Dementia-friendly exercise and movement
Love to Move is an age and dementia-friendly seated gymnastics programme. Love to Move is specially designed to get older people moving and functioning better. The programme achieves this by carefully integrating the use of gymnastic foundation skills, cognitive stimulation therapy and social interaction activities. Almost every part of Love to Move is based on bilaterally asymmetrical movement patterns. This is understood to benefit older people and those with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, by enabling the left side and right side of the brain to process information independently; thus improving cognitive function, coordination and the ability to carry out day to day activities. You can try Love to Move in the comfort of your own home by visting the website britishgymnasticsfoundation.org/lovetomove and following the video sessions or download the Love to Move exercise booklet.