Keep Active for Seniors

Keep Active for Seniors We also offer Ageless Grace Brain Fitness Chair Exercise classes

Keep Active for Seniors is a movement based wellness initiative designed to engage and uplift elderly residents in retirement communities through exercise and music.

12/06/2026

Paper Plate exercises at Fleur de Lis Retirement home in Franschhoek

Now in Franschhoek!! WHEN: Tuesdays 5-6pmWHERE: NGK Church Hall COST: R100 per classCONTACT: Toni 083 462 5454 to book
08/06/2026

Now in Franschhoek!!
WHEN: Tuesdays 5-6pm
WHERE: NGK Church Hall
COST: R100 per class

CONTACT: Toni 083 462 5454 to book

05/06/2026

Pool Noodle Magic at Fleur de Lis Retirement home in Franschhoek

31/05/2026

Join our weekly Ageless Grace Chair exercises!

✨ Ageless Grace is a brain‑body fitness program that uses simple seated movements to boost mobility, memory, coordination, and joy.

🌟It’s designed to keep the mind sharp and the body moving through creative exercises set to music.

💫A feel‑good way to support healthy aging and lifelong vitality.

WHEN & WHERE:
💃🏻 Franschhoek NGK Church Hall
🍀Wednesdays 10am

💃🏻Val de Vie Evergreen Lifestyle Centre
🍀Thursdays 11.30 am

Cost: R100 per class

CONTACT: Liz 082 600 5814 to book

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🤭😂🤣Laughter is free medicine.It loosens tension, lifts mood, and reconnects us to each other!
21/05/2026

🤭😂🤣Laughter is free medicine.
It loosens tension, lifts mood, and reconnects us to each other!

19/05/2026

🌟X5 Reasons we use Elastic Resistance Bands:

1. 💪Improves Muscle Strength Safely
Elastic resistance helps maintain and build muscle mass, which naturally declines with age, while placing less stress on the joints than heavy weights.

2. 💃🏻Enhances Balance and Fall Prevention
Strengthening stabilising muscles improves postural control, coordination, and reaction time, helping reduce the risk of falls.

3. 🙃Supports Joint Mobility and Flexibility
Controlled resistance through full movement patterns helps maintain range of motion and reduce stiffness in ageing joints.

4. 🤩Promotes Functional Independence
Resistance-based movements improve the ability to perform everyday tasks such as standing up, reaching, carrying, and getting in and out of chairs safely.

5. 🧠Stimulates Brain–Body Connection and Neuromuscular Coordination
Working with elastics challenges timing, control, and coordination, helping improve neuromuscular communication, cognitive engagement, and movement awareness.

🎥Filmed at Fleur de Lis Retirement home in Franschhoek 🩵

🧠Dual tasking is the ability to perform a physical movement and a cognitive task at the same time—such as doing chair-ba...
06/05/2026

🧠Dual tasking is the ability to perform a physical movement and a cognitive task at the same time—such as doing chair-based exercises while counting or spelling words.
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Benefits (using counting and spelling in seated exercise):

1. Improves brain–body coordination
Coordinating upper and lower body movements while counting or spelling strengthens neural communication.
2. Enhances attention and focus
Managing movement alongside mental tasks trains sustained and divided attention.
3. Supports memory and processing speed
Spelling words and counting sequences challenge working memory and cognitive flexibility.
4. Promotes postural control and stability
Maintaining an upright seated position while thinking and moving improves core engagement and balance reactions.
5. Stimulates neuroplasticity
Combining cognitive and physical activity encourages new neural pathways—supporting healthy ageing and neurological resilience.

04/05/2026

X5 Reasons 🎈Balloon Activities 🎈are so good for our amazing participants at Fleur de Lis Retirement home in Franschhoek:

1. 🎈Visual Tracking
Following a moving balloon strengthens eye‑tracking skills, attention, and processing speed — all essential for safe mobility.

2. 🎈Hand‑Eye Coordination
Tossing, catching, and striking the balloon improves timing, accuracy, and upper‑limb coordination in a low‑pressure way.

3. 🎈Functional Movement
Reaching, lifting, and controlled striking activate the shoulders, core, and postural muscles — all important for daily tasks.

4. 🎈Cognitive Engagement
Predicting the balloon’s path, adjusting force, and responding to partners stimulate focus, reaction time, and neural plasticity.

5. 🎈Social Connection + Teamwork
Partner rallies and parachute play build cooperation, communication, and shared enjoyment — powerful for emotional wellbeing.

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Franschhoek
Franschhoek
7690

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+27826005814

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