Seniors Exercise Park Community Sessions

Improve your Strength and Balance at the Seniors Exercise Park at Hoppers Crossing.

• Come and Try sessions: Mondays and Thursdays - perfect for new people and regular participants
• Community sessions: Tuesdays - suitable for regular participants

Please note sessions do not run on Public Holidays.

Our volunteers will be taking a break over Christmas and January, weekly sessions will start back on:

• Tuesday 21 January, 10 to 10.45am
• Thursday 6 February, 10 to 10.45am
• Monday tbc

What is the Seniors Exercise Park?

The Seniors Exercise Park has been designed to maintain and increase strength, mobility and coordination. The exercise equipment focuses on key areas from balance, to shoulder and finger flexibility to keeping important areas strong to maintain independence and quality of life.

It is outdoors and is free to access. (the shade cover helps protect from the sun and other weather).

What happens at the session?

Our trained Volunteer Buddies will show you how to use the equipment and how to make exercises easier or harder. Take the activities at your pace, learn how to use the equipment and have fun.

The Volunteer Buddies will guide you through a warm-up, some of the equipment and how to stretch. They are NOT qualified Fitness instructors, Allied Health professionals or First Aiders, they are community minded, friendly people.

Taking part in this session should be no higher risk than if you decided to use the equipment on your own or go for a walk. Join in and if you like it come back again. These sessions are running regularly, so pop it in your diary and come every week!

• We can arrange sessions for groups, email activewyndham@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

Registration

All participants need to register, this includes health screening questions - these are standard questions which check to see if there are any risks before starting exercise. If you answer 'yes' to a question please visit your health professional to get advice.

How to register:

1. Click Register
2. Click on the date of the session you would like to register for (each session is registered for individually to keep session numbers safe)
3. Choose the ticket type:

   - NEW participant if this is your first time (you only have to do this registration once)
   - Already registered if you have already completed the full Come and Try Seniors Exercise Park registration form previously

If you have been before you can book in with a volunteer for a future session whilst you are at the park, email activewyndham@wyndham.vic.gov.au or book in online as above.

What to bring:

• Wear clothes and closed toe shoes that are comfortable to exercise in and dress appropriately for the weather, this may mean bringing warm and waterproof clothing!
• Be sun safe - wear a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and UV protective clothing.
• Bring water and ensure that you have had a light meal before the session.
• Bring a small towel incase there has been recent rain and the equipment needs a quick wipe

These sessions are offered free because our Volunteers are offering their time to share their knowledge. Please ensure that everyone enjoys the activities.

Safety Information:

• Please get your name ticked off on arrival
• Please follow any processes in place as directed by the Volunteer Buddies.
• If you feel unwell or something is sore during the session please let our Volunteer Buddies know.
• If you have not exercised for some time and are unsure about taking part please visit your health professional for guidance - these sessions are taken at your pace, you will not be asked to do more than you feel comfortable.

Meeting Place: At the Seniors Exercise Park (outdoors) beside the Petanque field by Central Park Community Centre.

For more information about the Seniors Exercise Park please visit wyndham.vic.gov.au/seniorsep where you will find diagrams of exercises, instructions, videos and a link to an App which you can download.