Dementia-Friendly Young at Heart Seated Exercise
Tutor: Emma Healey, fitness trainer
Join exercise instructor Emma from Way to Fitness for this dementia-friendly Young at Heart exercise session. During the session, Emma will guide you through movements and exercises to improve flexibility, balance, strength and aerobic fitness. With options to do this session seated or standing, it’s a great way to get your heart healthy, your body moving and your mind refreshed for the day!
This session was part of Dementia Action Week. You can find other Dementia Action Week sessions on our Dementia Action Week 2025 page.
If you enjoyed this session, visit our Dementia-Friendly Exercise Classes Playlist on YouTube for more activities!
Preparation
Place an upright chair in plenty of space.
Video time
30 minutes
Benefits of Exercise for Dementia
Although exercise cannot slow down or prevent Dementia once a person has the condition, physical activity can offer the opportunity to spend time with other people and maintain independence - Alzheimer's Society.
Regular physical activity can improve self-sufficiency, self confidence and cognition, and can also help to build or maintain muscle strength and balance, helping people living with dementia maintain their independence for longer - Dementia UK.
Physical exercise can also help to improve mood, by reducing anxiety, stress and depression and increasing endorphins which make us feel good.
- A sturdy chair (not an armchair or a chair with wheels)
- Water
More from Dementia Action Week 2025
This May we're supporting Dementia Action Week, an Alzheimer's Society campaign that brings people together to take action on dementia and to raise awareness of the importance of a timely and accurate diagnosis for people affected by dementia.
We are marking Dementia Action Week at the Virtual Village Hall with a programme of sessions designed to support people living with and affected by dementia.
