Staying Active
Leap over 60Leap over 60 was set up in 1997 and is a project managed between Age Concern Dudley, Dudley NHS Primary Care Trust and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Leap is an acronym for Leisure, Exercise & Activity for People over 60. The project encourages work with individuals, groups and organisations across the Borough of Dudley to create more exercise/activity opportunities for all older people whatever their ability.
Inactivity, not ageing is the enemy of us all. Being active means different things to everyone. Some people will prefer to incorporate it into everyday tasks, such as walking more briskly to the shops. Others will prefer regular or recreational activity such as a class. A sedentary lifestyle can cause the equivalent damage to an individual as smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
Leap over 60 can also provide you with information on courses, groups and sessions where physical activity may not be the main focus, but where fun, making new friends or developing new or existing skills is the main aim. People ask for "Activity Sheets by Postcode" relevant to where you live and where you are prepared to travel to.
The Aim of the Project
To develop, increase and improve leisure exercise/education and activity provision for all people over 60 living in the Dudley Borough.
Leap offers many exercise and activity sessions for people over the age of 60 including:
- Gentle Exercise
- Tai Chi
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Walking Routes
- Rambles
- Sequence Dancing
- Line Dancing
- Belly Dancing
- Short Mat Bowling
- Tea Dances
- Active Retirement
- U3A (University of the 3rd Age)
- Nintendo Wii
Learning Opportunities and short courses that are delivered in the community in the clients own environment allowing them to learn at their own pace, e.g.
- Computer lessons
- Internet access
- Digital Camera Club
- Drawing & Painting
- Water colours
- Arts & Crafts Sessions
- Spanish
- Guitar and Keyboard
For more information about the Leap over 60 Project Tel: Maggie Thompson on 01384 343535.