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An update on our Leisure and Fitness training workshops
…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 activities for people with Down’s syndrome such as fitness classes, swi…
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…
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…
An incredible trip to Moscow for DSActive!
…demonstrated different activities and methods the students and coaches can use when working with people with Down’s syndrome. Sophia said: “It was great to see so many people attending the conference. It just goes to show how important the work that Downside Up is doing when creating football opportunities for people with Down’s syndrome.” One of the coaches who attended the conference and practical session said: “Thank you very much for your lect…
Longfleet YFC’s newest coaches
…. We are a fully inclusive grassroots football club and are always keen to promote opportunities for all of our players & staff. Offering our more experienced DSActive players, who have been with the club for over a year and are ready to improve their football knowledge, the opportunity to participate in the Level 1 coaching course is an obvious step for us. The course, termed an ‘Inclusion’ Level 1, is run by Dorset County FA (DCFA) and is now in…
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A visit to Swindon
…s break it was time to see the skills they had been practising put to good use in a match situation. The teams were very evenly matched, and it was clear to see that the shooting practice had paid off as there were plenty of great goals. There was some fantastic passing and teamwork, all culminating in the latest recruit for the club scoring a hat-trick at her first session! The DSActive team member said: “It was fantastic to come and watch the se…
