LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
“By combining mobility,
activity and engagement, with compassionate care, we can
help our clients thrive, not just survive.”
COMMON CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE IMPROVED WITH ACTIVITY
OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis, where the bones weaken and break easily, affects over three million people in the UK. Half of women over 50 and a third of men over 60 will have a fracture due to osteoporosis. Even a small amount of exercise could slow down the loss of bone strength – and more intense exercise can even improve bone strength.
DIABETES
Physical activity is good for diabetes whether Type 1 or 2, or prediabetes. It helps insulin work better in the body to keep blood sugar levels within target, and helps prevent other diabetes-linked health issues such as nerve, eye, and kidney disease and foot problems. Walking, swimming, bowls, dancing, or walking football can help, or adapted activity, such as chair yoga or seated exercise.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)
Around one in three adults in the UK has high blood pressure, which puts extra strain on the arteries and heart, and is behind over half of all strokes and heart attacks and is a risk factor for heart disease, kidney disease and vascular dementia.
Aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening exercises, such as yoga or Pilates, are recommended. A new study shows that the most effective activity is isometric exercises, such as planks and wall
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squats, which involve holding your body still while tensing your muscles.
DEMENTIA
Swimming, walking and arts and craft sessions are recommended by the NHS as part dementia treatment, and carers can usually deliver these relatively easily. Activities that stimulate the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste and smell) are important in dementia, says The Social Care Institute for Excellence, and if possible, they should be linked to hobbies or interests the person enjoyed before dementia. Carers can encourage these while joining in.
CASE STUDY: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO IMPROVE A LIFE
“It’s never too late to improve a life,” says Tiffany Meachim, Managing Director of Walfinch home care in Mansfield.
Tiffany explains: “Our client Patrick was prone to balance problems, and could only complete 10 to 15 steps unaided – so his family was stunned on the day that he got up from his chair and walked upstairs on his own. It was something he had been unable to do for years.”
The transformation was down to Tiffany and her team. Patrick's mobility problems dated back to an accident when he was seven and a stroke in his 40s. He became an hourly care client with Tiffany’s Walfinch service, and the care team accompanied Patrick round his village on social calls and helped him with physiotherapy exercises. “He can now walk up to 200 yards” says Tiffany.
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