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.
Want information about the Steady On Your Feet Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme? CLICK HERE
Easy Fundraising is a great way to raise money for us, without it costing you a penny. You download the app, name to good cause you want to support, and when you shop online with certain retailers. I don't shop online a lot, but look how much I have raised! This helps with the rent of rooms and halls for our classes and social hubs. Please consider signing up at easyfundraising.org.uk
Thanks in hope - Anita
We love this article on the FaME service provided by our friends in Plymouth. They do a fabulous job.
Although a much smaller organisation, we are proud to say that our NHS commissioned Steady on Your Feet classes and Vista Balance classes are taught using the same evidence base and methodology and Postural Stability qualified instructors. Our participants will recognise all of the exercise elements and benefits described.
Please have a read. We do have a waiting list for most of our classes, but have some space in our Vista Balance classes in South Molton, Ilfracombe and Roundswell, Barnstaple. Contact us if you are interested.
Congratulations Paula Swift and team, for getting the press to highlight this.
Falls classes in Plymouth 'reducing injury rate amongst elderly'
www.bbc.co.uk
Falls are the most common reason older people attend emergency departments, the NHS says.Great classes they have helped me so much.
Paula Swift - great job! 👏
We enjoyed a great team day yesterday. Some training on safe resistance band use and scope of practice for our volunteers supporting exercise sessions. But most importantly, an opportunity to come together to laugh, share experiences, support each other and thank our volunteers for all that they do. We got creative with pipe cleaners, and games were played - including one of two truths and a lie, in which we found out some surprising facts about each other 😲. We also shared some amazing food, prepared by our wonderful Carol.
Thank you to everyone who came, we really do have an amazing team. 💚
A really fun afternoon - who knew volunteers would be so good at lying 🤣🤣
Lovely afternoon. Thankyou. X
I think we may all be feeling a bit like this. However, this is our reminder to try and get out for a bit of fresh air and a walk, if it is safe to do so.
We experienced ’The Vista Effect’ yesterday evening and enjoyed a completely dry hour long Nordic walk in Barnstaple. We were very lucky and felt so much better for it.
We walk every Tuesday evening, give us a shout if you would like to join us. We can lend poles and teach you the techniques.
Disclaimer: we can’t promise it won’t rain 😊
If some of this article resonates with you and you would like some help with your balance and reaction time, we may be able to help. All of our classes are taught by highly qualified postural stability instructors.Spending a few minutes each day balancing on a single limb can make you stronger, boost your memory and keep your brain healthier. bbc.in/4kgepWN
Vista Wellbeing really does help with improving your balance and getting you to move around more easily. It is exercise, but it is also the tea and biscuits and the chats to other participants afterwards that makes you come back week after week. Do give Vista a try.
More pictures from our "Craft and a Cuppa" event on Sunday ....
Great afternoon! Lots of imaginative ideas. Thank you for all your hard work Sue and thank you to the rest of you for your inspiration. 👍👏
We had our "Craft and a Cuppa" event yesterday and it was such a lovely afternoon.
Good company and conversation and some amazing skills shared and learned.
Thanks to North Devon Council for their support and to our local Tesco store for helping with refreshments and crafting items.
Thanks everybody it was a lovely afternoon 😊
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.