Love To Move

Love To Move

Love to Move is a chair based age and dementia friendly movement programme developed by the British Gymnastics Foundation. Classes operate at Graves Health & Sports Centre on a fortnightly basis on a Tuesday, 1.30pm-2.15pm. Classes are £3 per participant with carer free of charge. All attendees need to be accompanied by a carer.

Sessions are specifically designed to get older people moving and functioning better and is proving beneficial for people living with dementia. Associated benefits are social interaction, memory stimulation & use of foundation gymnastics skills.

“Our sessions are engaging for both the person living with dementia and also acting as a social outlet for the carer. We actively encourage participation through activity and song.” - Joanne Janes Love to Move deliverer.