Being active at home
Being active is a great way to improve overall health throughout your recovery and later on in life. It can help improve mood and increase energy levels. It can also help reduce the risk of another stroke. However, many stroke survivors have told us that they do not feel confident in being active.
This is particularly true now, with many exercise sessions and venues closed and limited access to expert advice. We have therefore teamed up with the charity A Stroke of Luck, who specialise in exercise-based recovery for stroke survivors, to produce a stroke-specific 12-week programme of short videos to help you be more active at home.
How do I take part?
To start you'll need to watch the introduction video below so you can understand how the videos meet your individual needs, and how to assess which group you belong in. There is also a dedicated video for carers to demonstrate both how you can best support someone doing the exercises and how you can look after yourself.
This is especially important if the person you are supporting is in the red or amber groups. Red is for people with limited mobility, amber for those with some mobility and green are for people who are independently mobile.
To start viewing, click play on the video below. To see what else we have on our playlist, click the three-line icon in the top right-hand corner of the video player. Alternatively, you can also visit our YouTube channel.
You can keep up with the programme on this page every Thursday, and to make sure you don't miss an episode, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel.