Heart Support Australia run a Healthy Heart Program which provides peer support to members, community and individuals who have experienced a cardiac event. The eight-week program gives people support, information and encouragement in the lifestyle changes required to achieve an improved health outcome.

Please visit the website or contact Heart Support Australia on (02) 6253 0097 and nationalfacilitator [at] heartnet.org.au for more information.

Align & Balance offer health and fitness services to Canberra and the surrounding region. They specialise in training for people over the age of 40 with an emphasis on corrective functional exercise, postural alignment and creating flexible bodies.

Their classes include:

• Nordic walking
• Pilates
• Strengthening 50+
• Stretch classes

Please visit the website or contact Align & Balance on 0415 524 953 and nicky [at] alignbalance.com.au for more information.

Align & Balance offer Nordic Walking classes which utilise poles, recruiting the upper and lower body turning walking into an overall body workout.

The classes can help with the following conditions:

• Knee, hip and back issues
• Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease
• Type 2 diabetes

Please visit the website or contact Align & Balance on 0415 524 953 and nicky [at] alignbalance.com.au for more information.

Align & Balance offer ‘Strengthening 50+’ classes are accredited by St George Hospital and Fitness Australia and devised by a physiotherapist to benefit older people.

The classes can assist with:

• Increasing lean muscle mass
• Alleviating back, knee, hip and shoulder issues by mobilising the joints
• Combating risk factors for falls and injuries/Improving posture and balance
• Reducing the risk of osteoporosis by maintaining bone density
• Managing arthritis and other chronic conditions
• Warding off depression and low self-esteem
• Improving motor skills and hand eye co-ordination
• Assisting with a healthier, robust and enjoyable life

Please visit the website or contact Align & Balance on 0415 524 953 and nicky [at] alignbalance.com.au for more information.

Pilates with Dan offer equipment, reformer, circuit and mat-work Pilates classes.

Please visit the website or contact Pilates with Dan on 0404 011 629 and admin [at] pilateswithdan.com.au for more information.

Arthritis ACT run a variety of programs designed to help people with long-term health conditions improve their overall health and quality of life. The courses help individuals develop the skills to empower and enable self-management of long-term conditions more effectively day-to-day.

Their courses include:

• Symptom and pain management
• Relaxation
• Healthy eating and exercise
• Coping with fatigue
• Positive thinking

Please visit the website or contact Arthritis ACT on 1800 011 041 and info [at] arthritisact.org.au for more information.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) offer a variety of group fitness classes. These include:

• Yoga Plus, a yoga class comprising stretching, strength, balance and relaxation
• Pilates, a class for practical 'posture practice' for those interested in good postural-habit formation
• Stretch for Strength, a class which aims to maintain and improve optimal function and slow the decline of flexibility and strength as we age
• Tai Chi, a class for improved balance and flexibility, enhanced blood and lymph flow, strengthening of the joints, reducing stress, treat depression and slowing down the ageing process

Please visit the website or contact AIS Aquatic and Fitness Centre on (02) 6214 1281 and fitnesscentre [at] ausport.gov.au for more information.

Active Leisure Centre offer seniors’ fitness classes as part of 'Never Too Late', a program to enhance wellbeing, fitness, flexibility, strength and stress management.

Their classes include:

• Align, an innovative mind body class targets the core and increases range of movement and flexibility
• Empower, a circuit training workout
• Energise, a gentle, low impact cardio class
• Energy, a program designed to strengthen the body using water resistance and aquatic specialised equipment
• Low Impact, aqua replacement classes
• Revive, improves mobility, muscle tone, strength and core activation with resistance bands, body weight exercises and stretching

Please visit the website or contact Active Leisure Centre on (02) 6142 2944 and narelle [at] activelc.com.au for more information.

Kingswim offer hydrotherapy sessions treat different ailments and conditions including:

• Arthritis
• Headaches
• Stomach problems
• Joint, muscle, and nerve problems
• Sleep disorders
• Stress

Please visit the website or contact Kingswim on 1300 054 647 for more information.

Kingswim offer Aquacise (exercise done in water), a safe, low impact activity for all fitness levels and abilities including pregnant women, the elderly, people recovering from an injury, or those who are new to exercise.

Please visit the website or contact Kingswim on 1300 054 647 for more information.