed to improve:
- Muscle strength
- Balance
- Flexibility
- Co-ordination
- Confidence
The classes comprise of the following sections:
- Warm up
- Stamina
- Balance and co-ordination exercises
- Strengthening
- Cool down
All classes are run by qualified Falls Prevention Instructors.
Contact information
- Website
- Wokingham Borough Council: Fall prevention
- Scan to visit this website
- Telephone
- 0118 974 3728 0118 974 3728
- preventionteam@wokingham.gov.uk
- Social Media
Location
- Notes
Classes take place at:
- Loddon Valley Leisure Centre
- Bulmershe Leisure Centre
- Wokingham Leisure Centre
When is it On/Open ?
- Date & Time Information
All classes last between 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Currently, classes run in Lower Earley, Wokingham and Woodley.
Costs and Fee Information
- Cost details
Courses typically run for 12 weeks. There is a cost to the scheme.
- Contact provider for costs
Accessing this service
- Eligibility Criteria
Speak to your GP and ask them to refer you to us.
After we recieve your referral we will contact you to see which venue and time is most suitable to you.
Referral
- Who can refer
- Via GP or other health professional
Provision For
- Supporting people with
- Mobility problems
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