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Activities for the older adult

‘GET-SET-GO’ and get active with Stratford District Council!

If you are aged 45 or over – we want you!

Regular exercise keeps your heart healthy and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, and risks associated with obesity. It also improves the appearance of your skin and muscle tone. Doing exercise releases the chemicals endorphins and serotonin, which improve your mood and make you more able to cope with pain.

It’s well known that regular physical activity may contribute to reducing your risk of coronary heart disease, strokes, some cancers, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, dementia and other mental health problems. We will help you by getting you on the right track and motivating you to keep up the good work.

Just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity a day on 5 or more days of the week is enough to get fitter, healthier and happier.

Your Active Communities Team is here to support you – we have developed a range of activities, which include:

• ‘GET Active’ sports and activity sessions held at a selection of local leisure centres;
• ‘SET the pace’ free guided health walks in market towns throughout the district, and;
• ‘GO Green’ exercise initiatives which combine gardening on allotments and vegetable patches with raising awareness of healthy eating.

By joining us, it’s a way for you to enjoy your community or explore the countryside surrounding your home, try something new, get out and about, be sociable and meet new people, and most importantly, have fun!

For full details or further information please contact the Active Communities Team by telephoning (01789) 260648 and 260650.

Or email paula.watson@stratford-dc.gov.uk and kally.laity@stratford-dc.gov.uk

There are also several leisure centres in the Stratford-on-Avon District, providing opportunities to get fit and keep healthy.

Please visit the Everyone Active website for further information.

Alternatively please contact the Health Improvement Co-ordinator on 01789 260803, by email on health@stratford-dc.gov.uk, or by fax on 01789 260444; or the Leisure team on 01789 260646, by fax on 01789 260676 or by emailing leisure@stratford-dc.gov.uk.

External links:
Everyone Active Centre Locator

See also:
Leisure & Culture news and frequently asked questions

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Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House,
Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire,
CV37 6HX

E: info@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Tel: 01789 267 575
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