NSW Health’s free Healthy and Active for Life Online program is designed to help older adults start exercising in the comfort of their own home.
Healthy and Active for Life Online is a 10-week healthy lifestyle program that helps you start exercising safely and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. All you need is internet access, a computer or tablet and some space to exercise!
The program is open to people aged 60 and over, or 45 and over for people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
The program includes:
- Access to two online beginner-level exercise programs for 12 months
- An exercise manual and log to help keep you on track
- Weekly phone support from our trained phone coaches
- Access to 10 weekly online learning modules focused on healthy eating and lifestyle, and more!
Programs run four times a year, with the next program starting on Monday 25th April. Places are limited, so book now to avoid missing out. To register, or for more information, visit www.activeandhealthy.nsw.gov.au/healthy-and-active-for-life-online or contact the Central Coast Health Promotion Service on 4320 9700.
Past participant – Maree
Maree lives on the Central Coast and has dwarfism at 120cm tall.
Maree’s motivation for joining: “I want to be able to maintain my independence, to be able to live at home, walk on the beach and go bushwalking to enjoy the beautiful Central Coast.”
Before joining the program, Maree struggled with getting in and out of her car. She says: “My mobility and posture were not good before I started the program. Now I am getting out of the car more easily without the help of steps or other aides.”
Maree’s advice: “It doesn’t matter what your size, you can do it!”
This article was written for and featured in GOALL (Growing Older and Loving Life) magazine.