My wife at the time was attending the program and I thought it might be a good thing for myself – to help keep up my strength – so I took myself off to the doctor who gave me a referral and thoroughly recommended it.

I love the physical exercise and very much enjoy the social interaction with the rest of the group. I know that my strength has improved, but unfortunately my balance is a work in progress, some days good others not so good. I have a small cleaning business, and I know that the Strength for Life program has enabled me to continue, it helps keep up my energy and gives my the strength in my body to sustain me while working.

The group is really great and I get on well with all of them. I do have some outside social contact with another gentleman in the group. Over the 3 years there have been some changes in the trainers, but all have been very encouraging and helpful. You are assessed thoroughly by a trained Physio, as I attend a Tier 1 Centre, and they work out a program to suit your needs, then they walk you through it to make sure you understand how to do the exercises.

I would love the session to be longer, I enjoy it so much and would recommend it to anyone who is interested. It’s a great thing to do and the instructors and other clients are great group to connect with. We had a Mini-Olympics while the Olympics were on and I won a Silver Medal, it was so much fun. I highly recommend it – it’s a great program for you mental and physical wellbeing.