Latest News from MOVEability

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

Our Parkinson’s UK class continues to go from strength to strength. At every session we are joined by people with Parkinson’s of a range of ages, both men and women,

We had a fantastic time on the 4th November launching our new FREE exercise class for people with Parkinson’s in West Berkshire, funded by Parkinson’s UK. Not least because of

Your doctor, your partner or your friends have suggested it. You know that exercise will help you, even though it seems counterintuitive at first. You have found an exercise class. You

Reigniting Paula’s smile Our classes help improve mental health as much as physical health. In fact, both go very much hand in hand. Welcome to our new spotlight series. Our

Because we have been busy. 2022 has been a transformational year. We have had lots to keep us occupied here at MOVEability, which is why we have been relatively quiet