What is it?

Keep on Moving

ActivLives is delivering Keep on Moving sessions in Ipswich and across Suffolk, to help reduce falls and fractures for people aged 55 plus.

Evidence has proven that by regularly taking part in OTAGO based falls prevention exercise, this can help maintain strength, balance, coordination and flexibility to help people to do everyday tasks and continue to do the things that they enjoy doing.

How can it help me?

The exercise programme is designed to keep people mobile, active and independent. It can help make it easier getting in and out of a chair, staying steady on your feet, improving your confidence and reducing the risk of falling when you are out and about.

The sessions also help you to meet and make new friendships and develop support networks out in the community. All activities provide the opportunity to chat with others over a coffee and to find out what other activities are available locally and through ActivLives.

How long is the session?

Each session will provide 45 – 60 minutes of exercise and 15 – 30 minutes of social time and delivered over 44 weeks of the year, offering each member 44 weeks of exercise.

Sessions cost £7.00 including refreshments.

The session will include a seated warm-up, specific OTAGO exercises to prevent falls and fractures and a seated cool-down.

What do I need to do to attend a session?

You can contact us yourself on 01473 345350 or be referred by your GP, Physiotherapist, Consultant, Social Prescriber or any health / care professional.

When we receive the referral a member of the team will contact you to discuss your health issues and to ensure your GP has agreed that you should be undertaking this type of exercise. We will send you some paperwork to complete and on return of this, we will arrange for you to attend your nearest Keep on Moving session and introduce you to the qualified instructor and the group. We will explain everything you need to know, what to wear and our current safety measures before you attend.

All our instructors are qualified in OTAGO and seated exercise and the groups are very friendly and welcoming, as we fully understand that joining a new group can be quite daunting for some people.

Schedules & Locations

Keep on Moving

Ipswich

Monday, 10.30am -11.30am and 11.45am -12.45pm, Goldcrest Court, Goldcrest Rd, Ipswich IP2 0SF

Tuesday, 10.30am -11.30am, St Mary at Stoke Church Hall
Stoke Street, Ipswich IP2 8DA

Tuesday, 9.30am -10.30am, 11am – 12 noon, Rushmere St Andrew Village Hall, Humber Doucy Lane, Ipswich IP4 3PD

Thursday, 10.30am -12 noon, All Hallows Court
Raeburn Road, Ipswich IP3 0EH

Friday, 9.30am – 10.30am and 11am -12 noon, Rushmere St Andrew Village Hall, Humber Doucy Lane, Ipswich IP4 3PD

Holbrook

Monday, 12 noon – 1pm, Holbrook Village Hall
The Street, Holbrook, IP9 2PZ

Felixstowe

Tuesday, 9.30am – 10.30am and 11.15am – 12.15am, Walton Community Hall High Street, Walton Felixstowe IP11 9DS

Wednesday, 10.45am -12.15pm, Old Felixstowe Community Centre,
Ferry Road, Felixstowe IP11 9NB

Wednesday, 1.15pm -2.45pm, Old Felixstowe Community Centre,
Ferry Road, Felixstowe IP11 9NB

East Bergholt

Tuesday, 10am – 11.30am, Constable Memorial Hall
Gandish Rd, East Bergholt, CO7 6TP

Leiston

Wednesday, 9:30am – 11am, Waterloo Centre, Waterloo Ave
Leiston IP16 4HE

Martlesham

Wednesday, 10.30am-12noon, Martlesham Community Hall,
Felixstowe Road, Martlesham, Woodbridge, IP12 4PB

Needham Market

Wednesday, 10am – 11am and 11.30am -12.30pm, Needham Market Bowls Club, Barretts, Lane, Needham Market, IP6 8BX

Shotley

Wednesday, 2pm – 3.30pm, Shotley Village Hall, The Street,
Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1LX

Woodbridge

Thursday, 10am -11am and 11:30am -12.30pm, Quay Church, Quay Street, Woodbridge IP12 1BX

Friday, 10am – 11am, Fred Reynolds Centre, Churchill
Close, Woodbridge, IP12 4UU

Kirton

Thursday, 10am -11.30am, Kirton Church Hall
Church Lane, Kirton IP10 0PU

Saxmundham

Monday, 10:15am-11:15am at the The Fromus Centre, Street Farm Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1AL

Wickham Market

Tuesday, 2pm – 3:30pm, The George Pub, 95 High Street, Woodbridge IP13 0RA

We are looking to develop new sessions where there is a local need.

Contact Us

If you would like more information, please contact us at the main office on 01473 345350.

Falls Prevention Booklet

We’ve created a handy Falls Prevention Booklet for you to look through and get some tips on how to prevent slips and trips in your home.

It includes infomation on how to make your home safer, what to do if you have a fall in your home and also some simple exercises to keep your body more mobile and steady on your feet.

Simply click the image below to open the booklet and enlarge on your screen.