The first group of enthusiastic over-65s from Wassenaar successfully completed the fall preventive exercise intervention Vallen Verleden Tijd. This course consists of 10 meetings of one and a half hours. These take place twice a week. During one meeting, an obstacle course is practiced in which all kinds of situations that increase the risk of falling occur that can also occur in everyday life. At the other meeting we will work on fall training and game forms. In 2024, the fall prevention course will be offered for FREE (worth \u20ac200) to residents of Wassenaar, so read on!<\/p>\n
The location where the course took place was the gymnasium of St. Bonifacius School. The course will be given again in the fall. The course is intended for independently living Wassenaarders aged 65 and older who are still well mobile but have a fear of falling or have already fallen. The group consisted of 12 participants. They managed to encourage each other and give each other the confidence to perform all the exercises as best as possible. A lot was learned, but there was also time for sharing experiences and for some humor. The course ended with tea and a delicious cupcake. And with the promise to repeat what has been learned during a ‘return session’ at a later time.<\/p>\n
Are you also curious about your risk of falling or would you like to participate in the course? Please contact Sandra Ruitenbeek. She is a fall prevention coordinator and fall prevention specialist at Fit in Wassenaar.<\/p>\n
Contact details:
sruitenbeek@sadwassenaar.nl
06-18 20 99 36<\/p>\n
More information can also be read at:<\/p>\n