REPs Magazine Fitness Matters Issue 1 | Page 29

Later Life Training’s Level 4 Exercise and Fitness Training after Stroke Instructor (EfS) Course can be found at www.laterlifetraining.co.uk. The EfS course is accredited by REPs and is worth 20 CPD points. Contact Bex Townley about the course at bex@laterlifetraining.co.uk Further reading: BASES statement on exercise and fitness after stroke: www.bases.org.uk/Fitness-Physical-Activity-and-Exercise-after-Stroke FROM STROKE TO 5K to run 5k, something I couldn’t do before my stroke!’ In March 2013, Christine qualified as a Level 2 gym instructor through Aspire’s InstructAbility programme, gaining her Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification in February 2015. ‘In June 2015 I gained my Action In Recovery of Neurological Injury (which I used as part of my recovery). This gave me a FRETS (Functional Rehabilitation and Exercise Training after Stroke) Instructors qualification at Level 4. ‘In January 2016 I started my own business Inspire Rehab and Fitness . I am now working out in the community with fellow stroke survivors helping and motivating them to regain their function and be the best they can be.’ Further advice, information and case studies can be found on the Stroke Association’s website, stroke.org.uk Christine Dunn, from Flitwick had a major stroke in 2012. ‘The stroke left me with impairments to the left side of my body. There isn’t a lot of support when you leave hospital, so my husband and I started to work out our own methods of recovery. As soon as I started to walk without a stick he would get me to run with him by my side to catch me in case I fell. We started off with 30-second jogs with a minute’s walk in between. Within six weeks I was able @REPsUK FM 29