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Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre
STORIES OF OUR SERVICE
Live Active
What is Live Active It’s an arm of the
Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre which has
fitness as its focus. Live Active
promotes a healthy lifestyle, encourages
people to increase activity at all life
stages and maintain activity in old
age. In addition to getting people
moving, Live Active spreads a positive
approach to exercise within the
community.
Tallie Talay and Jannette Tinning
coordinate Live Active. Both trainers
have certificate III in Fitness as well as
having completed EMAA, Easy Moves
Active Aging, a specialized training
course for conducting exercise programs
for older adults.
“People think exercise is hard work or
that exercise is hard to work in to daily
life. But we’re trying to spread the
message that exercise can be motivating.
Enjoyable. Full of laughter,” said
Coordinator Tallie Talay.
While Live Active was officially launched
in March 2011, the ground work began
in 2009 when the BBNC began
supporting employees to train for the
Certificate III in Fitness. When two
employees were qualified the Centre
could increase its emphasis on offering
fitness programs and increasing
community knowledge on the benefits of
exercise.
Recent BBNC fitness programs include
Swimming with the Stars, Aqua Aerobics,
Strength Classes and Strength Training
for Older Adults. Live Active also has
introduced the Discover Balmoral
Walking Group, which promotes fitness
and connection to other people through
regular walking. Partnering with the
Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre in this
health initiative is the Heart Foundation.
Since inception the program has
conducted 70 group fitness sessions as
well as regular one on one client
sessions.
What’s ahead for Live Active The
coordinators predict ever increasing
numbers of clients involved in fitness,
and diverse programs such as Fat Burner,
Walking, Chair Exercises, Fitball, Circuit,
and Zumba. Program development is
responsive to community need and
driven by participants.
“Live Active is a wonderful example of
how community organizations can
actively invest in the health of their
community,” said Centre Manager Lisa
Hutchins.
“People think
exercise is hard
work or that
exercise is hard to
work in to daily
life. But we’re
trying to spread
the message that
exercise can be
motivating.
Enjoyable. Full of
laughter.”
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