Elderly people who exercise ‘live five years longer’
November 29, 2016 5:15 pmStudies last year found regular exercise in old age has as powerful an effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking.
The analysis of 5,700 elderly men in Norway showed those doing three hours of exercise a week lived around five years longer than the sedentary.
Julie Ward, from The British Heart Foundation, has said: “Regular physical activity, whatever your age, is beneficial for your heart health and ultimately can help you live longer.
“However, our latest statistics show that nearly half of people in the UK do no moderate exercise whatsoever – a rate higher than many European countries.
“Our message is that every 10 minutes counts and that making simple, more active changes to your daily routine can set you on a path to improved heart health.”
Not only does exercise promote good health it encourages social interaction, therefore decreasing loneliness and isolation (an issue that is fast reaching crisis point in Britain’s elderly people).
Home Care Preferred are actively campaigning to increase fitness in later life. We have teamed up with local exercise and Zumba instructor Sonia Tonge to offer our clients and the wider over 50’s community the chance to engage in physical activity, and create a wider social circle at the same time.
If you live in the Enfield area, you or a loved one can attend one of the following classes with Sonia:
Monday mornings
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
11.15am-12noon
Ruth Winston Centre (must be members, price £4 per session)
Contact Lia for membership details on: 0208 886 5346
190 Green Lanes,
Palmers Green
N13 5UE
Monday afternoon
Chair Exercise class (suitable for those unable to stand exercising/Wheelchair users)
1pm-1.40pm
Ruth Winston Centre (must be members, price £2 per session)
Contact Lia for membership details on: 0208 886 5346
190 Green Lanes,
Palmers Green
N13 5UE
Monday evenings
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
7pm-7.45pm
St Pauls Church
Church Hill
Winchmore Hill
N21 1JA
Contact Sonia for more details: sonia.tonge@gmail.com: 0795 797 1473 £6 per session
Tuesday mornings
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
10.30am-11.15am
The Waterhouse Hall-United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road
Winchmore Hill
N21 3NU
Contact Sonia for more details: sonia.tonge@gmail.com: 0795 797 1473 £6 per session
Chair Exercise Class (suitable for those unable to stand exercising/Wheelchair users)
11.45am-12.25pm
The Waterhouse Hall-United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road
Winchmore Hill
N21 3NU
Contact Sonia for more details: sonia.tonge@gmail.com: 0795 797 1473 £5 per session
Tuesday afternoons
Chair Exercise class (suitable for those unable to stand exercising/Wheelchair users)
2.30pm-3.10pm Free of charge
Southgate Leisure Centre
Winchmore Hill Road
Southgate
N14 6AD
Contact Jenny.Ramadan@ageukenfield.org.uk or sonia.tonge@gmail.com: 0795 797 1473
Wednesday mornings
Chair Exercise class (suitable for those unable to stand exercising/Wheelchair users)
11am-11.40am Price £3
Cyril Smith Court
4 Broomfield Lane
Palmers Green
N13 4ET
contact sonia.tonge@gmail.com 0795 797 1473
Wednesday afternoons
1.30pm-2.10pm Free of charge
Edmonton Leisure Centre
2 The Broadway
Edmonton
N9 0TR
Contact Jenny.Ramadan@ageukenfield.org.uk or sonia.tonge@gmail.com: 0795 797 1473
Thursday Mornings
Chair Exercise class (suitable for those unable to stand exercising/Wheelchair users)
10am-10.40am
Ruth Winston Centre (must be members, price £2 per session)
190 Green Lanes,
Palmers Green
N13 5UE
Contact Lia for membership details on: 0208 886 5346
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
11am-11.45am
Ruth Winston Centre (must be members, price £4 per session)
190 Green Lanes,
Palmers Green
N13 5UE
Contact Lia for membership details on: 0208 886 5346
Thursday evenings
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
7pm-7.45pm
The Waterhouse Hall-United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road
Winchmore Hill
N21 3NU
£6 per session contact sonia.tonge@gmail.com 0795 797 1473
Friday mornings
Keep Fit (suitable for active beginners) low impact, no floor exercise)
10am-11am
The Waterhouse Hall-United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road
Winchmore Hill
N21 3NU
£6 per session contact sonia.tonge@gmail.com 0795 797 1473
Zumba Gold (suitable for active beginners) low impact
11.15am-12noon
The Waterhouse Hall-United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road
Winchmore Hill
£6 per session contact sonia.tonge@gmail.com 0795 797 1473
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