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Living Longer Living Stronger is an exciting and affordable exercise program to help older people improve their physical strength and fitness. It is a progressive training program designed to improve strength, balance, coordination and endurance.
COTA NSW trains qualified exercise professionals to deliver the program. They have a good understanding of the needs of older people.
As well as increasing strength, other likely benefits of the program include:
improved balance
increased mobility
reduced risk of falls
preventing or managing arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease
speeding up recovery from illness
reducing lower back pain
improved ability to undertake daily living tasks
opportunities for social interaction
improvement in self-esteem and mental wellbeing
Classes are held in suitable facilities such as gyms, council recreation facilities and community centres. You receive an individual assessment and program at a cost of $30-$85, depending on the qualifications of the instructor. The cost for classes also varies, but is within a range that is as low as possible while being sustainable for the provider – $8-15 per hour.
Living longer Living Stronger is also offering exercise videos for you to get moving now, subject to safety precautions.
Class locations
Find a list of classes in the following places: Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter, MidCoast, Mid-North Coast, New England/North west, North Coast, Wollongong and more.
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