Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group believe that tennis is a great activity for children. Their Delta Tennis Club sessions provide training in the skills and techniques needed to play as well as giving the children the opportunity to interact with others and have some fun. During a recent visit to a session of the Delta Tennis Club the DSActive team couldn’t believe the fantastic talent that was on show. The players were fantastic and very eager to lea…
…imes 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 and have lots of fun. Find out more on the website….
…great work. What is Brentford Penguin FC? “Brentford Penguins FC is the official football club for young people with Down’s syndrome in West London. It was created in 2017, to provide a professional football club experience in a unique, fun environment. The training includes music, street football games and obstacles for the participants to enjoy and that helps accelerate learning.” What are the long-term goals of Brentford Penguin FC? “The long-t…
…a good time to take a breath and reflect on what we’ve achieved. 1000 participants The DSActive team now supports 1000 people with Down’s syndrome in DSActive sessions across England and Wales. We are very proud of this achievement, and we couldn’t have done it without the hard work of the DSActive team and all the clubs we work with. To celebrate this achievement, we created a short video which you can see here. New sports Following feedback fro…
…ple with Down’s syndrome who can be more susceptible to weight-related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Research has found that of those involved in DSActive sessions, 27% have lost weight, 68% have improved their fitness, 71% have grown in confidence, 78% have improved their physical ability and 91% have improved their social skills. Being active is an important part of being healthy, but what you eat is just as important. The DSAc…
…lth Swap app, over the coming weeks we will be posting blogs all about nutrition. This first blog will answer the questions, what is a healthy diet and why is it important? There is a lot of talk in the media at the moment about healthy eating and with new diets appearing every day, it can be a confusing world. Whether it is paleo, veganism, pescatarian, low carb, Atkinson, fasting and so many more, it can feel very overwhelming and can lead to pe…
…when DSActive started working with the club to set up a football team specifically for people with Down’s syndrome. Since then, the Cardiff Bluebirds have gone from strength to strength. The number of players has grown and they have been a feature of six consecutive DSActive National Football Festivals. It was through this long term relationship with the Foundation that the DSA’s WorkFit project got involved. Luke has been part of the DSActive…
…are the DSActive football sessions. A member of the DSActive team went to visit Coventry’s session and was VERY impressed with the skills on show. The session focus was around dribbling, which the girls were all very good at! One player especially was pulling all her tricks and skills out the bag. The girls were able to keep the ball very close to their feet and move with great pace. Once they had finished with their dribbling drill it was time to…
…on’t have to give the same information several times during one task recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast analysing anonymised data to help us understand how people interact with our services so we can make them better. You can mana…
…e app has been designed to help people with Down’s syndrome improve their digital skills as well as to make more informed choices about healthy eating and exercise. The Health Swap app has been developed by the DSActive team with app development company The Distance. Research shows that more than 70% of people who have Down’s syndrome are overweight or obese, and that less than 20% hit the Government’s physical activity recommendations. Everyone w…
