Movement for life: strength, balance and confidence

Join our session to help you stay active, independent and confident in everyday life.

We'll share practical, evidence‑based advice on how movement can improve strength, balance and wellbeing. We'll give you practical tips you can start using straight away.

The event will be held online and in person at St Thomas’ Hospital.

Refreshments, including tea, coffee and biscuits, will be available for you and your guest from 5pm.

Programme

Welcome, 5:30pm to 5:35pm

Guy's and St Thomas' governor

Presentations, 5:35pm to 6:40pm

1. General exercise guidelines and the evidence behind them
2. How exercise benefits your health and wellbeing
3. Exercising safely if you're living with pain
4. Strength and balance exercise demonstrations
5. Tips for exercising safely at home
6. Falls prevention advice
7. Learn about backward chaining, a teaching method where activities are broken down into small steps, and you practise the last step first
8. Apps and technology to support exercise
9. What to do if you are worried about your strength and balance

Questions and answers, 6:40pm to 7pm

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