Exercise for Health Classes in Portarlington
Join us every Monday and Thursday at from 9:15-10:00 am in Portarlington Community Centre for our ‘Exercise for Health’ class! Suitable for all fitness levels (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) with options to make exercises easier or more challenging – there’s even chair-based variations for people who need/want to do exercise from a seated position. Enjoy […]
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PACC Expert Panel
Thank you to the Physical Activity for people with Chronic Conditions (PACC) team for inviting Dr Diane Cooper to sit on the expert panel at the launch of a national qualification, competency, and accreditation framework for exercise instructors working with people who have long term chronic conditions. Diane has worked as a clinical exercise physiologist […]
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How Strong Are Your Legs?
Check out this video of Dr. Kiera Ward demonstrating the 60-Second Sit-to-Stand Test. This is one of the key assessments we used last week to measure lower leg strength and endurance before participants begin the 8-week AgeWell Europe programme. We will repeat this test at the end of the programme to track any improvements, but […]
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Choosing the Right Weights for Strength Training
Last week, we received this lovely email from a MenoWell Roscommon participant, and we truly appreciate the time people take to share their feedback! Dr. Diane Cooper responded with some great advice on choosing weights for strength training. Ideally, having a range of weights is beneficial, but we know that can be costly and take […]
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The AgeWell Europe Programme Begins Today in Ireland!
Last week, we successfully completed pre-testing for the AgeWell Europe research study in Ireland, and today marks the official start of the 8-week programme! This online multimodal exercise and health education programme is designed to support healthy ageing for middle-aged and older adults of all functional abilities. Over the next 8 weeks, participants are asked […]
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Dr Diane Cooper speaks to ROS FM about MenoWell
Last week Dr Diane Cooper (CEO and founder of EduFIT) spoke to Adrianne Murphy from ROS FM about the FREE MenoWell Roscommon programme. You can listen to the interview HERE. The ‘MenoWell Roscommon’ programme is designed and delivered by EduFIT and supported and funded by Roscommon Leader Partnership in association with Healthy Roscommon.
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Dr Diane Cooper speaks to Dublin South FM about MenoWell
We were delighted to start the MenoWell ‘Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown’ programme last night! Dr Diane Cooper (CEO and founder of EduFIT) spoke to Bryan Fox from Dublin South FM about the programme. You can listen to the interview HERE. The ‘MenoWell Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown’ programme is designed and delivered by EduFit and supported and subsidised by Dún […]
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We just got this text from one of our ‘EduFIT at Home’ members
For more information about ‘EduFIT at Home’ please click HERE.
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AgeWell Research Study Starts Soon
AgeWell Europe Research Study We are recruiting male and female participants aged 40-80 years who would like to participate in our upcoming research study ‘AgeWell Europe‘. This research study is a free 8-week online multimodal exercise and health education programme for healthy ageing. The 8-week programme will begin on Monday 10th February 2025. For more […]
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January Newsletter 2025
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