Invest in exercise to improve your prospects of an independent later life.For the best return on that investment, the sooner you start the better! Hear Dawn Skeltons recent Word on Health interview. Beat the frailty threshold by challenging your body and mind with two hours of exercise a week, every week, that makes you – slightly…
A value proposition is a clear statement that explains how a product or service will benefit a customer, differentiating it from competitors. It communicates the unique value offered and why a customer should choose that particular product or service. Health Innovation South West, the NIHR Applied Health Collaboration Wessex and the FLEXI Team have put together a…
A Policy briefing aimed at ICB commissioning has been produced by the FLEXI team as part of their research on implementation and spread of FaME. Download the Policy Brief here.
LLT are now working closely with Smplicare, a pioneering digital health startup in a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing the health and independence of older adults across the UK. This partnership brings together Smplicare’s AI-driven AgeWell Coaching platform with LLT’s extensive expertise in functional fitness and falls prevention. Together, we will co-develop digital tools that…
The last NICE guidelines were back in 2013 and although they did endorse some resources the recommendations remained the same. The new NICE guidelines are out so take a read here. The new 2025 recommendation is that anyone who needs comprehensive assessment and management should be considered for an exercise intervention delivered by appropriate trained…
Paula Swift and her team at Livewell SouthWest has just provided a service evaluation of their work in Plymouth. Fabulous results that highlight the benefits of FaME delivered with fidelity (dose, behaviour change, duration and progressive overload for training gains!). Well done Paula and Team! Read more about their work here. You can download a…
The Functional Grid (along with FRAT score) has formed the basis of SUITABILITY to join FaME sessions since our first ever PSI training course, with people scoring mainly 1-3s suitable for FaME, those with 4s and 5s more likely to require more seated based options and those scoring 6s not appropriate and requiring referral back…
The FLEXI Study, funded by NIHR Arcs in collaboration with NIHR ARC East Midlands, NIHR ARC Greater Manchester and NIHR ARC South West Peninsula, started in Oct 2021. After finding that FaME works in the ‘real world’ but is less effective when not delivered with fidelity (the PhiSiCAL Study in the East Midlands), this study…
The Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit were requested by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to examine whether dance-based interventions are effective in preventing falls, reducing risk of falls, or preventing fear of falls in older adults, and to provide an overview of the evidence for cost-effectiveness of dance-based interventions for…
We all know that being as active as possible benefits our health. Have you noticed you have less energy when you been less active? Our body needs regular movement to stay well and many people associate less energy with ageing rather than ‘deconditioning‘. Physical activity and exercise that focusses on strength and balance can help…
