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Beating Heart Disease Together
Active for later lifePromoting physical activity with older people
SwimmingWalking the dogTaking the stairsSexWashing the carMowing the lawn
SECTION 6
Section 6 – Information Directory
This section provides contact details for all the agencies and organisations referred to in the Active for Later Life resource.
6.1 A – Z of organisations
6.2 International organisations
6.3 Further information and reading including…
1. Books and reports
2. Exercise programming for older people
3. Selected Research papers
4. Academic journals
5. Policy documents
6. Equipment and resource providers
Section 6 Active for later life | �
This section provides contact details for all the agencies and organisations referred to in the Active for Later Life resource.
KEY
EQU Acompanythatprovidesequipmentand/ormaterialsrelatedtoteachingphysicalactivity
andexerciseclassesandgroupswitholderpeople.
INFO Anorganisationwhich,viatheirwebsitesorpublications,provideeducational
informationforusebyolderpeople.
INT Aninternationalorganisation,(Onlythewebsiteisprovided)relatestoseparatelist.
MCMedicalcharity.
NAT Anationalprogrammethatmaybeappropriateforworkwitholderpeople.
PUB Asourceofpublicationsthatmaybeusefulforprofessionals.
RES Asourceofresearchactivitiesandpublicationsthatmaybeusefulforprofessionals.
TRA Atrainingprovideroranationaltrainingprogrammethatmaybeappropriatefor
thoseprovidinglocalphysicalactivityprogrammesforolderpeople.
TheBritishHeartFoundationneitherendorsesnotguaranteesthesuitabilityofany
organisationlistedinthissection.Peopleshouldcontacttheirdoctorforspecificadvice
onanymedicalproblems.
Thedetailswerecorrectattimeofgoingtopress.
Section 6 – Information Directory
Section 6 Active for later life | �
Age Concern Cymru (Wales) NAT INFO
4thfloor
1CathedralRoad
CardiffCF119SD
Tel:02920371566
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.accymru.org.uk
Age Concern England NAT INFO
AstralHouse
1268LondonRoad
LondonSW164ER
Tel:02087657200
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ageconcern.org.uk
ThewebsiteprovidesinformationontheroleofAgeConcernwithintheUK.Italsodirectstheusertoarangeofpublic
andprofessionalresourcesincludingfactsheets,statisticsandbooks,withinformationoncurrentissues,including
physicalactivity,whichareofimportancetotheoverallhealthandwell-beingofolderpeople.Thesiteprovidescontact
detailsoflocalAgeConcernorganisationsandpartneragencies.
Age Concern Northern Ireland NAT INFO
3LowerCrescent
BelfastBT71NR
Tel:02890245729
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.ageconcernni.org/
Age Concern Scotland NAT INFO
113RoseStreet
EdinburghEH23DT
Tel:01312203345
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations
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Alzheimer’s Society TRA INFO RES MED
GordonHouse
10GreencoatPlace
LondonSW1P1PH
Tel:02073060606
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.alzheimers.org.uk
TheAlzheimer’sSocietyistheUK’sleadingcareandresearchcharityforpeoplewithallformsofdementiaandtheir
carers.Thewebsiteprovidesinformationaboutdementiaandcontactdetailsforlocalsupportnetworks.Thereisalsoa
sectiononthesitespecificallyforcarersandprofessionals.Thisincludesinformationoncaringstrategiesandemotional
supportandalsoprovidesalinktoadvicesheetsonarangeoftopicsincluding‘Stayinghealthy’whichcontains
informationonexercise.
Alzheimer Scotland – Action on Dementia
22DrumsheugueGardens
EdinburghEH37RN
Tel:01312431453
Website:http://www.alzscot.org/
Amateur Swimming Association TRA
HaroldFernHouse
Loughborough
LeicestershireLE115AL
Tel:01509618700
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.britishswimming.org
Anchor Trust INFO
1stfloor
408TheStrand
LondonWC2R0NE
Tel:0207599100
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.anchortrust.org.uk
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Arthritis Care TRA INFO RES
18StephensonWay
LondonNW12HD
Tel:02073806500
Website:www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Thewebsitecontainsdetailsaboutarthritis,currentnews,informationpacks,servicesandanon-lineregistrationsitefor
regularupdates.Thesitealsoprovidesroutestocontactdetailsforlocalrepresentativesandafreephonenumberforthe
ArthritisHelpline.
Association for the Study of Obesity INFO RES
ObesityResearchInformationCentre(ORIC)
TheCourtyard
Woodlands
BradleyStoke
BristolB324NQ
Tel:01454616798
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.aso.org.uk
Back Care – The National Organisation for Healthy Backs INFO
16ElmtreeRoad
Teddington
MiddlesexTW118ST
Tel:02089775474
Website:www.backcare.org.uk
Badminton Association of England TRA
BradwellRoad
LoughtonLodge
MiltonKeynesMK89LA
Tel:01908268400
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.baofe.co.uk
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Beth Johnson Foundation TRA NAT INFO (including the Centre for Intergenerational Practice)
ParkfieldHouse
64PrincesRoad
HartshillStreet
Stoke-on-Trent
StaffsST47LJ
Tel:01782844036
Website:www.bjf.org.uk
Better Government for Older People NAT RES
BetterGovernmentforOlderPeopleNetwork
YorkHouse
207-221PentonvilleRoad
LondonN19UZ
Tel:08707703292
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bgop.org.uk
BetterGovernmentforOlderPeople(BGOP)ispartoftheUK’sModernisingGovernmentAgendaandissteeredbya
consortiumofsixpartners.BGOPisaboutintegration,joined-upgovernmentandmakingadifferencebylisteningandworking
together.Twenty-eightpilotprojectswererunthroughouttheUK,coveringabroadrangeofissuesincludinghealthandsocial
services.ThesitecontainsdetailsofthefindingsoftheBGOPprogrammeincludingnewsonprogrammedevelopments,a
referencesectionwithcontentdrawnfromthepilotprojectsandaforumforon-linecommunicationanddebatebetween
members.Interestedotherscanaccesspartsofthesiteandcanapplyformembershipofthenetwork.
Blood Pressure Association MEDE RES INFO
60,CranmerTerrace
London
SW170QS
Tel:02087724994
Website:www.bpassoc.org.uk
British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation TRA
Phase4Training
POBox355
Farnham
SurreyGU97WB
Tel:01252720640
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bcs.com
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British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) INFO TRA
ChelseaClose
OffAmberleyRoad
Armley
LeedsLS63BJ
Tel:01132891020
Website:www.bases.org.uk
BASESistheprofessionalbodyforallthosewithaninterestinscience,sportandexercise.Thesiteprovidesinformation
andadviceonfivemainareas:studyingforadegreeinsportandexercisescienceintheUK;careeropportunitiesfor
graduatesandpostgraduatesinsportandexercisescience;howtobecomeanaccreditedsportandexercisescientist;
opportunitiesforcontinuingprofessionaldevelopment;andresearchgrants.ThesitealsoprovidesdetailsontheSports
ScienceStrategyandExerciseScienceStrategy,developedbyBASES.
British Geriatrics Society RES
MarjoryWarrenHouse
31StJohn’sSquare
LondonEC1M4DN
Tel:02076081369
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bgs.org.uk
Thewebsiteprovidesinformationonarangeofsubjectsincludingtraining,grantsandpublicationsforanyone
interestedingeriatricmedicineorgerontology.Italsogivesdetailsof12specialinterestgroupsincludinghealth
promotionandfallsandbonehealth.
British Gymnastics TRA
FordHall
LilleshallNationalSportsCentre
Newport
ShropshireTF109NB
Tel:01952822300
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.baga.co.uk
British Heart Foundation INFO RES
14FitzhardingeStreet
LondonW1H6DH
Tel:02079350158
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.bhf.org.uk
Thewebsiteprovidesin-depthinformationontheBritishHeartFoundation(BHF)fromresearchactivitiesthroughto
BHFshops.Italsoprovidesinformationonthosehealthbehaviourswhicharecloselyrelatedtohearthealth,including
physicalactivity/exercise,throughthe‘Hearthealth’link.
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British Heart Foundation National Centre INF RES PUB TRA for Physical Activity and Health
LoughboroughUniversity
AshbyRoad
Loughborough
LeicestershireLE113TU
Tel:01509223259
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.bhfactive.org.uk
Establishedin2000,theBHFNationalCentreaimstoidentifyandaddresssignificantgapsintheresearch,knowledge
baseandresourcesneededtoeffectivelypromotephysicalactivityfortheprimaryandsecondarypreventionofdiseases.
ProgrammesforolderpeopleincludetheSeniorPeerMentorPhysicalActivityMotivatorprogrammeandtheMoving
MoreOftenprogramme.ThewebsiteprovidesdetailsoftheNationalCentre’sprogrammes,informationpacksrelatingto
olderpeopleandphysicalactivity.
British Lung Foundation INFO PUB RES MED
73–75GoswellRoad
LondonEC1V7ER
Tel:02078315831
Helpline08458505020
Website:www.lunguk.org
British Orienteering Federation TRA
8a,StandiffeHouse,
WhitworthRoad,
DarleyDale
Matlock
DerbyshireDE42HJ
Tel:01629734042
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.britishorienteering.org.uk
British Surfing Association TRA
InternationalSurfingCentre
FistralBeach
Newquay
Cornwall
TR71HY
Tel:01637876474
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.britsurf.co.uk
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British Tai Chi Chuan Centre TRA
208MaybankRoad
SouthWoodford
LondonE181ET
Tel:02085029307
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.taichiwl.demon.co.uk
British Triathalon Association TRA
POBox25
Loughborough
LeicestershireLE113WX
Tel:01509228321
Email:[email protected]
Website: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers TRA
SedumHouse,
MallardWay,
PottericCarr
Doncaster,
DN48DB
Tel:01302388888
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.btcv.org/greengym/
TheBTCVGreenGymprogrammeoffersanalternative–theopportunitytoimprovefitnessbyinvolvementin
practicalconservationactivitiessuchasplantinghedges,orcreatingandmaintainingcommunitygardens.
British Masters Athletics Federation INFO TRA
156MitchamRoad
Croydon
SurreyCR03JE
Tel:02086832602
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bvaf.org.uk
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British Wheel of Yoga TRA
25JermynStreet
Sleaford
LincolnshireNG347RU
Tel:01529306851
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bwy.org.uk
Candoco Dance Company TRA
2LLeroyHouse
436EssexRoad
LondonN13PQ
Tel:02077046845
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.candoco.co.uk
Carers UK INFO
RuthPitterHouse
20-25GlasshouseYard
LondonEC1A4JT
Tel:02074908818
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.carersuk.org/
Centre for Sheltered Housing Studies (CSHS) INFO TRA
1stFloor
ElgarHouse
ShrubHillRoad
Worcester
WR49EEmail:
Tel(01905)727272
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.cornwall.ac.uk/cshs
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Central Council for Physical Recreation INFO
FrancisHouse
FrancisStreet
LondonSW1P1DE
Tel:02078548500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ccpr.org.uk
ThewebsiteprovidesdetailsoftheactivitiesoftheCentralCouncilforPhysicalRecreation(CCPR)andtheworkofthe
BritishSportsTrust,thecharitablearmoftheCCPR.DetailsofthecampaignsrunbytheCCPRarealsoprovidedonthe
website,includingtheirsportsmanifestoActiveBritain.Thereare85links,splitintosixsections:members(ofCCPR),
connectedorganisations,sportscouncils,relatedorganisations,governmentdepartmentsandlotteryinformation.
Central Council of Physical Recreation – Movement and Dance Division TRA
AddressasforCentralCouncilofPhysicalRecreationabove.
Membersprovidetrainingandeducationformovementanddanceleadersandteachers.Ithasanationaldatabaseof
teachersandleadersqualifiedtoworkinparticularwithdisabledandolderpeople.
Centre for Accessible Environments INFO PUB TRA
NutmegHouse
60GainsfordStreet
LondonSE12NY
Tel:02073578182(minicom)
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.cae.org.uk
Centre for Policy on Ageing RES PUB
19-23IronmongerRow
LondonEC1V3QP
Tel:02075536500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.cpa.org.uk
Thewebsiteincludesasectionon‘AgeInfo’–aninformationserviceaboutoldageandageing,whichprovidesanumber
ofsearchabledatabasesavailableonCDROM.Thesiteprovidesaround100linksto‘Worldwideresourcesinageing’,
coveringtheUK,Europe,Asia,Australasia,NorthAmericaandtheMiddleEast,onissuesrelatingtoolderpeople.
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations CONTINUED
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Chartered Society of Physiotherapists RES PUBS INFO
14BedfordRow
LondonWC1R4ED
Tel:02073066666
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.csp.org.uk
Includesaspecialsection(AGILE)forphysiotherapistsworkingwitholderpeople.
Website:http://www.agile-uk.org/
College of Occupational Therapists
106-114BoroughHighStreet
Southwark
LondonSE111LB
Tel:02073576480
Website:www.cot.org.uk/
Thewebsiteincludesaspecialsectiononoccupationaltherapistsworkingwitholderpeople(OTOP).
Croquet Association TRA
CheltenhamCroquetClub
OldBathRoad
Cheltenham
GloucestershireGL537DF
Tel:01242242318
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.croquet.org.uk
Dance 4 TRA
Pre-set
3-9Hockley
NottinghamNG11FH
Tel:01159410773
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.dance4.co.uk
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations CONTINUED
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Dancesport
11OdeonParade,
480LondonRoad,
Isleworth
MiddlesexTW74RL
Tel:01085680083
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.dancesport.uk.com
Department for Culture, Media and Sport INFO
2-4CockspurStreet
LondonSW1Y5DH
Tel:02072116200
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.dcms.gov.uk
Diabetes UK INFO RES
MacleodHouse,
10Parkway
LondonNW17AA
Tel:02074241000
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.diabetes.org.uk
Thewebsiteprovidesinformationaboutthemanagementandpreventionofdiabetesandalsoincludesa‘Howwehelp’
section,whichdescribesthewiderangeofservicesofferedbyDiabetesUK(formerlytheBritishDiabeticAssociation).
Thisincludesapublicationscataloguewhichcontainsaneight-pagearticleonphysicalactivityanddiabetes,whichcan
bedownloadedfreeofcharge.
Disabled Living Foundation TRA INFO
380-384HarrowRoad
LondonW92HU
Tel:02072896111
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.dlf.org.uk
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations CONTINUED
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English Bowls Association TRA
LyndhurstRoad
Worthing
WestSussexBN112AR
Tel:01903820222
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bowlsengland.com
English Federation of Disability Sport INFO PRO
ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity
AlsagerCampus
HassalRoad
Alsager
StokeonTrentST72HL
Tel:01612475294
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.efds.co.uk
English Folk Dance and Song Society TRA
CecilSharpHouse
2RegentsParkRoad
LondonNW17AY
Tel:02074852206
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.efdss.org
English Indoor Bowling Association TRA
DavidCornellHouse
BowlingGreen
MeltonMowbray
LeicestershireLE130FA
Tel:01664481900
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.eiba.co.uk
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English Table Tennis Association TRA PRO
QueensburyHouse
3rdFloor
HavelockRoad
Hastings
EastSussexTN341HF
Tel:01424722525
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.etta.co.uk
English Women’s Indoor Bowling Association TRA
3MoultonBusinessPark
SiroccoClose
NorthamptonNN36AP
Tel:01604494163
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ewiba.com
Excel 2000 TRA PUBS
1aNorfolkStreet
Sheringham
NorfolkNR26
Tel:01263825670
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.excel2000.org.uk
Extend TRA
2PlaceFarm
Wheathampstead
HertfordshireAL48SB
Tel:01582832760
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.extend.org.uk
Feet for Life INFO
TheSocietyofChiropodistsandPodiatrists
1FellmongersPath
TowerBridgeRoad
LondonSE13LY
Tel:02072348620
Website: www.feetforlife.org
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations CONTINUED
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Fitness Industry Association TRA
115EastbourneMews
Paddington
LondonW26LQ
Tel:02072986730
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.fia.org.uk
Fitness League TRA
52LondonStreet
Chertsey
SurreyKT168AJ
Tel:01932564567
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.thefitnessleague.com/
Fitness Northern Ireland TRA
147HolywoodRoad
BelfastBT43B
CoAntrim
Tel:02890704080
Email:[email protected]
Fitness Professionals (Fitpro) TRA EQU RES
107-113LondonRoad
KalbarnHouse
LondonE13ODA
Tel:08705133434
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.fitpro.com
Fitness Scotland TRA
CaledoniaHouse
SouthGyle
EdinburghEH129DQ
Tel:01313177243
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.fitness-scotland.com/
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Fitness Wales TRA
1BClarkeStreet
ElyBridge
CardiffCF55AL
Tel:02920575155
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.fitnesswales.co.uk/
For Dementia INFO RES TRA MED
6,CamdenHighStreet
London
NW10JH
Tel08452579406
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.fordementia.co.uk
Foundation for Community Dance TRA
CathedralChambers
PeacockLane
LeicesterLE15PX
Tel:01162510516
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.communitydance.org.uk
TheFoundationisanationalvoiceforcommunitydanceandworksforthedevelopmentofdanceforall,byactingasa
catalystforthedevelopmentofpartnershipsbetweendancepractitioners,fundersandcommunities.TheFoundation
hasanetworkofdancers,animateurs,artistsanddanceteachersandhaspublishedaCommunityDanceDirectory.
Freedom in Dance TRA
25HawkGreenRoad
Marple
StockportSK67HU
Tel:01614275093
Email:[email protected]
Friends of the Elderly INFO
40–42EburyStreet
London
SW1W0LZ
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.fote.org.uk
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Future Fit Training Limited TRA
unit24,KatanaHouse
FortFarehamBusinessPark
NewgateLane
Fareham
HampshirePO141AH
Tel:01329823400
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.futurefit.co.uk/
Government departments
Details of government departments can be accessed from:Website:www.bubl.ac.uk/uk/government.htm
Details of regional and local government can be accessed from:Website:www.bubl.ac.uk/uk/local.htm
Details of government projects can be accessed from:Website: www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk
and
Website: www.info4local.gov.uk
Seealso:
Department for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Education and SkillsDepartment of Health
Green Candle Dance Company TRA INFO
OxfordHouse
DerbyshireStreet
BethnalGreen
London
E26HG
Tel:02077397722
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.greencandledance.com
Scotland’s health on the Web INFO RES PUB
OnlinehealthinformationprovidedbyNHSScotland:www.show.scot.nhs.uk/
6.1 A to Z of useful organisations CONTINUED
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Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland INFO RES
18OrmeauAvenue
BelfastBT28HS
Tel:02890311611
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.hpani.org.uk
TheHealthPromotionAgencyforNorthernIrelandisaspecialagencyoftheDepartmentofHealth,SocialServicesand
PublicSafety.Thewebsiteprovidesdetailsoftheworkoftheagencyaroundtheirpriorityareas,whichincludephysical
activity.Thereareover100links,dividedintoeightmainareas,including‘Professional’.Thisisthelargestareaandissplit
intoafurthereightsections,oneofwhichis‘NorthernIrelandCharities’andincludestheNorthernIrelandChestHeart
andStrokeAssociationatwww.nichsa.comandtheUlsterCancerFoundationatwww.ulstercancer.co.uk
Health Promotion in Wales INFO
Website:http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/health/
ThisisthesiteoftheHealthPromotionDivisionoftheNationalAssemblyforWales.Thesiteprovidesinformationon
healthpromotionpolicy,resourcesandserviceswithinWales,includingthoserelatingtophysicalactivity.
Help the Aged PUB INFO
207-221PentonvilleRoad
LondonN19UZ
Tel:02072781114
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.helptheaged.org.uk
Thiswebsiteprovidesadvice,informationandsupporttohelpolderpeopleliveindependentlives,particularlythose
whoarefrail,isolatedorpoor.The‘AdviceandInfo’sectioncoversawiderangeofsubjectsfromfinancialinformation
throughtohealthandcare.Physicalactivityisincludedwithinsomeofthesesites.Alsoincludedisinformationonhow
tobecomeinvolvedwithHelptheAgedactivities.
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing TRA
ImperialHouse
22-26PaulStreet
LondonEC2A4QE
Tel:02073771577
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.istd.org
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Inclusive Fitness Initiative TRA INFO
MontgomeryLeisureServicesLtd
4ParkSquare
NewtonChambersRoad
ThorncliffePark
Chapeltown
SheffieldS362PH
Tel:01142572060
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.inclusivefitness.org/
ApartnershipbetweentheEnglishFederationofDisabilitySportandMontgomeryLeisuretoensurethatdisabledand
olderpeoplecanaccessfitnessequipmentinatargetednumberoflocalauthorityfacilities,increasingopportunitiesfor
improvinggenerallevelsofhealth,fitnessandsportsperformance.
Inland Waterways Association INFO
HeadOffice
POBox114
RickmansworthWD31ZY
Tel:01923711114
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.waterways.org.uk
Institute for Sport and Leisure TRA PUB INFO (formerly Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management)
TheGrottoHouse
LowerBasildon
ReadingRG89NE
Tel:08456038734
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ispal.org.uk
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management TRA PUB INFO
SirJohnBeckwithCentreforSport
LoughboroughUniversity
Loughborough
LeicestershireLE113TU
Tel:01509226474
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.isrm.co.uk
TheInstituteofSportandRecreationManagement(ISRM)isthenationalprofessionalbodyforsportandrecreationmanagement.
ThesiteprovidesdetailsonmembershipofISRMandinformationontheNationalAssociationofSportsDevelopment.Italso
providesinformationoneducationandtrainingavailablethroughISRMandcontactdetailsforlocalISRMbranches.
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International Dance Teachers Association TRA
InternationalHouse
76BennettRoad
Brighton
EastSussexBN25JL
Tel:01273685652
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.idta.co.uk
International Longevity Centre UK RES
22-26AlbertEmbankment
LondonSE17TJ
Tel:02077357565
Website:www.ilcuk.org.uk
Jabadao Centre for Movement Studies TRA EQU
BranchHouse
18BranchRoad
Armley
LeedsLS123AQ
Tel:01132310650
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.jabadao.org
Jabadaoprovidestrainingcourses,conferences,specialeventsandfieldworkprojectsthataimtodevelopunderstanding
andscopeofpracticewithinhealthsettingsofallvarieties.Itsworkcentresonmovementanddanceandinparticularon
movementforpeoplewithdementia.
Keep Fit Association TRA INFO
Suite105
AstraHouse
ArklowRoad
LondonSE146EB
Tel:02086929566
Email:[email protected]
Website: http://www.keepfit.org.uk/
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King’s Fund PUB RES INFO
11-13CavendishSquare
LondonW1G0AN
Tel:02073072400
Website:www.kingsfund.org.uk
Laban Guild for Movement and Dance TRA
34TowerRoad
StrawberryHill
Twickenham
MiddlesexTW14PE
Tel:01737842834
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.labanguild.org
Later Life Training Ltd TRA
Mountgreenan
StrathFillan
ByCrianlarich
Stirlingshire
FK208RU
Tel:018383000310
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.laterlifetraining.co.uk
LaterLifeTrainingprovidestrainingforthoseworkinginexerciseandtheolderpersonandinparticular,fallsprevention.
CoursesincludetheSeniorPeerActivityMotivatorTrainingcourse,theOtagoExerciseLeadershipprogrammeandthe
PosturalStabilityInstructorsCourse.
Leicester College TRA
Chair-basedexerciseleadership
Freeman’sParkCampus
AylestoneRoad
LeicesterLE27LW
Tel:01162295512
Fax:01162240666
Email:[email protected]@leicestercollege.ac.uk
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Life Academy (formerly the Pre-Retirement Association) INFO
Website: www.life-academy.co.uk/
Thewebsiteprovidesinformationontheassociation,includingitscampaigningactivitiesanddetailsofspecialinterest
clubsandfriendshipcentresacrossthecountry.The‘Information’sectioncoversarangeoftopicsincludinghealth.
Withinthe‘Health’partofthesite,informationonexercise,appropriateforpeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirhealth,
isprovided.Additionalinformationonexerciseisalsoprovidedthroughthe‘Health’linkonthehomepage.
Lifetime Health and Fitness TRA
BroadQuayHouse
PrinceStreet
BristolBS14DJ
Tel:01179078200
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.lifetimehf.co.uk
Living Streets RES NAT
31-33Bondway
LondonSW81SJ
Tel:02078201010
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.pedestrians.org.uk
Magic Me (intergenerational programmes)
18VictoriaParkSquare
LondonE29F
Tel:02073750961
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.magicme.co.uk
Margaret Morris Movement TRA
POBox1525
Garlochead
Helensburgh
DunbartonshireG840AF
Tel:01436810215
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.margaretmorrismovement.com
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Medau Society TRA
1GroveHouse
FoundryLane
HorshamRH135PL
Tel:01372729056
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.medau.org.uk
Men’s Health Forum
TavistockHouse
TavistockSquare
LondonWC1H9HR
Tel02073884449
Website:www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation INFO PUB RES MED
MentalHealthFoundation
9thFloor
SeaContainersHouse
20UpperGround
London,SE19QB
Tel:08450105500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Scotland Office INFO
MentalHealthFoundation
ScotlandOffice
MerchantsHouse
30GeorgeSquare
GlasgowG21EG.
Tel:01415720125
MIND INFO RES MED
15-19Broadway
LondonE154BQ
Tel:02085192122
Helpline08457660163
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.mind.org.uk
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MIND Cymru INFO RES
3rdFloor
QuebecHouse
Castelbridge
CowbridgeRoadEast
CF119AB
Tel:02920395123
National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People TRA PUB
BondwayCommercialCentre
5thFloorUnit5.12
71Bondway
LondonSW81SG
Tel:02070789375
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.napa-activities.co.uk/
ThewebsiteprovidesinformationonthewiderangeoftrainingworkshopswhichtheNationalAssociationforProviders
ofActivitiesforOlderPeople(NAPA)runstosupportitsworkinsettingstandardsofappropriatepracticeregarding
theprovisionofactivitiesinestablishmentswhichprovideservicesorcareforolderpeople.Theworkshopscover
topicsincludingartsandcraft,drama,exerciseandthearts.Thesitealsocontainsdetailsofbooks,bookletsandarticles
availablefromNAPA,anddetailsoftheCommunityFundproject‘GrowingwithAge’.
National Asthma Campaign INFO MED
SummitHouse
70WilsonStreet
London
EC2A2DB
Tel:0207865000
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.asthma.org.uk
National Heart Forum INFO PUB RES MED
TavistockHouseSouth
TavistockSquare
LondonWC1H9LG
Tel:02073837638
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.heartforum.org.uk
Aleadingallianceofover40nationalorganisationsworkingtoreducetheriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseintheUK.
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National Institute of Adult Continuing Education PUB INFO
RenaissanceHouse
20PrincessRoadWest
Leicester
LE16TP
Tel:01162044200
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.niace.org.uk
NIACEmail:isanon-governmentalorganisationcommittedtosupportinganincreaseinthetotalnumberofadults
engagedininformalandformallearninginEnglandandWales,andatthesametimetakingpositiveactiontoimprove
opportunitiesandwidenaccesstolearningopportunitiestothosecommunitiesunder-representedincurrentprovision.
National Osteoporosis Society PUB INFO RES MED
Camerton
BathBA2OPJ
Tel:08451303076(forgeneralenquiries).
Helpline:08454500230(formedicalqueries)
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.nos.org.uk
TheNationalOsteoporosisSociety(NOS)istheonlynationalcharitydedicatedtoosteoporosis.Thesitecontainsdetails
abouttheNOSandinformationonthemanagementandpreventionofosteoporosis,includingphysicalactivity.
ThehomepagereferstotheNOSpublicationsonphysicalactivityandexercise.Asectionofthesiteisdedicated
toprofessionalsandincludesinformationonfreetrainingdays,specialinterestgroups,publicationsandposition
statementsfromtheNOS.Contactdetailsarealsoprovidedforthe100localsupportgroupsnationwide.
Northern Fitness and Education Ltd TRA
9aCleasbyRoad
Menston
NrIlkley
WestYorkshire
LS296JE
Tel:01943879816,
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.northernfitness.co.uk/
Openage Project INFO
1ThorpeClose
LondonW105XL
Tel:02089040989
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.openage.co.uk
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Parkinson’s Disease Society INFO MED RES
215VauxhallBridgeRoad
LondonSW1V1EJ
Tel:02079318080
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.parkinsons.org.uk
ThewebsiteprovidesdetailsaboutParkinson’sdiseaseandliststheservicesofferedbythesociety,includingdetails
ofthewiderangeofcontinuingprofessionaleducationforhealthandsocialcareprofessionals.Thesitealsoprovides
examplesoftopicscontainedwithinthepublicationsofthesociety,includingfactsheets,booklets,videosand
audiotapes.Thesecoverarangeoftopicsincludingleisureandhealthissues,whichincludesinformationonexercise.
Paths for All (including Paths for Health) NAT PUB INFO
InglewoodHouse
TullibodyRoad
AlloaFK102HU
Tel:01259218855
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.pathsforall.org.uk
Physical Activity and the Prevention of Osteoporosis RES MED
FallsandFractures(UKPAPOFF)
c/oPostGraduateEducationCentre
NottinghamCityHospitalNHSTrust
HucknallRoad
NottinghamNG51PB
Tel:01159934942
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ispapoff.org/
Amultidisciplinaryscientificsocietyendeavouringtoencouragefurtherresearchinthefieldofosteoporosis,
fallsandfractures.
Policy Research Institute for Ageing and Ethnicity (PRIAE) PUB RES
31-32ParkRow
LeedsLS15JD
Tel:01132855990
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.priae.org
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Ramblers Association INF NAT
2ndfloor
CamelfordHouse
87-90AlbertEmbankment
LondonSE17TW
Tel:02073398500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ramblers.org.uk
Register of Exercise Professionals TRA
8-10CrownHill
Croydon
Surrey
CR01RZ
Tel:02086866464
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.exerciseregister.org
Research into Ageing INFO RES PUB
POBox32833
LondonN19ZQ
Tel:02078431550
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.ageing.org
Thewebsiteprovidesinformationaboutthemedicalcharityanditscurrentresearchprojects.Italsohasapublications
section,whichincludespublicationsonexercise.
Royal College of General Practitioners INFO
14PrincesGate
HydePark
LondonSW71PU
Tel:02075813232
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.rcgp.org.uk
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Royal College of Physicians INFO
11StAndrewsPlace
Regent’sPark
LondonNW14LE
Tel:02079751174
Website:www.rcplondon.ac.uk
Royal National Institute for the Blind INFO RES MED TRA
105JuddStreet
LondonWC1H9NE
Tel:02073881266
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
ThewebsiteprovidesinformationontheresourcesandservicesprovidedbytheRNIB,includingfactsheetsandadvice
onactiverecreation,exerciseandfitness.Thesiteincludesasectionon‘Leisure’,accessedthroughthe‘Ourservices’
linkonthehomepage.Thisprovidesinformationonawiderangeofleisurepursuitsandincludessectionson
‘Reading’,‘Holidaysand‘Leisure,sportsandhobbies’.The‘Leisure,sportsandhobbies’sectionalsoprovidesalink
toapartofthesitededicatedto‘Recreationandlifestyles’withinformationandadviceforvisuallyimpairedpeople
ongardeningandinformationonthe‘ActivateGymAccessProject’,aschemetoensurethatvisuallyimpairedpeople
havetheopportunitytoaccessgymsandleisurecentres.Italsoprovidesinformationonthe‘LeisureLinkProject’,
whichseekstointroduceoldervisuallyimpairedpeopletoawiderangeofleisureactivities,linkingwithlocal
volunteerswithintheirowncommunities.
Royal National Institute for the Deaf INFO RES PUB
19-23FeatherstoneStreet
LondonEC1Y8SL
Tel:02072968000
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.rnid.org.uk
Thewebsiteissplitintosixmainsections,including‘Services’offeredbytheRNID,‘Interactive’,whichprovidesan
on-linediscussionforum,and‘Information’.The‘Information’sectioncontainsdetailsofaninformationline,accessible
toeveryone,irrespectiveoftheirdegreeofhearingloss.Italsoprovidesdetailsoffactsheetsavailableandanon-line
searchable‘DirectoryofServices’.Asearchunder‘Recreation’providesdetailsoforganisationsthatprovidearangeof
activitiesforpeoplewithdisabilities,someofwhicharespecifictopeoplewithhearingimpairment.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents INFO PUB TRA MED
EdgbastonPark
353BristolRoad
Edgbaston
BirminghamB57ST
Tel:01212482000
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.rospa.co.uk
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Royal Society for the Promotion of Health PUB RES
38AStGeorge’sDrive
LondonSW1V4BH
Tel:02076300121
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.rsph.org
Scottish Swimming TRA
NationalSwimmingAcademy
UniversityofStirling
StirlingFK94LA
Tel:01786466520
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.scottishswimming.com
Seavets TRA
GangbridgeCottage
GangbridgeLane
StMaryBourne
Andover
HantsSP116EP
Tel:01628412510
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.seavets.co.uk
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Sport England PRO INFO
16UpperWoburnPlace
LondonWC1H0QP
Tel:02072731500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sportengland.org
SportEnglandleadsthedevelopmentofsportinEnglandbyinfluencingandservingthepublic,privateandvoluntary
sectors,directedbythegovernment’sSportsStrategySportingFutureforAll.ActiveCommunitiesistheSportEngland
programmewhichaimstoprovidemoreopportunitiesforpeopletotakepartinsportandmoreplacesforpeopleto
playsportintheircommunities.Itisaframeworkcomprisingservices,productsandsourcesoffundingprovidedbySport
England,ofteninpartnershipwithotheragencies.
ThewebsiteprovidesacomprehensiveoverviewofallSportEnglandpolicies,programmesandinitiativesunderActive
Schools,ActiveSportsandActiveCommunitiesandalsohaslinkstoinformationonspecifictopicsonthewebsite.
Thiscanbeaccessedviathe‘SitetopicsA-Z’linkonthehomepage.LinkstodetailsofSportEnglandpublicationsor
informationresourcesareincludedfortopicsthatarenotcoveredonthewebsiteitself.Thesitealsoincludesaccess
to‘Sportsgateway’,asearchabledatabaseofsportingcontactsthathelpsindividualstomakecontactwithsports
organisationsintheirarea.Itcanalsoprovidemoreinformationonsports-relatedtopics.
Sport England Regional Offices
DetailsofSportEnglandRegionaldevelopmentactivitiesandcontactscanbeaccessedthroughtheRegionalNews
sectionontheSportEnglandwebsite.
Theselinkswilltakeyouto
EastRegionBedfordTel:01234345222
EastMidlandsRegionNottinghamTel:01159821887
LondonRegionCrystalPalaceNationalCentreTel:02087788600
NorthEastRegionDurhamTel:01913849595
NorthWestRegionManchesterTel:01618340338
SouthEastRegionReadingTel:01189483311
SouthWestRegionCrewkerneTel:0146073491
WestMidlandsRegionBirminghamTel:01214563444
YorkshireRegionLeedsTel:01132436443
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Sportex PUB
86-88WilsonRoad
Wimbledon
LondonSW191HX
Tel:0208873312
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sportex-medicine.co.uk
Sport Recreation Industry Training Organisation (SPRITO) INFO
24-32StephensonWay
LondonNW12HD
Tel:02073887755
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.equal-works.com
ThewebsiteprovidesdetailsoftheactivitiesofthedifferentdepartmentswithinSPRITO,includinginformationon
qualificationsandstandards.ItalsoprovidesinformationonSPRITO-approvedproductsandservicesandpublications
whichitofferstomembersthroughanon-lineorderform.
Sport Scotland INFO PUB
CaledoniaHouse
SouthGyle
EdinburghEH129DQ
Tel:01313177200
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sportscotland.org.uk
SportScotlandisScotland’ssportsdevelopmentagency,dealingwithallaspectsofScottishsportfromyouthsportto
Olympicsuccess.ThesitegivesanoverviewoftheworkofSportScotland,whichisgovernedbyScotland’snational
strategyforSport,Sport21,andincludesallthelatestissues,ideas,programmes,sportsdevelopment,coursesandevents
inScottishsport.
The‘Partnersandlinks’icononthehomepageprovidesaccesstowebsitesoforganisationswhoworkinpartnership
withSportScotlandtoachievetheambitionsofSport21.Theseareshownasindividualdirectoriesforlocalauthorities,
governingbodies,localsportscouncils,sportsdevelopmentofficers,sportsmedicinecentres,sportssciencecentresand
sport-specificsites.
Sports Coach UK
114CardiganRoad
Headingley
LeedsLS63BJ
Tel:01132744802
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sportscoachUK.org
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Sports Council for Northern Ireland INFO PUB
HouseofSport
UpperMaloneRoad
BelfastBT95LA
Tel:02890381222
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sportni.net
TheSportsCouncilforNorthernIrelandisaleadfacilitatorinthedevelopmentofsportinNorthernIrelandand
adistributoroflotteryfunds.Thesiteisdividedintosevenmainsections:theSportsCouncil,YouthSport,Sport
Development,PerformanceSport,SportFacts,LotteryFundandFastTrack,withdetailedinformationonrelevantpolicies
andprogrammesprovidedwithinsubsectionsofeachofthese.ContactdetailsofpartneragencieswithinNorthern
Ireland,includingsportsdevelopmentofficers,chiefrecreationofficers,coachdevelopmentofficersandlocalsports
advisorycouncilsareprovided.
Sports Council for Wales INFO PUB
WelshInstituteofSport
SophiaGardens
CardiffCF119SW
Tel:02920300500
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sports-council-wales.co.uk
TheSportsCouncilforWalesisthenationalorganisationresponsiblefordevelopingandpromotingsportandrecreation
inWales,directedbyAStrategyforWelshSport.ThesiteisavailableinWelshandEnglish.Itprovidesdetailsofallthe
schemesandinitiativesforthedevelopmentofSportforAllinWalesandprovidestheopportunitytodownloadacopy
ofthefullstrategy.DetailsarealsoprovidedontheWelshInstituteofSportandtheNationalWatersportsCentre,Plas
Menai.TheInformationServiceprovidesdetailsonpublications,educationandtrainingandacalendarofevents.Links
arealsoprovidedtoexternalorganisations.
Sports Leaders UK TRA
23-25LinfordForum
RockinghamDrive
LinfordWood
MiltonKeynes
MK146LY
Tel:01908689180
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.bst.org.uk
SportsleadersUK(formerlytheBritishSportsTrust)areresponsibleforthedevelopmentofsportsleadershipawards.
Theawardsaredesignedtodevelopleadershipinarangeofactivityopportunitiesatalocallevel.BoththeCommunity
SportsLeadersAwardandtheHigherAwardareappropriateforworkingwitholderpeople.
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Stroke Association PUB TRA INFO MED
StrokeHouse
TheStrokeAssociation
240CityRoad
LondonEC1V2PR
Tel:02077560300
Helpline08453033100
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.stroke.org.uk
Thewebsitegivesinformationonthesupportservicesprovidedbytheassociationandcontactdetailsforlocal
informationcentres.Italsoprovidesinformationoncurrentandpastresearchprojects,includingprojectsaround
physicalactivity.Thelatestnewsfromtheassociationisalsoprovided,includingalinktoStrokeAwarenessweekand
otherannualcampaignsincluding‘Let’sGetPhysical’.
Sustrans INFO NAT
NationalCycleNetworkCentre
2CathedralSquare
CollegeGreen
BristolBS15DD
Tel:01179268893
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.sustrans.org.uk
Tai Chi Union for Great Britain TRA
PeterBallam
5CorunnaDrive
Horsham
WestSussexRH135HG
Tel:01403257918
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.taichiunion.com
ThewebsitecontainsasearchfacilityforTaiChiinstructorsandlocalgroupsandclassesandaForumforHealthand
SpecialNeedsincludingspecifictrainingforthosewithconditions.
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Thrive (formerly Horticultural Therapy) TRA
TheGeoffreyUdallCentre
BeechHill
ReadingRG72AT
Tel:01189885677
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.thrive.org.uk
Touchdown Dance TRA PUB
WatersideArtscentre
SaleM337ZF
Tel:01619135783
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.touchdowndance.co.uk
UK Tai Chi Association TRA
POBox159
Bromley
KentBR13XX
Tel:02082895166
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.taichi-europe.com
University of the Third Age (U3A) INFO
Unit3,CarpentersCourt
4a,LewesRoad
Bromley
KentBR12RN
Tel:02084666139
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.U3A.org.uk
ThewebsiteprovidesinformationonlocalUniversityoftheThirdAge(U3A)groupsanddetailsofU3Anetworkswhich
existforspecifictopicareas,forexample,walking.Thereisalsoanewsandpublicationspartofthesiteandanon-line
discussionforum.
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Walking the Way to Health TRA NAT INFO
JohnDowerHouse
CrescentPlace
CheltenhamGL503RA
Tel:01242533258
Website:www.whi.org.uk
WalkingtheWaytoHealthisapartnershipbetweentheCountrysideAgencyandtheBritishHeartFoundationdesigned
topromoteregularwalking.Theschemeaimstoimprovethehealthandfitnessofoveramillionpeoplebydeveloping
200local‘walkingforhealth’schemesacrossEngland.Itprovidesarangeofresources,informationandtrainingopportu-
nitiestosupportthedevelopmentofhealthwalks.Trainingisavailableforlocalco-ordinatorsandvolunteers.
ThewebsiteprovideslinkstocontactsforWalkingtheWaytoHealthschemesinScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.
YMCA Fitness Industry Training TRA
112GreatRussellStreet
LondonWC1B3NQ
Tel:02073431844
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.centralymca.org.uk
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The websites have been included to provide details of key documents and resources that can be used to support the promotion of Active Ageing.
Active Ageing Partnership www.agingblueprint.org
FordetailsoftheUSNationalBlueprintforincreasingphysicalactivityforadultsaged50andolder.
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
TheAdministrationonAging(AOA)isanagencyoftheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesanddeveloped
fromtheOlderAmericansActof1965.Thesiteprovidesinformationonopportunitiesandservicestohelpincreasethe
qualityoflifeandindependenceofolderpeople.Thesitealsoincludesasectioncalled‘Agingrelatedwebsites’which
containsinformationprovidedbytheNationalAgingInformationCenter(NAIC).Thesiteprovidesover50linksfor
‘Exerciseandfitness’forolderpeople.
American College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org
ThewebsitegivesdetailsoftheACSMPositionStandonExerciseandPhysicalActivityforOlderAdultsandtheUnited
StatesSurgeonGeneral’sReportonPhysicalActivityandHealth.
American Association of Retired Persons www.AARP.org/health/fitness
Sourcesofinformationonfitnessandhealthforolderpeople
National Council on Aging (US) www.healthyagingprograms.org
WebsiteofUSNationalCouncilonAgingandkeydocumentsofplanningactiveageingprogrammes
The International Council on Active Aging www.icaa.cc
Amembershiporganisation,theassociationprovidesaccesstoresearch,factsheetsandpublicationsforphysicalactivity,
exerciseandwellnessprofessionals.
International Society for Aging and Physical Activity www.isapa.org
Thewebsiteprovidesinformationaboutthesocietyandalsoadownloadablecopyoftheirnewsletterwithreferenceto
thenewAmericanNationalBlueprint:IncreasingPhysicalActivityAmongAdultsAged50andOlder.
Thewebsiteprovides16directlinksforageingandphysicalactivity,plusanadditional21webaddressesoforganisations
withadditionalinformation.
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World Health Organization www.who.int/moveforhealth/countries/2006
Thewebsitehasover150separatehomepages,themostvaluablebeingAgeingandLifeCourseandtheGlobal
MovementonActiveAgeing.ThispageleadstoMoveforHealthInitiatives
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging www.uwo.ca/actage
Todevelop,encourageandpromoteanactive,healthylifestyleforCanadianadultsthatwillenhancethedignityofthe
agingprocess.
Health Canada and the Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work www.activelivingatwork.com
Olderadultscanstayhomeandexercise–homesupportexerciseprogramme.
Website:www.uwo.ca/actage
The American Geriatric Society Foundation for Health in Aging www.healthinaging.org
ImproveYourBalancein10MinutesaDay.
Improvingyourbalanceisextremelyimportanttopreventfalls.TheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyprogrammetoimprove
balancedramaticallyinjusttwominutesperday.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
GotoHealthPromotion–PhysicalActivityLookatGrowingStrongersee
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger
US National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov
American Society on Aging www.asaging.org
Active Ageing Australia www.activeageingsa.net.au
Sport and Recreation New Zealand www.sparc.org.nz
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This section provides sources of further reading relating to older people and physical activity. It is divided into five main areas:
1. Booksandreports
2. Exerciseprogrammingforolderpeople
3. Researchpapers
4. Academicjournals
5. Policydocuments
6. A–Zoforganisations(separatefile)
7. Equipmentandresourceproviders(separatefile)
8. Internationalorganisations(websitesonly)
KEY
=Themostimportant/usefulpublications.
6.3 Further information and reading
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1. Books and reports
Active Living Among Older Adults – Health Benefits and Outcomes
BySO’BrienCousinsandTHorne.
PublishedbyBrunner/Mazel,Philadelphia,1999.ISBN1560325852.
Active Living, Cognitive Functioning and Aging
ByL.W.Poon,W.Chodzko-ZakoandPDTomporowski(Eds)
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois2006ISBN0-7360-5785-4
Active Living Everyday
BySNBlair,ALDunn,BHMarcus,RACarpenterandPJaret.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,2001.ISBN0736037012.
Active Older Adults – Ideas for Action
EditedbyLAllen.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1999.ISBN073600128.
Aging, Physical Activity and Health
ByRJShephard.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1997.ISBN0873228898.
Alive and Kicking – The Carer’s Guide to Exercises for Older People
ByJSobczak.
PublishedbyAgeConcern,London,2001.ISBN0862422892.
All Our Futures – The Reports on the Better Government for Older People Programme
ByCHaydenandABoaz.
PublishedbyBetterGovernmentforOlderPeople,CentreforLocalGovernment,WarwickUniversity,2000.
A Blueprint for Action for Active Living and Older Adults
BytheActiveLivingCoalitionforOlderAdults.
PublishedbyActiveLivingCoalitionforOlderAdults,London,Ontario,1998.
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At Least Five a Week
AreportfromtheChiefMedicalOfficer2005DepartmentofHealth
Evidenceontheimpactofphysicalactivityanditsrelationshiptohealth
Exercise for Older Adults
EditedbyRTCotton.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1998.ISBN088011942X.
Exercise Referral Systems: A National Quality Assurance Framework
BytheDepartmentofHealth.
PublishedbyTheStationeryOffice,London,2001.
Health Survey for England: The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups 1999
ByBErens,PPrimatesta,GPrior.
PublishedbyTheStationeryOffice,London,2001.
Health Survey for England 2000. The Health of Older People
DepartmentofHealth
PublishedbyTheStationeryOffice,London,2001.
Health Survey for England. The Health of Older People 2005
DepartmentofHealth
PublishedbytheStationeryOffice2007
Health and Fitness Over Fifty
ByBO’ConnorandCWells.
PublishedbyTheCrowoodPress,Marlborough,Wiltshire,1999.ISBN1861262086.
The Heidelberg Guidelines for Promoting Physical Activity among Older People
PublishedbyWorldHealthOrganization,Geneva,1997.
Improving Health through Community Participation – Concepts to Commitment
PublishedbytheHealthDevelopmentAgency,London,2000.
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Increasing Physical Activity Among Older Adults Aged 50 and Older – A Blueprint
BytheNationalInstituteonAging.
PublishedbytheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.Princeton,NewJersey,2001.
Keep Fit for Life. Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Older Persons
BytheWorldHealthOrganization.
PublishedbytheWorldHealthOrganization,Geneva,2002.
Mapping Learning Opportunities for Older People
BytheNationalInstituteforAdultandContinuingEducation(NIACE).
PublishedbyNIACE,Leicester,1998.
National Service Framework for Older People
BytheDepartmentofHealth.
PublishedbyTheStationeryOffice,London,2001.
Physical Activity ‘At Our Age’ – Qualitative Research among People Over the Age of 50
ByHFinch.
PublishedbytheHealthEducationAuthority,London,1997.ISBN0752108506.
Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the US Surgeon General
BytheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.
PublishedbytheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesDepartment,CentresforDiseaseControlandPrevention,
NationalCentreforChronicDiseasePreventionandHealthPromotion,AtlantaGA,1996.S/N017023001965
Physical Activity from Our Point of View – Qualitative Research among South Asian and Black Communities
ByDKRaiandHFinch.
PublishedbytheHealthEducationAuthority,London,1997.ISBN0752108700.
Physical Activity in Later Life – Further Analysis of the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey and the Health Education Authority Survey of Activity and Health
ByDASkelton,AYoung,AWalker,EHoinville.
PublishedbytheHealthEducationAuthority,London,1999.ISBN0752115731.
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Physical Dimensions of Aging
ByWSpirduso.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1995.ISBN0873223233.
Promoting Physical Activity; a Guide for Community Action
BytheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1999.ISBN0736001522.
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2. Exercise programming for older people
ABC of Sports Medicine
ByMHarries,GWilliams,GMcLatchie,JKing.(Seethesectionon‘Activeinlaterlife’,
byAYoungandSDinan.)
PublishedbyBritishMedicalJournalBooks,London,2000.ISBN0727913662.
Active For Life – the Falls Prevention Programme
AvailablefromClassroomMultimediaLtd,Bristol.
Afallspreventionprogrammestrategyfortheprimarycareorganisationorhospital,onCDROM.Includesvideosspecifi-
callyproducedtopromotefallpreventionandmanagementamongfrailolderpeople,an‘ActiveforLifeFallsPrevention’
booklet,andpostersfordisplayinGPsurgeriesandhospitalwaitingrooms.
Active Living Every Day – 20 Weeks to Lifelong Vitality
BySBlair,ADunn,BMarcus,RACarpenter,PJaretetal.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,2001.ISBN0736037012.
Aself-pacedprogrammethatuseschecklistsandchartstoencouragesedentaryadultstoadoptactiveliving.
Active Older Adults – Ideas for Action
EditedbyLAllen.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1999.ISBN073600128X.
Activities Encyclopedia
ByMKnoth.
PublishedbyWinslowPress,1997.ISBN0927935112.
Apracticalguidetoarangeofactivitiesforresidentsinnursinghomes.
Activity Planning at Your Fingertips
ByMKnoth.
PublishedbyWinslowPress,1997.ISBN0927935082.
Providesideasanddirectionsforgamesandactivitiesforresidentsinnursinghomes.
Alive and Kicking. The Carer’s Guide to Exercises for Older People
ByJSobczak
PublishedbyAgeConcern,London,2001.ISBN0862422892.
Adviceandguidelinesforcarersonexerciseprogrammes.
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Develop an Activities Programme
ByTBriscoe.
PublishedbyWinslowPress,1991.ISBN0863880924.
Apracticalguidefornursesworkingwitholderpeople.
Exercise for Frail Elders
ByE.BestMartiniandKABotenhagen-Digenova
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois2003ISBN0-7360-368-3
Programmeplanningforexerciseandfrailerolderpeople.
Exercise for Healthy Ageing (second edition)
ByDSkelton.
PublishedbyResearchintoAgeing,London,1999.
Aprogrammeofexercisesspecificallydevisedtohelpolderpeopleincreasemobility,balance,strengthandpower.
Exercise for Older Adults
ByCXBryantandDJGreenEds.
PublishedbyAmericanCouncilonExercise2005
AmericanCouncilonExercfdise’sguideforfitnessprofessionals
Exercise Programming for Older Adults
ByKAVanNorman.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1995.ISBN0873226577.
Fall Proof!
ByDebraJ.Rose
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois2005ISBN0-7360-4088-9
Acomprehensivebalanceandmobilitytrainingprogramme
Fitness After 50
ByWHEttinger,BSWrightandSNBlair
PublishedbyPublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,ISBN0-73600-4413-2
Fitness for Life
BySDinanandCSharp.
PublishedbyPiatkusLtd,1996.ISBN0749916702.
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Functional Fitness for Older Adults
ByPABrill
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois2004ISBN0-7360-4656-9
Readytouseprogrammesforimprovingqualityoflife
The Heidelberg Guidelines for Promoting Physical Activity among Older People
BytheWorldHealthOrganization.
PublishedbytheWorldHealthOrganization,Geneva,1997.
Increasing Physical Activity Among Older Adults Aged 50 and Older – A Blueprint
BytheNationalInstituteonAging.
PublishedbyRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.Princeton,NewJersey,2001.
Guidelinesonpromotingphysicalactivityamongthoseaged50andover.
Meynell Games on Parachute Play
ByFMeynell.
PublishedbyMeynellGamesPublications,1996.ISBN1898068003.
Apracticalguidetotheuseofparachutegamesforprogrammingwitholderpeople.
Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults
ByCJessieJonesandD.JRoseEds
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois2005ISBN0-7360-4513-9
Recreation Programming and Activities – for Older Adults
ByJEElliotandJASSorg-Elliot.
PublishedbyVenturePublishing,StateCollege,PA,1991.ISBN0910251460.
Apracticalguideforrecreationprofessionalsforuseinnursinghomes,includingactivityprogramming
anddocumentation.
Senior Fitness Test Manual
ByRRikliandJJones.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,2001.ISBN0736033564.
Providesaseriesofeasytouseteststoassessphysicalfitnessinolderpeople.Theresourceincludesavideo,
softwareandhandbookonfieldtestingforolderpeople.
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Sport England 50+ and All To Play For Sport England Guidelines for Leaders on the Safe Approach towards Physical activity Sessions for Older People
ByEJBasseyandPHFentemand
A Manual for Organisers of Sport and Recreation for Older People
PublishedbySportEngland,London.
Strength Training for Seniors
ByWLWescotandTRBaechle.
PublishedbyHumanKinetics,Champaign,Illinois,1999.ISBN0873339525.
Tai Chi in a Chair
ByCynthiaQuarta.
FairWindsPress.ISBN–1-931412-60-X
Easy15minuteroutinesforbeginners
The Successful Activity Co-ordinator
ByRHurtleyandJWenborn.
PublishedbyAgeConcern,London,2001.ISBN0862422655.
Aresourcepackaimedatallthosewitharesponsibilityforprovidingactivityandleisureopportunities
forolderpeoplewithinresidentialandnursingcarehomesettings.
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3. Selected Research papers
The following research papers are related to physical activity and older people.
Key texts are marked with a symbol.
American College of Sports Medicine.1998.PositionStand:ExerciseandPhysicalActivityforOlder
Adults.MedicineandScienceinSportsandExercise;30;6.992-1008.
Atienza AA.2001.Home-basedphysicalactivityprogrammesformiddleagedandolderadults:Summaryof
empiricalresearch.JournalofAgingandPhysicalActivity;9:S38-S58.
British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health.2001.Benefits
ofPhysicalActivityonPsychologicalWell-beingforOlderAdults.HealthFactSheet1.Loughborough:BritishHeart
FoundationNationalCentreforPhysicalActivityandHealth.
British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health.2002.PhysicalActivity
andthePreventionandManagementofFallsAmongOlderAdultsAReview.HealthFactSheet2.Loughborough:British
HeartFoundationNationalCentreforPhysicalActivityandHealth.
Browson RC, Gurney JG, Land G.1999.Evidencebaseddecisionmakinginpublichealth.JournalofPublic
HealthManagementandPractice;5:86-97.
Eakin EG, Glasgow RE, Riley KM.2000.Reviewofprimarycare-basedphysicalactivityinterventionstudies:
Effectivenessandimplicationsforpracticeandfutureresearch.JournalofFamilyPractice;49;158-68.
Eakin EG.2001.Promotingphysicalactivityamongmiddle-agedandolderadultsinhealthcaresettings.Journalof
AgingandPhysicalActivity;9:S29-S37.
Fox KR.1999.Theinfluenceofphysicalactivityonmentalwell-being.PublicHealthandNutrition;2(3A):411-18.
Gardner MM, Robertson MC, Campbell AJ.2000.Exerciseinpreventingfallsandfallrelatedinjuriesinolder
people:areviewofrandomisedcontrolledtrials.BritishJournalofSportsMedicine;34:7-17.
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King AC, Haskell WL, Young DR, Oka RK, Stefanick ML.1995.Longtermeffectsofvaryingintensities
andformatsofphysicalactivityparticipationrates,fitness,andlipoproteininmenandwomenaged50-65years.
Circulation;91:2596-604.
King AC, Rejeski J, Buchner DM.1998.Physicalactivityinterventionstargetingolderadults–acritical
reviewandrecommendations.AmericanJournalofPreventativeMedicine;15(4):316-33.
Robertson MC, Devlin N, Gardner MM, Campbell AJ. 2001.1:Effectivenessandeconomicevaluationofa
nursedeliveredhomeexerciseprogrammetopreventfalls.Randomisedcontrolledtrial.BritishMedicalJournal;322:1-6.
Skelton DA, Young A, Greig CA, Malbut KE.1995.Effectsofresistancetrainingonstrength,powerand
selectedfunctionalabilitiesofwomenaged75andover.JournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSociety;43;1081-87.
Skelton DA.2006HowcanthePrimaryCareTeamhelpOlderPeoplestayactiveandmaintainindependence?
Update(GPs)Feb:78-81.
Stewart AL, Mills KM, Sepsis PG, King AC, McLellan BY, Roitz K, Ritter PL.1998.Evaluation
ofCHAMPS,aphysicalactivitypromotionprogramforolderadults.AnnalsofBehaviouralMedicine;19(4):353-61.
Stewart AL.2000.Communitybasedphysicalactivityprogramsforadultsaged50andolder.JournalofAgingand
PhysicalActivity;2000,9:S71-S91.
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4. Academic journals
Keywords
The following keywords will help with searching for appropriate articles in professional journals and publications:
Older adults, older people, elderly, exercise, physical activity, health
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly www.humankinetics.com/products/journals/index.cfm
Publisher:HumanKinetics.Quarterly.
Age and Ageing www.oup.co.uk/ageing
AgeandAgeingisthejournaloftheBritishGeriatricsSocietyandtheBritishSocietyforResearchonAgeing.
Aging and Mental Health http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13607863.asp
Providesaforumforthoseinvolvedinexaminingtherelationshipbetweentheageingprocessandmentalhealth.
Publisher:CarfaxPublishing.
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity www.humankinetics.com/products/journals/index.cfm
Thismulti-disciplinaryjournalexaminesthedynamicrelationshipbetweenphysicalactivityandtheageingprocess.
Publisher:HumanKinetics.Quarterly.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society www.blackwellscience.com/journals/geriatrics/index.html
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development www.bsra.org.uk/
TheofficialjournaloftheBritishSocietyforResearchonAgeing.
Quality in Ageing www.pavpub.com
PublishedinassociationwiththeBritishAssociationforServicetotheElderly.Focusesonpolicy,practiceandresearch.
Promotesthedevelopmentofgoodpracticeinhealthandsocialcarefordifferentpopulationsub-groups,specifically
olderadults.
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5. Policy documents
The following list is a selection of key policy documents recently published that can provide support for the promotion of physical activity with older people.
Increasing Physical Activity Among Older Adults Aged 50 and Older – A Blueprint
BytheNationalInstituteonAging.
PublishedbyRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.Princeton,NewJersey.2001.
Guidelinesonpromotingphysicalactivityamongthoseaged50andover.
At Least Five a Week
AreportfromtheChiefMedicalOfficer2005DepartmentofHealth.
Evidenceontheimpactofphysicalactivityanditsrelationshiptohealth.
Keep Fit for Life. Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Older Persons
BytheWorldHealthOrganization.
PublishedbytheWorldHealthOrganization,Geneva.2002.
Choosing Activity: aphysicalactivityactionplan.2005.DepartmentofHealth.
Choosing Health? Choosing Activity: Aconsultationonhowtoincreasephysicalactivity.2004.Department
ofHealth.
Supporting People with Long Term Conditions: AnNHSandSocialCareModeltosupportlocal
innovationandintegration.2005.DepartmentofHealth.
Better Health in Old Age
ByProfessorIanPhilp.2005.DepartmentofHealth.
Communities for Health, Learning from the Pilots 2007.DepartmentofHealth.
As Fit as Butchers’ Dogs? A Report on Healthy Lifestyle Choice and Older People
AgeConcernNationalConsumerCouncil.2006.
Our Health, Our Care, Our Say:anewdirectionforcommunityservices.2006.DepartmentofHealth.
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A Sure Start to Later Life-EndingInequalitiesforOlderPeople.2006.SocialExclusionUnit.
Active Ageing–APolicyFrameworkWorldHealthOrganization.2002.Geneva.
With Respect to Old Age–AReportbytheRoyalCommissiononLongTermCare.
RoyalCommissiononLongTermCare.1999.London:TheStationeryOffice.
Transport 2010 – The 10 Year Plan.DepartmentoftheEnvironment,TransportandtheRegions.2000.
TheStationeryOffice
Walk In to Work Out – Encouraging Walking or Cycling to Work.DepartmentforEnvironment,
Transport,LocalGovernmentandtheRegions.2002.TheStationeryOffice.
My Home Life – Quality of Life in Care Homes EditedByTomOwenandTheNationalCareHomesResearchandDevelopmentForum.2006.HelptheAged.
Older People – A Changing Approach – Independence and Well Being.AuditCommission.2004.
Regional Strategies and Demographic Ageing–AgeProofingToolkitNottinghamTrentUniversity.2004.
Active Living for Older Adults: Management Strategies for Healthy and Livable
Communities;InternationalCity/CountyManagementAssociation.2003.
Living Well in Later Life A review of progress against the National Service Framework for Older People.CommissionforHealthcareAuditandInspection.2006.
Wanless Social Care Review – Future Options for Older People:King’sFund.2006.
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Betterlifehealthcare Mobility aids, bath lifts and mobility scooters.
56LiverpoolRoad
Penwortham
Preston,PR10DQ
Tel:08003289338
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.betterlifehealthcare.com
Davies Sports (Divison of Novara) Movement, softplay and equipmentNovaraHouse
ExclesiorRoad
AshbyPark
AshbyDeLaZouch
LE651NG
Tel:08706000195
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.daviessports.co.uk
Jabadao Centre for Movement Studies Movement and dance materialsBranchHouse
18BranchRoad
Armley
LeedsLS123AQ
Tel:01132310650
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.jabadao.org
Human Kinetics Europe International publisher that leads in the field of exercise and older people107BradfordRoad
Stanningley
LeedsLS286AT
Tel:01132555665
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.humankinetics.com
Maudesport Movement, softplay and equipment
Unit23,EmpireClose
EmpireIndustrialEstate
Aldridge
WestMidlands
WS98UQ
Tel:01922459571
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.maudesport.com
Nottingham Rehab Supplies Fitness and rehab equipmentFindelHouse
ExcelsiorRoad
AshbydelaZouch
LeicestershireLE651NG
Tel:08706000197
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.nrs-uk.co.uk
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6. Equipment and resource providers
The inclusion of suppliers on this list does not imply a recommendation from the BHF. You should check for yourself as to the quality and value for money of different products.
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Physical Company Ltd Fitness equipment2aDesboroughIndustrialPark
DesboroughParkRoad
HighWycombe
BuckinghamshireHP121PG
Tel:01494769222
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.physicalcompany.co.uk
Robinson Healthcare Hip protector padsWaterside
Walton
ChesterfieldS401YF
Tel:01246505450
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.robinson.uk.com
Rompa International Movement, soft-play materialsGoytSideRoad
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S402PH
Tel:08000562323
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.rompa.com
Speechmark (formerly Winslow Publishing)Publications and recreational games TelfordRoad
Bicester
OxfordshireOX60TS
Tel:01869244644
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.speechmark.net/
SportEX Health and SportEx Medicine Magazines Information for health, fitness and sports medicine professionals86-88NelsonRd
WimbledonSW191HX
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.sportex-medicine.com/newsite/
common/mainframe.asp
Third Age PressPublications 6ParksideGardens
LondonSW195EY
Tel:02089470401
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.thirdagepress.co.uk
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