Dumfries & Lower Nithsdale Activities - June 2015

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Joan Stroud
Senior Tai Chi Volunteer

"Hi my name is Joan and I have been involved with the Tai Chi for about 6 years, as a student and as a volunteer.  I now lead my own class for the Project.  It has been of enormous value to me and I can strongly recommend it to others"

BHC TAI CHI GROUPS

If you want to get fit in a gentle way,

And you’re looking for something to do today,

If you want to relax mind, body and soul,

To do Tai Chi should be your goal.

If you want great balance and low BP,

Tai Chi is where you need to be.

Strong muscles and flexible joints for you,

Tai Chi is what you need to do.

Whatever health problems you have to bear,

At your own level, it will get you there.

You don’t need to be super-fit you know,

So come along and give it a go.

Our classes are made especially for those

Who need to get up and on their toes,

To help with their various aches and pain,

We can have fun in the sun and the rain.

If you want to come new friends to make,

At the North West it’s a piece of cake.

And however hard your life may be

You will get help from doing Tai Chi.

To help each other is our aim,

So Tai Chi is the name of the game,

And if you really take to it,

It will make you strong and fit.

When you are getting pretty good,

And doing the Tai Chi as you should,

BHC will train you how to run

A class of your own, now that is fun.

  

So if you’re looking for somewhere to be,

Just come along and try Tai Chi,

It is a really great thing to do,

And we are here waiting to welcome you!

JOAN STROUD, OCTOBER 2014. (COPY-RIGHT.)

Tai Chi for Health & Well-being

You could almost hear a pin drop

BHC in Dumfries & Lower Nithsdale over the last few months has been supporting the Tai Chi for Health and Well-being volunteers and also members of the Ann Downing Tai Chi Group by providing training and development which was delivered by members of the Dr Paul Lam team.

The training involved updates for those who have been volunteering for some time and also an opportunity to welcome new volunteers into our Tai Chi initiative.  All who attended received certification which included Arthritis, Diabetes and Seated Tai Chi forms.  

And breathe.......

Well done folks!!

Heart and Soul

A Building Healthy Communities and Dumfries and Galloway College Partnership

A new initiative is in the process of being set up by Building Healthy Communities in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway College.  This initiative is aimed at overweight men over the age of 45.

Heart and Soul will comprise a cardio workout and Tai Chi for Health and Wellbeing.  The cardio workout will be personalised for each participant and will take place in the state of the art gym at the college – this group will have exclusive use of the gym for these sessions.  Tai Chi for Health will also be offered as part of this package and this will be led by fully trained Building Healthy Communities’ Tai Chi instructors.

This is a tremendous opportunity and anyone interested should contact me (helenmackintosh1@nhs.net) as soon as possible to secure a place as spaces are limited.

Please note that this service is offered completely free of charge.

A brief outline of what will be offered by PVG checked 2^nd year HND students: -

• Applied Nutrition and Health Assessment
• Fitness Assessment and Diagnostic Testing
• Applied Exercise Prescription for Special Population Groups
• Plan, Teach and Evaluate a Physical Activity Programme to Meet the Needs of Older Adults

Ideally we are looking to work with clients with at least one of the following conditions:

• Coronary heart disease
• Stroke
• Obesity
• Diabetes (Type I or II)
• Osteoporosis
• Hypertension
• High cholesterol
• Food allergies and/or intoleerances

The course will consist of: -

• Introductory meetings to get to know the client
• Detailed health and lifestyle assessment 
• Static and dymanic fitness tests suitable to the client 
• Health related fitness tests
• Written feedback and comparison of results to normative data
• Plan to carry out a nutritional assessment with the client
• Complete a week long food diary
• Analyse the results and interpret nutritional feedback to the client
• Prescribe nutritional advice to clients
• Prepare and deliver an exercise session suitibler for the client
• The aim for 2015/2016 is to prepare and deliver a 12 week exercise programme for a selected individual

CREATIVE COMMUNITY

A partnership art and literacy project between Community Learning and Development and Building Healthy Communities whereby eight people will work together with the ultimate goal of their work being displayed publicly. 

This project aims to: -

• To produce individual pieces of art which will be transferred onto boards for display in rooms within the North West Resource Centre and possibly the exterior of the building
• To produce a short piece of creative writing to accompany the art
• To produce an amalgamation of the boards this can be used for publicity purposes
• To celebrate the completed works through an exhibition

This will all take place over a 16 week period and will comprise: -

• Start with Art for the first 6 weeks
• Creative Writing for 4 weeks
• Working on Art piece for 6 weeks

The places for this particular initiative have all been filled; however, opportunities do exist for participation in other BHC led art and creative writing sessions.  Please see and complete our current note of interest to be considered for a place.

Dumfries and Galloway Mirco-markets project

To view the project leaflet please click here.

Dumfries and Galloway Wellness & Recovery College

The Dumfries and Galloway Wellness and Recovery College (Course Guide)

The Dumfries and Galloway Wellness and Recovery College, is a local initiative that delivers a range of wellness and recovery focussed learning and development opportunities. Courses will provide students with a range of learning opportunities, these may include: 

• Learning skills and strategies to cope with challenging times, for example in relation to change and loss
• Strengthening personal coping skills
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships
• Helping to understand personal responses to situations  

Courses vary in content and length. You may be interested in signing up for just one course or more.

To view the course guide please click here.

To view the courses available click here.

For more information please contact the BHC Office.

Day Opportunities Fund

Building Healthy Communities Launch Invitation

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Building Healthy Communities Premises Launch

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