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An update on our Leisure and Fitness training workshops
…eisure Centre said: “The workshop was very informative. I feel that I have better awareness of what Down’s syndrome is and what terminology to use. I would recommend the workshop to people.” DSActive Sports Officer said: “I want to see more people with Down’s syndrome becoming active or staying active. Leisure centres should be providing local physical services to the local community. Many leisure centres can provide lots of different types of act…
The DSActive Nutrition App
…ritionally rich meals. We’ve designed the App to be easy to understand and use, and also given users the ability to track, record and reward increased physical activity. The App will educate users along a healthy journey to better living, we aim to help people with Down’s syndrome swap old unhealthy habits for healthier new ones, empowering them to lose weight and feel great! Health Swap will be available for free on Apple and Android smartphones…
DSActive partner with CIMSPA to provide Leisure and Fitness Education Workshops
…in the leisure and fitness industry support people with Down’s syndrome to use their facilities. Our research shows that people with Down’s syndrome have significant barriers to using leisure and fitness facilities, and we are looking forward to working with forward-thinking individuals and companies to remove these barriers. We’re delighted to have our course accredited by CIMPSA as this will help us reach as many different organisations and indi…
New Health Swap app launches to improve digital skills and encourage positive lifestyle choices for people with Down’s syndrome
…hemselves, in their own time, in the ‘Me’ section of the app. The app then uses that information to reward users with badges and points for planning, shopping, cooking and eating healthy meals, and also tracks, records and rewards increased physical activity. All about the visuals The app uses lots of visual icons. In fact, Health Swap contains 300 food icons, many of which we’ve custom designed. We’ve also created 70 different activity icons whic…
A winter’s Wednesday in Middlesbrough
…to put everything into practice and take the session. It started off with free skills, with an array of proficiency being shown by the players in both football and basketball. Once everyone was warmed up and had gotten used to the feel of the ball, it was time to focus on movement and avoidance. After a quick game of bulldog to showcase the required skills, two lines were set up and players had to dart around defenders to get to a cone the other…
Healthy eating and exercise
…ook after your health. Making healthy choices can sometimes be hard. The DSA have some tools and information that you might find helpful. Go to this page of the DSA’s website to find links to information about healthy eating as well as other useful information on health and well-being. You can download a Healthy Eating guide: Healthy Eating Easy Read. Have you tried DSEngage? The DSA runs FREE daily online sessions to help keep you active, busy an…
Haydon and his team mates
…(which he absolutely loves even to the point of him now taking all of the free kicks and penalties they get and you should see them all celebrate together!!) It does bring tears to our eyes when even opposition parents are cheering and clapping him when he shows his skill or scores a goal. I think it is a testament to organisations such Sporting 87 and DSActive, that people with Down’s syndrome are now included more in sport in their communities….
