Forever Fit - Sports and Physical Activity for people aged 50 and over
Keeping active is important throughout life, particularly as you get older. Taking part in light activity can help you look after your heart and other vital organs, by reducing the likelihood of heart disease, helps to maintain healthy lungs and helps keep your bones and joints healthy, to name but a few.
In addition to improving your physical health, being active can also improve your wellbeing, reduce the feeling of loneliness and is great for meeting new people.
It is recommend that adults undertake at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily, however this does not have to be done all in one go and can be broken down into three 10 minute slots, for example.
Moderate exercise should make you feel a little warmer and get your heart beating a little faster, and includes activities such as Yoga, swimming or light gardening.
Remember to consult your doctor before undertaking any new exercise for the first time!
Activities Directory
There are a variety of exercise
classes/activities suitable for people aged 50 and over to enjoy across
Oxford throughout the week.
To help you find what you are looking
for we have designed a directory of the exercise classes/activities
available with useful information around intensity levels and contact
numbers, for you to download.
Forever Fit Activities Directory (85kB PDF)
Further
contributions to the directory are welcome for consideration. Please
email sportdevelopment@oxford.gov.uk or phone 01865 252729.
Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool Activities
Oxford's Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools offer a programme of activities called 'Primetime', which are specifically designed for people aged 50 and over. Activities include; dance classes, ice skating, pilates and much more.
For further information visit our Leisure Centres Activities pages or call 0844 8933 222*.
There are a range of membership options available at our Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools, tailored to suit everyone. Please visit our Membership pages for more information.
No Strings Badminton Sessions for over 50s
Have fun and keep fit on the badminton court with a relaxed game play ideal for beginners.
Pay & Play sessions to suit you - join us at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre every Wednesday from 10.30-11.30am.
The sessions cost just £2.50 for 1 hour.
Get moving! Dance for over-50s
If you are over 50, interested in dance and enthusiastic about learning this may just be the thing for you.
All new Samba classes, specifically for the over 50s, commence on Monday 16 April 2012 and will be held every week on a Monday at 10-11am.
Samba is an Afro-Brazilian dance form danced in carnivals throughout Brazil.
- Where: Clockhouse Community Centre, Long Ground, Greater Leys, Oxford, OX4 7FX.
- When: Mondays 10-11am.
- How much: An amazing class for just £2.50
No experience necessary, just come along and dance to infectious rhythms, shake it up and let it all out.
For more information or any enquiries please contact Claire Thompson on 01865 252820.
Let the good times stroll - Health Walks in Oxford
Walking
is a great way to get exercise into your day and is also an ideal
opportunity to meet new people. Health Walks are ideal for those
people that want to take part in gentle exercise.
Health
Walks are free to take part in and are taken at an easy pace and
distance to provide people of all ages and levels of fitness, the
opportunity to be involved.
Visit our
Health Walks page for more information on walks in Oxford.
Sports Clubs
Do you want to join a sports club but are not too sure where to start looking? Let us give you a helping hand. Visit the
Oxfordshire Sports Partnership Activity Finder,
an easy to use tool to help you find out more information about sports
clubs and activities in Oxford and the rest of the county.
Be an active resident of Oxford
In addition to taking part in sports and physical activities in Oxford, there are also opportunities to volunteer in the City.
Becoming a member of a Friends of Parks group is just one of the ways you can volunteer in your local community. Visit our
Friends of Parks page for more information on the benefits and how to become a member.
For further volunteering opportunities please visit our
Volunteering page.
Funding
Are
you on the look out for funding for a particular project at your club,
to purchase equipment, or to undertake improvements to facilities?
Visit the
Oxfordshire Sports Partnership website to check out latest news on funding opportunities and get some top tips on writing applications.
Other useful websites for funding opportunities:
Useful Websites
Here is a list of just a few website links that you may find useful:
* The telephone number for
all our leisure centres is 0844 8933 222. Calls cost approximately 3p a minute,
plus an 8p connection charge, from a BT landline, or much more from a mobile.
If you have inclusive calls, or mobile inclusive minutes, to 01 02 and 03
numbers, it is cheaper to use the individual centre's 01865 number, which you
can find on our web pages for each individual leisure centre.
Page last reviewed 24 April 2012
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