Older adults

Staying active: April-September 2008

Why not gather your friends together for a visit to a staying active session. These sessions are ideal for older adults and can be a great way to meet new friends whilst keeping fit and active. Activities take place at venues across the borough and newcomers are always welcome. Just turn up, pay and join in!

Why get active?
Activities
Venue and session information
Download activities and timetable (pdf)

Why get active?

Regular physical activity:

reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and strokes
helps reduce high blood pressure
helps control body weight and can help to control diabetes
reduces the risk of colon cancer – it may also help prevent other forms of cancer
decreases the risk of depression and reduces stress and anxiety
reduces the likelihood of brittle bone disease (osteoporosis) in later life

It’s recommended that adults should do some form of physical activity for 30 minutes at least five times a week.

Activities
Bowls indoor/short mat bowls sessions
Short mat bowls is an ideal way to improve your bowls technique. The game is played on a 45 foot by 6 foot bowls mat. Equipment is provided at each session.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Southall Sports Centre	Tuesday	10am-12pm	Ongoing (excl. 5-26 Aug)	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Northolt Grange Community Centre	Tuesday	1.30pm-3.30pm	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Christ The Redeemer Church Hall	Tuesday	10am-12pm	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Southall Sports Centre	Thursday	10am-12pm	Ongoing (excl. 8 May - 25 Sept)	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Southall Sports Centre	Friday	2pm-4pm	Ongoing (excl. 1-29 August)	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)

LP = Leisure pass

Fitness/dance exercise
These exercise classes will often involve movement to music. The activities will help to improve your flexibility, balance, co-ordination and mobility. Ideal for people just starting to exercise.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Drayton Manor High School	Monday	7.30pm-9pm	21 April - 21 July (excl. 5 May/26 May) 8 Sept - 15 December (excl. 27 Oct)	£4.10 (£3.20 LP)
Perivale Community Centre	Tuesday	1.30pm-2.30pm	8 April - 1 July (excl. 27 May) 9 Sept - 16 Dec (excl. 28 Oct)	£3.40 (£1.80 LP)
Greenford Hall	Tuesday	10am-11.30am	Ongoing	£3.30 (£1.80 LP)
Acton Age Concern ( Michael Flanders Centre )	Tuesday	11am-12pm	Ongoing	£3 (£1.50 LP)
Perivale Park Athletics Track (stretch, jog and gym)	Tuesday	10am-12pm	Ongoing	£3.50 (£1.80 LP)
Perivale Park Athletics Track (Pilates)	Saturday	11.30am-12.30pm	Ongoing	£1.80 (£1 LP)

Sessions do not run on bank holidays
LP = Leisure pass

Fitness sessions – Club Wellness
These gentle exercise programmes combine supervised gym sessions, exercise to music and aqua classes (exercise in water) in the swimming pool at Gurnell Leisure Centre. For further information telephone the centres direct.

Venue	Activity	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Gurnell Leisure Centre	Fitness/ yoga/ water workout	Monday	11.15am-2.30pm	Ongoing	£4.45
	Yoga	Tuesday	10am-11am	Ongoing	£5.95 (£3.40 LP)
	Pilates-based fitness/ swimming	Wednesday	2pm–4pm	Ongoing	£4.45
	Health related exercise/ water workout/ swimming	Thursday	10am–12pm	Ongoing	£4.45
	Ballroom dancing	Friday	1pm–4pm	Ongoing	£3.80
Acton swimming baths	Club aerobics	Monday	11.30am–12.30pm	Ongoing	£2.90

Slimnastics
Slimnastics is suitable for men and women of all shapes and sizes. It aims to improve general fitness, shape and poise and also to achieve reasonable weight in relation to age, height and bone structure. The course will help you adapt a sensible eating pattern and improve your health and confidence to exercise at your own pace. These sessions are ideal for people who would like to lose weight and start exercising. Newcomers are always welcome.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Ealing Liberal Synagogue (Michael Simons) Hall	Tuesday	9.30am-11am	22 April – 22 July (excl. 27 May) 9 Sept – 2 Dec (excl. 28 Oct)	£3.30 (£2 LP)
		11am-12.30pm
		1.30pm- 3pm
	Wednesday	1.15pm- 2.45pm	April – 23 July (excl. 28 May) 10 Sept – 3 Dec (excl. 29 Oct)	£3.30 (£2 LP)

LP = Leisure pass

Table Tennis
Table tennis can be great fun for all ages and is a good way to keep fit. Even if you have never played the game before it’s not too late to start! Sessions are open to people of all levels.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Hanwell Methodist Church	Monday	2pm-4pm	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Christ the Redeemer Church Hall	Tuesday	10am-12noon	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Northolt Grange Community Centre	Tuesday	1.30pm- 3.30pm	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)
Southall Sports Centre	Friday	2pm-4pm	Ongoing	£2.80 (£1.70 LP)

Tennis
Tennis is a full body workout, improving flexibility, stamina, speed, strength and hand-toeye coordination. Open to all levels of ability, an LTA coach will be on hand to arrange doubles pairings and give advice. Balls provided and some equipment available to borrow, the dress code is casual, but non-marking trainers must be worn. After the session refreshments will be served in the clubhouse.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
West Middlesex Lawn Tennis Club	Wednesday	11am-1pm	23 April-23 July	£5 (£4 LP)

LP = Leisure pass

Water Confidence
Swimming lessons to gain confidence in the water and learn how to swim. Swimming is a non weight bearing activity which takes the strain off your joints and works your whole body.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Gurnell Leisure Centre	Wednesday	12-1pm	Ongoing	£3 (£2.50 LP)

Yoga
Yoga is a practice that unites the techniques of breathing and relaxation, through a series of stretching/toning exercises called 'asanas' or 'poses'. Yoga is designed to link and relax body, mind and spirit in a balanced way.

Venue	Day	Time	Dates	Cost
Ealing Town Hall	Tuesday	10am-11.30am	Ongoing (excl. 25 Nov)	£4.80 (£3.40LP)
Greenford Community Centre	Thursday	12.3pm-2pm	Ongoing (excl. 1 May, 28 Aug, 4 Sept)	£4.20 (£3 LP)

Venue and session information
The programme is subject to change. Please call centre to confirm session information.

Venue details

Venue	Address	Telephone
Acton Park	Access: main entrance from Uxbridge Road. Access also from The Vale, East Acton Avenue and Churchfields Road
Acton Swimming Baths	Salisbury Street, Acton	(020) 8992 8877
Christ the Redeemer Church Hall	Allenby Road, Southall	(020) 8578 2711
Drayton Manor High School	Drayton Bridge Road, Hanwell	(020) 8357 1900
Ealing Liberal Synagogue (Michael Simons) Hall	Lynton Ave, Drayton Green, West Ealing	(020) 8997 0528
Ealing Town Hall	Uxbridge Road, Ealing	(020) 8825 5000
Greenford Community Centre	170 Oldfield Lane South, Greenford	(020) 8578 2712
Greenford Hall	The Broadway, Greenford	(020) 8578 1076
Gurnell Leisure Centre	Ruislip Road East, Ealing W13	(020) 8998 3241
Hanwell Methodist Church	Church Road, Hanwell	(020) 8578 1175
Islip Manor Park	Access: Mandeville Road, Eastcote Lane (car park access), Islip Manor Road and Alderney Gardens
Michael Flanders Centre (Acton Age Concern)	Church Road, Acton W3 8PP	(020) 8567 8017
Northolt Grange Community Centre	Rushdene Crescent, Northolt	(020) 8845 1850
Perivale Community Centre	Horsenden Lane South, Perivale, UB6 7NP	(020) 8997 2404
Perivale Park	Leaver Gardens, Greenford
Perivale Park Athletics Track and Gym	Stockdove Way, off Argyle Road, Perivale	(020) 8575 5776
Southall Sports Centre	Beaconsfield Road, Southall, UB1 1DP	(020) 8571 8871
West Middlesex Lawn Tennis Club	6 Berners Drive, off Drayton Bridge Road, West Ealing W13 0JS	(020) 8998 3297

Note: Sessions do not run on Bank Holidays. Sometimes breaks may occur with some of the ongoing sessions. In this case, people will be told in advance by the session coach or Active Ealing. This programme may be subject to change. Please call the venue or Active Ealing to confirm session details. You should always seek medical advice before starting a programme of exercise.