Cold weather can lead to ill health and depression, particularly in people aged over 60. One way to staying healthy is to keep active. Don’t let bad weather put you off moving around as even light exercise can help to keep you warm and improve your mood.
Wrap up warm
While it is important to keep active, if you are going out in the cold weather remember to wrap up warm:
- You should wear plenty of thin layers, rather than one thick one
- You should put on a coat, hat, scarf, gloves and warm shoes or boots and make sure you have suitable, non-slip, footwear in icy or snowy conditions
- You should wear clothes made from cotton, wool or fleecy synthetic fibres
Get out and about
There are plenty of clubs and activities to keep you busy around Lambeth. For a list see Activities for seniors. Read about how other Lambeth residents have benefitted from keeping active in Active at any age.
Happy Bus Pass Outings, which are open to anyone who has a Freedom Pass will be running throughout the winter on Mondays and Wednesdays from the Waterloo Action Centre. For details of all the trips coming up click here.
There are clubs for all of the community in Lambeth and you can find details of many of them on Lambeth Council’s website.
Keep active
The Active Walks Programme will also run throughout the winter and you can find details of all the walks here.
Age UK Lambeth also lists a range of activities available in Lambeth from salsa dancing to Pilates as well as offering details of how to get low cost transport to and from activities. For more information click here.
It also runs a Fit as a Fiddle project that can help to teach you about healthy eating and exercise. For more information call Charmaine Binns on 020 7346 6802.
Stay safe
When it is dark outside you may be concerned about your safety. Age UK has put together lots of tips on how to keep yourself safe from crime both inside and outside of your home. Click here to read Age UK’s advice.
