Step Forward with Lewis’s Strength and Balance sessions work with those who are at high risk of falls and injury to improve their mobility and confidence.
We help to boost people’s independence and mental wellbeing, as well as to provide a social setting where they can meet new friends – we even had a wedding in 2025!
Our classes cater for those of all ages and vulnerabilities, and we have members who have a wide variety of conditions from arthritis and poor balance to Parkinson’s, dementia and cancer.
Michelle is a qualified OTAGO instructor. It means she is able to teach later life training to allow people to avoid falls, maintain good health and remain independent.
For those wondering, the qualification is named after Otago University, New Zealand where the programme was created.
Falls after the age of 65 can be traumatic, and cause pain and loss of autonomy.
Clinical trials have shown that with the Otago programme, the number of falls in older people is reduced, and the injuries from those falls is also reduced.
These sessions have the greatest effect in high-risk groups: those aged over 80 years of age and those with a previous fall.
Strength and Balance sessions last 45 minutes each and are held at:
Tuesdays at 10am, in Hardingstone Village Hall, Hardingstone (back room)
Wednesdays at 11:10am, in Wootton Community Centre, Wootton
Thursdays at 10am, in Hardingstone Village Hall, Hardingstone (back room) and at 2:00pm, in Milton Malsor Village Hall, Milton Malsor
Fridays at 10am, in Abbey Centre Baptist Church, East Hunsbury and at 1:10pm in Wootton Community Centre, Wootton
There are limited spaces available so anyone interested needs to get signed up as soon as possible.
If you are interested or have a family member, friend or neighbour who is, then please email me at stepforwardwithlewis@gmail.com for further details.
We also offer specialist classes working with Northamptonshire Carers for people with dementia and those with heart conditions in Northampton town and Moulton, The Doddridge Centre – Forever Young with Exercise and the Memory Cafe in Weston Favell Shopping Centre.
The video below features one of our sessions:
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