Designed to improve your confidence, strength and mobility to reduce risk of falls and enhance overall balance. All fitness levels are welcome – exercises are tailored to individual needs. Ideal for older adults and people looking to enhance their balance and reduce fall risk.
Whether having experienced a fall, feeling unsteady on your feet or simply wanting to stay active and independent, this class offers personalized guidance and a supportive environment to help you move with greater ease and confidence.
In an encouraging group atmosphere:
Our orthopaedic Joint Group is directed towards individuals recovering from joint surgery or managing long-term joint conditions such as osteoarthritis, hip or knee replacements, and other musculoskeletal conditions to promote joint health.
Focuses include:
Our physiotherapist-run bone health focused class is designed for individuals with low bone density (those with or heading toward osteopenia or osteoporosis). This evidence-based progressive weight and impact loading program focuses on strength training and functional movement patterns aiming to elicit bone remodeling and preventing falls and subsequent fragility fractures.
DID YOU KNOW a 1-2% increase in bone mineral density (which can be achieved with high-intensity weight training and impact loading) translates to a 5-10% decrease in fracture risk.
Components of the program include:
Across the course of attendance, measures including strength testing, falls and quality of life scores and functional testing will be monitored to track your progress.
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