John's Chairobics

Delighted to announce that I will resume Chairobics Tuesday 5th October. Kilmacow 11am. Cost=10Euro

Continue thinking of ya all. Please mind yourselves. We will get through this. Reach out if you need help 🤲

Thinking about all of my ladies and lads. Stay safe.

All fitness classes have resumed. You are never too old to be young!

Hi to everyone. FYI. Great feature called "Fitness for all" in this weeks Munster Express newspaper. Contribution from yours truly with photos of some of our girls demonstrating some exercises. Worth a read.

Slievrue Active Retirement Chairobics Class

Happy New Year. We are back next week with classes resuming in Mullinavat, Piltown and Kilmacow. Looking forward to seeing you all. Please spread the word. Thanks.😊

Thank's for all your great effort and support during the year. Have a wonderful Christmas. Keep moving, keep active. I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Dance.........Dance..........DANCE !!!!!!!

Thanks to the ladies of Piltown and Fiddown for coming along to this mornings class. Look forward to seeing you next week. Come along and enjoy the benefits of Chairobics.

The wonderful ladies of Kilmacow and surrounding areas taking part in our class in the Kilmacow Community Centre. Great fun and a good workout had by all. This group is open to all interested in improving overall health.

Physical benefits of fitness for older adults

• Exercise helps older adults maintain or lose weight.
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• Exercise reduces the impact of illness and chronic disease
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• Exercise enhances mobility, flexibility, and balance.


Mental health benefits of exercise / fitness as we age

• Exercise improves your sleep.
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• Exercise boosts mood and self-confidence.
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• Exercise is good for the brain

But is it too late to improve your fitness and health once you are past the first flushes of youth? "Absolutely not".

Studies show improvements in balance, strength, gait, muscular power, blood pressure, endurance and bone density as a result of regular physical activity in older age.

The Target

Your goal should simply be to start moving more!!

That might mean around the home, or in the garden - it certainly doesn't have to be in a gym!
But whatever you choose - the activity you do needs to be consistent, in order to reap the benefits.

The challenge is sustaining physical activity in the long-term.

Exercise type? Aerobic activity - brisk walking, cycling or swimming - is the gold standard, as far as government guidelines are concerned.

But what has been neglected in Ireland is the importance of strength, flexibility and balance training. We're a bit behind the times here.

The American College of Sports Medicine and World Health Organisation both recommend twice-weekly training in these important attributes for older people, to assist with fall prevention and for the “maintenance of independence."

John Whelan

John's Chairobics Winter 2017 Schedule of classes!