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For people with mobility issues, and particularly older people, falls can be a major health concern. Falls prevention classes can help you to build strength, balance and stability, in order to reduce the risk of falls and improve your wellbeing.
Falls prevention classes can provide a fantastic opportunity to meet and socialise with people like you, with the added benefit of getting some exercise in the process.
Below you will find some fantastic resources to inform you about falls prevention, as well as some details of ways you can access falls prevention classes in Kent and Medway.
Kent County Council
Kent County Council offers falls prevention classes in partnership with Kent Community Health Trust and Involve Kent, for people who are at risk of, or have a history of, falling.
Find out more about KCC Fall Prevention classes
Balance and strengthening group exercise classes
The Community Rehabilitation Teams (CRT) in East Kent run 12 week balance and strengthening exercise classes and in West Kent falls prevention classes.
Patients can self-refer to Balance and strengthening group exercise classes in East Kent and can be referred to the West Kent Falls Service via their GP or a health care professional – criteria and details about the service can be found on the KCHFT public website:
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BALANCE AND STRENGTHENING EXERCISE CLASSES
Connect Well
The Connect Well service provides a fantastic directory of groups and classes for people of all backgrounds and ages, in both West Kent and East Kent. Take a look at their site, browse the activities on offer, or search for “falls” in the keyword search to find falls prevention classes.
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