Testimonials

An excellent  course for those starting out in the world of physical activity for people living with dementia. A good mix of theory and practical guidance with additional supportive resources. Enthusiastically delivered and very well supported after the course itself with access to additional research and links too. The course has provided staff in Kirklees with the knowledge and skills to support the development of an exercise referral programme specifically for people living with dementia. It has also guided us to develop alliances and become a partner of the Kirklees Dementia Action Alliance supporting others to develop a wide range of activity opportunities across the Borough.

Since qualifying as a PSI in May 2004 I have set up 4 classes working for Selby and York Primary Care Trust.These classes run alongside my job as a community nurse and EXTEND teacher. I am exercising with up to 60 people per week. Reassessments show good results. Balance, leg strength, confidence in walking as well as the socialising opportunity. I have waiting lists for all classes and enough people in one area to start another class.

I learnt so much about the potential barriers that some older people have to starting exercise and more importantly I had the chance to hone my communication skills to be more empathetic and now feel more confident

The tutors (Vicky and Simon) knowledge was comprehensive and their enthusiasm infectious. Good flexibility in the teaching approach to individuals and group needs

We have run three CBE courses with LLT over the last 9 years. They deliver a really motivational course and the students we fund leave inspired and confident to teach. LLT keep the course materials up to date and ensure that they remain evidence based and current.

Tutor was excellent she listened to our concerns and helped us overcome any hurdles. She was knowledgeable and taught clearly.

Excellent course materials. Very impressed with the course, it was motivational

Thanks for all the knowledge, we will use this for a long time to come.

Excellent teaching, has really helped improve my knowledge base and confidence in my exercise teaching skills.

Thank you for support given totally enjoyed the experience and gained knowledge that will really help me progress in my work career

Very patient and understanding tutor who explained in a clear manner points I found difficult in the manuals. I have not taught exercise before, but feel confident to start classes immediately.

I would like to thank you and your team on behalf of all the participants of the CBE/OEP training programme. Your team delivered a very successful and well received training course. It was great to note how serious all the candidates took the training by the amount of midnight oil burnt to complete all the course work required.

I loved the course, and such a privilege  to have you teach on the 1^st weekend!  PSI has given me some amazing tools to use in my current over 50’s and Over 65’s classes (especially the over 65’s).  I am hoping that I can enthuse others to gently step out of their comfort zones.

Later Life Training has made such a difference. Doing chairbased exercises and now Otago has changed my life. The change in the older people I work with has inspired me as a social care worker. Seeing older people gaining confidence is so humbling. I love my job so much more now.

Later Life Training has made such a difference. Doing chairbased exercises and now Otago has changed my life. The change in the older people I work with has inspired me as a social care worker. Seeing older people gaining confidence is so humbling. I love my job so much more now.

THANK YOU!! This care to move training was very interesting!! To everyday as a DSW + interesting

This could benefit us (frailty team) as well as our patients.

Super two days.

It makes you more aware of how important it is to get patients moving more.

Should be for everyone in our setting.

Excellent.

BRILLIANT LEARNED A LOT. IT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE SERVICE USERS PROVIDING WE STICK TOGETHER

Knowledgeable, opened my eyes up. Lot to take in but enjoyable

Interesting, but a lot of information to take in. Will be able to apply this to day to day routine’

Realised how the importance of movement is, as it effects all aspects of daily living.

Given me the insight to how these movements could be improvised in daily living that can be adapted to all s/u.

The relevance of the training would benefit the department I work for as a whole greatly. The clients I think would benefit hugely from small changes’.

THE INFORMATION IS FAB. THE COURSE WAS FUN BUT KNACKERED AT THE END. BEX WELL DONE!!

This is great – the general feedback has been brilliant our end. I must comment from the hour I spent with you – we need all staff to undergo your training. You deliver the message in a very powerful way and from your feedback in this e-mail – you have planted so many seeds the flowers will be blooming by mid summer. Let’s hope that we can continue and really make a difference.

Fitness, physical activity and health professionals need bespoke training to cope with the demands of an ageing population that is living longer. Later Life Training offers a range of courses that I strongly recommend to my students. They have commented positively on the quality of resources they receive and speak highly of the knowledgeable and approachable facilitators. After completing the reasonably priced training, they feel confident in putting the skills and knowledge they have learnt into practice. ‘The Functional Fitness MOT is an absolute must’.

I have received strongly positive feedback from my patients who have completed their stroke rehabilitation classes. I now actively encourage as many patients as possible to participate in this evidence based 12 week exercise programme.

Dr Louise Shaw, Consultant Stroke Physician & Geriatrician, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

[Testimonial about Wiltshire Council Active Health Stroke Rehab Programme led by LLT trained EFS Instructors.]

‘…made a really good job of simplifying what an exercise and movement continuum should look like…’

Really enjoyed the first 2 days of the course they were very informative and the practical element was very useful.

I have found this course a bit hard for me, I am not academic but usually manage in the end. At the start I really felt I lost my confidence in what I knew I was very good at. Now however I have felt I have gained so much. My confidence has returned and I feel a much better exercise after stroke instructor. Tailoring  is so much easier when you know more about the effects of the condition.

I learnt a lot of practical solutions for progressing
and tailoring exercise to suit patients, extremely useful. John and Sara made all the difference to the learning experience :)

Good mix of theory and practical tutors and mix of
theory and practical sessions – I feel confident to approach NHS Stroke
services and offer my services for an evidence based community class

Very informative course.  It is important that Stroke survivors have long term
progression of functional exercise to ensure recovery and this course has it
all

What an amazing resource the manual is!  Always impressed at the standard of delivery through Later Life Training.

Professional standard is outstanding (compared to other L4 courses!).  LLT is a company that has a wonderful tutor quality!  Thank you.

Can I just say how much I enjoyed the course over the weekend and am looking forward to the next time we attend – Bex is a FANTASTIC instructor who really knows her stuff. Dr Mead’s lectures were also truly FANTASTIC and I could have listened to her speak all day.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express how impressed I have been with the course. The information was organised and implemented to schedule. The course content was comprehensive. All the tutors and assessors were excellent in their delivery, very approachable and very supportive. Dawns enthusiasm is infectious and Bex has an inspired method of teaching which is very motivating and made the course really enjoyable. I look forward to attending another course delivered by Later Life.

Our past use of the Functional Fitness Training and Programme in Rochdale has enabled us gain further funding from the CCG to train 15 extra volunteers and staff to be able to deliver the Functional Fitness MOT’s. It has enabled us to run 8 Functional Fitness MOT assessments and follow up 10 week courses across the borough this year, attracting 130 older adults and people with mobility, balance and functional ability issues.

We have then forwarded 75% of these participants into new weekly exercise sessions suitable for their abilities, and we have followed them with further MOT assessments at different times during the year and seen improvements in their functional ability.

We have now reached capacity in the 8 weekly Functional exercise weekly sessions we run, and have waiting lists for the next set of Functional Fitness Assessments and courses, with referrals coming in through GP Referral scheme, pulmonary rehabilitation, neurophysio rehabilitation, falls prevention and various other organisations, a much needed gap in provision has been plugged by the use of Functional Fitness training in Rochdale!

Fitness, physical activity and health professionals need bespoke training to cope with the demands of an ageing population that is living longer. Later Life Training offers a range of courses that I strongly recommend to my students. They have commented positively on the quality of resources they receive and speak highly of the knowledgeable and approachable facilitators. After completing the reasonably priced training, they feel confident in putting the skills and knowledge they have learnt into practice. ‘The Functional Fitness MOT is an absolute must’.

I would like to thank the LLT Trainers. I have gone from knowing literally nothing about Stroke and its effects to now having the knowledge and confidence to deliver an exercise class designed to help people living with Stroke to lead a more active, healthy lifestyle. We in Shetland are committed to helping the full range of older people enjoy an active life

This course was so useful. I understand much more how I need to recruit, train and then support older peer mentors. So many potential problems were covered with simple solutions.

An enlightening and very interesting few days.

Really enjoyed the training. I’m sure this will prepare me for what’s to come.

Doing the FF MOT course has allowed me to teach this to my HND Fitness, health and exercise students as part of the curriculum. As part of their SQA Higher National Diploma module, Applied fitness testing for special population groups, the students have selected and applied some of the tests when working with older adults in care homes. This has been part of a 12 week physical activity project in which both care home residents and students benefited from the experience.

The recent Functional MOT training was greatly received by the participating staff. They have continued to feedback that they have gained so much confidence from the training and are now thinking much more about how functional deficits are related to the persons overall health and well being. They are also thinking much more about promoting physical activity with the people they support and are much more confident in how they deliver exercise. Our staff work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and I am delighted that they now are armed with these additional knowledge and skills. This means that older people across Lanarkshire are receiving more effective person-centred interventions.

I would highly recommend your courses and I am scoping further funding opportunities to be able to use your expertise again in the future.

I have been training people for over 30 years I have been training my self since I was 12. I learnt a long time ago that one never knows it all. Also we can become sloppy over time with our technique. The course informed me to concentrate on the client as they performed the exercise. So that their efforts would be more effective and therefore more rewarding. I would like to praise the tutor and the female examiner for their sensitivity and understanding in dealing with experienced trainers who can at times think they know it all.

With the great support and enthusiasm from Bob and Dawn, The Functional Fitness MOT training has been a catalyst for engaging SMN personnel in the development of physical activity within group sessions. Many of the staff have now also been trained in the Strength and Balance – Home Exercise Programme and this has given confidence to develop pathways of activity as part of session delivery for group members. Keep up the good work.

Such an enthusiastic tutor, Bob, I felt at the end I could
motivate anybody to take part in exercise!

Very useful to understand all the barriers that many
older people have in taking part in rehabilitation exercise – and be given
skills to work on breaking down those barriers

Speaking for myself, (but I’m sure it’s a common thought), I have had a tremendous time working towards my OTAGO qualification. I’ve met such great people  – I’ve really enjoyed spending three days or so with you all you are all wonderfully talented people and it’s been an honour to get to know you all :-)

I can say without a doubt that this has made a big difference to my professional life with the new skill set that I’ll continue to put to use.

Kelsey, you deserve a massive thank you for teaching us and preparing us for our practical assessment.  You made the contact days really enjoyable and fun. It’s all been wonderful ;-)

I had no previous exercise training and have found the course very helpful as I work with the elderly in a residential setting.

The tutor made you feel at ease and taught the group on an equal level with humour throughout.

Had a really fun time learning.  Looking forward to teaching OEP

It has already given me confidence to work much more effectively with the people I do sessions with. I have also thought about my own ageing process and am aware that I should be performing some of the exercises myself.  Really enjoyed how the tutors share their knowledge and experience and the delivery of the course

Very useful & enjoyable course and well worth
doing as a follow up to the chair based exercise course

Enjoyable course, excellent refresher in some areas, but learnt a lot in others, particularly the support needed for home exercise

As a physiotherapist, I felt I already knew the OEP
programme from downloading a manual – how wrong I was!  I learnt so much about the delivery and progression, support and motivation of older people to perform the exercises, well worth the time to attend the training!

The course tutor was excellent and gave clear instructions and positive feedback.

Later Life Training designed and delivered a comprehensive training course for our health walk coordinators on how to include people living with dementia in their walking groups. 31 coordinators attended the training and feedback was very positive. The course was well researched and delivered and delegates felt that they had been given a good balance of information, time for discussion and practical tools and ideas to take back to their projects.

I really enjoyed this training it was stimulating, not boring and has given me a new type of class to offer to the Right Step clients. It will also influence the dance classes we already do.

Thank you for delivering yet another A* course, it’s always a joy to work with LLT.

I learnt loads on how to recruit and support senior
peer activity motivators in my area – thanks

Involving older people in motivating other older
people is so important but I was not sure where to start.  I learnt lots on this course and the
resources were excellent!

A must for those who wish to develop volunteering activity for older people in physical activity. A course very well organised and enthusiastically delivered which gave much information but also practical guidance. Great  resources too ! In Kirklees, following the training , we are now benefitting from the support of 75 “physical activity motivators” ( senior peer mentors!) who support us on a weekly basis on our exercise referral programme ….and have even had to develop a waiting list for training ! Their “someone like me” approach has supported many patients on the scheme and has provided motivation and support resulting in sustained activity participation. The experience and wisdom they bring totally complements the technical skills of the exercise professional and adds to the quality experience of the programme. This course is definitely a “best buy” for physical activity!!!

THANK YOU!! This care to move training was very interesting!! To everyday as a DSW + interesting

Can understand the need to ‘plant the seed’ regarding more movement. Will help during job role (plant the seed).

Brilliant learned a lot. It will improve the lives of the service users providing we stick together.

You are and have been such an inspiration to both individuals and the service.  I have a Senior Support Meeting today and Care to Move is high on our Agenda.

Freedom Leisure in Hailsham Leisure centre is the lucky recipient at the “National Fitness awards” in the UK of the Best Rehabilitation Facility of the year Award 2015. It has been wonderful to be able to use some of the training LLT have given us to reach out to the more vulnerable and harder to reach clients in our community. The training has certainly enabled and helped give us the confidence to assist this group of clients. Long may it continue.

Stephanie Wadlow

Freedom Leisure in Hailsham Leisure centre is the lucky recipient at the “National Fitness awards” in the UK of the Best Rehabilitation Facility of the year Award 2015. It has been wonderful to be able to use some of the training LLT have given us to reach out to the more vulnerable and harder to reach clients in our community. The training has certainly enabled and helped give us the confidence to assist this group of clients. Long may it continue.

Stephanie Wadlow

Have just attended the first 2 days of the Efs course. I thoroughly enjoyed it and meant to have thanked Bex for such an enjoyable and informative start.

Thank you very much to yourself and all the team.  It has to be said everyone has been terrific throughout the course – really informative, helpful and motivational.  Glad I stuck in there and completed it, shall let you know how I get on in the future with it all.