Vista Wellbeing is a Devon-based community interest company offering specialist and tailored activity programmes for those living with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or who struggle to access mainstream activities and services.
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With many thanks to South Molton Town Council, Home Instead North Devon & Exmoor and The Benita Community Project , we are delighted to be able to offer a number of reduced or free passes to our South Molton classes.
Either first 10 sessions at half price, or first 5 sessions free.h
All participants will also now receive a free home exercise pack, worth £30. We know that exercising once a week isnt enough and want to be able to provide every opportunity to gain most benefit. Please contact us to arrange your free consultation!
We are delighted to be able to offer another Vista Circuits class! These classes include a variety of cardiovascular and strength exercises, particularly suited to people living with or wanting to prevent cardiac disease, diabetes and COPD. It will form part of our Phase 4 Cardiac Rehabilitation offer, which includes classes at Roundswell Community Centre and on-line.
The exercises we choose are tailored to the individual needs of our participants to maximise the effectiveness of each session.
Our fabulous BACPR qualified instructor Lucy Milford will be leading these, so you can be sure that you will be well looked after and enjoy an effective session.
Please contact us to arrange a free consultation.
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That’s really good news. Lucy is such a good instructor and makes every class enjoyable.
Well done Vista Lucy is a wonderful instructor.
Vista Education is proud to be delivering the Active IQ Level 3 Exercise Referral course in partnership with the Atlantic Racquet Centre in Bideford.
On this course, students will learn how to design and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes for clients with a range of long-term health conditions.
Students need to already hold a Level 2 fitness qualification, and exercise referral at Level 3 provides a stepping stone towards continued study at level 4, such as Cardiac Disease and Postural Stability Instructor.
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Alex Thomas
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So far, we have raised over £200 towards supporting people with long term conditions. Thanks to all our existing players!
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This refugee week, a reminder that at Vista Wellbeing, inclusivity is one of our core values and we believe that everyone has a contribution to make.
Everyone who shares our values of kindness, empathy and inclusivity is welcome in our Tribe.
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As the weather gets warmer, we all need to think about what we can do to stay cool. Our sessions will be going ahead as normal, we are particularly lucky that the hall at Roundswell stays cool as there is little direct sunlight and good ventilation. We will be looking at the ventilation at Westward Ho! too.
If you dont think it is safe for you to travel in the heat, please let us know, and we will see you next week. If you are attending, stay hydrated throughout the day, out of the sun as much as possible, wear thin, loose clothing. We will adjust the content of the sessions accordingly.
There is some great advice here from the UK Health Security Agency
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What are all these people doing on the floor, and smiling? Long post alert - but please read.
They have been bottom walking, Jane Fonda style (for those of you who remember her keep fit in the '70s). If you find yourself on the floor unexpectedly, you may want to use this technique to get yourself into a position where you have a support such as a stair or a chair, that you can use to get back up. Especially important if you find kneeling and crawling uncomfortable.
It takes time to build these skills for people who have previously fallen or are concerned about their balance. Before we even attempt getting to the floor, we need to build mobility and strength through the trunk, arms, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. Typically, it's around week 12 that we start to work on first steps of getting to the floor.
Week 20 of our commissioned Steady on Your Feet 24 week programme in Ilfracombe, and the camera doesn't lie. We witness improved confidence to get down, in the knowledge that they can get up! This is only possible with a programme of sufficient duration, delivered by highly qualified postural stability instructors, that includes tailoring to individual needs, and follows well researched methods, such as FaME.
We know that the ambulance service is called regularly to pick up uninjured people from the floor. How many of these calls can be avoided, and the associated costs, by provision of this programme? Not to mention how empowering it is to be able to get yourself up and not need to call for help. Wouldn't it be great if this service was funded consistently?
Look at those smiling faces - fOne Northern Devon
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The Vista team is passionate about the benefits of physical activity, and committed to making safe and effective movement available and accessible within our local communities.
With socially based physical activity at its core, Vista clients can access specialist and peer support, thus reducing social isolation in addition to increasing health and wellbeing and maintaining independence.