ACC and Sport Canterbury have joined forces to support the development of Approved Community Group Strength and Balance Classes throughout the region.
The aim is to help reduce the number of falls in our older population through strength and balance classes. Currently, every year one in three people aged 65 and over injure themselves in a fall. This rises to one in two once you reach 80. An approved community group strength and balance class is one that meets a set of evidence-based criteria agreed by a Technical Advisory Group to ensure classes are both safe and effective for older adults.
“Tim and Kris are very experienced and widely respected trainers who bring a high degree of professionalism and creativity to everything they do. What they have achieved in the long-term conditions space is remarkable; accrediting their classes is usually fun and always a pleasure. Carol Hides, Sport Canterbury.”