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We have now reached the fourth part of this series – your opportunity to have a closer look at our classes as we take you up and over our metaphorical hill. We’re at the summit!  Give yourself a pat on the back! Now that your heart is pumping plenty of blood and oxygen around your body from the previous Cardio routines, your muscles are nicely warmed up, and you’ve loosened up your joints, it is the ideal time to focus on muscle strengthening.

In the third part of this series, where we give you a special look into our classes, we are almost at the summit of our metaphorical hill – the aerobic and cardio section of the class.

Earlier this month, Debbie was invited to take part in the Ask The Expert segment on Bridgitte Tetteh’s show on BBC Radio Berkshire to talk about seated chair exercise.  If you are looking for something to brighten your day, this interview is worth a listen!

At MOVEability, we rely on funding to keep our classes affordable. Darrel MacAndrew of Sovereign Network Group joined our class at Alice Bye Court in Thatcham. Find out what he thought.

Now that your body and mind are warmed up, we start to head towards the summit of our metaphorical hill, moving on to mobilising exercises. So, what are they, why do we include them in our classes, and how do they benefit your workout? 

In every MOVEability class, we go on a journey. Come on this journey with us and find out more about The MOVEability Way, starting with the Warm Up.

When setting up MOVEability, we knew at the back of our minds that our classes would bring benefits to mental as well as physical health, but over time, we have come to realise that the benefits to mental health are equal to physical health, if not more critical. Find out how our classes have helped improved mental health.

It had begun like any other class when, partway through, Derek, one of our regulars, suddenly got up, walked to the front and stood next to me. I reached for a chair and asked Derek if he wanted to be my co-pilot. Did he agree? What happened next?

Have you made a New Year’s resolution to exercise more or to meet new people? Maybe your loved ones, doctor or health professional have encouraged you to be more active. We know it can be daunting, so we go the extra mile to make our classes friendly and welcoming.

It’s hard to believe that more than a year has past since MOVEability joined forces with Parkinson’s UK, working with the Newbury and District Branch of this amazing charity. We’ve had lots of fun and met some incredible people – some of whom are featured in this blog – so naturally, we are delighted that the funding of our fortnightly classes will continue into 2024. See what our regulars have to say, and why not come and give them a try.

I am never one to pass up an opportunity to showcase our fantastic classes and the benefits they bring to the communities we serve. So when one of my Chieveley class regulars asked if the class would be running the following week because Laura Farris, MP for Newbury, was scheduled to hold a surgery for her constituents that morning in the village hall, I seized the moment.

Becoming a social enterprise was an easy decision. We exist to improve lives. Many of our regulars live with chronic illnesses and money is often tight. Or they are retired people on modest incomes. We are committed to keeping our class prices affordable – we don’t enforce subscriptions or upfront payments, only charging for the classes our clients attend. For that we need ongoing funding, so we set up a crowdfunding page. Want to help us keep our classes affordable? Find out how you can contribute.

We are living longer and, in many cases, far away from close family. As such, we often only have ourselves to rely on to do everything from hoovering the house and doing the weekly shopping to reading the gas and electricity meters. And a growing number are doing it well into their eighties or nineties.  We are living longer, but our quality of life does not necessarily correlate with the quantity. Exercise can change that!

We are growing! We are thrilled to announce that MOVEability are launching a new class in Chieveley. Thanks to increasing demand and additional support from Connecting Communities in Berkshire and Get Berkshire Active.

We feature one of our fabulous instructors, Denise Cossey.

Denise became involved in MOVEability classes in September 2022, having been friends with founder Debbie for some time.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week. The theme for 2023 is anxiety, one of the most common mental health problems people face. When you suffer with anxiety, it can

When you ask people why they exercise, you expect them to say ‘to get fitter’, ‘to become healthier,’ or ‘to get stronger.’ It might therefore surprise you to hear that

It hasn’t quite sunk in…. I am turning 60 this weekend. My diamond birthday, apparently. A way to keep sparkling Running a business, delivering MOVEability classes, as well as supporting