Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association hosts regular Social Support Groups, available to registered clients, who care to participate in physical activities such as - Chair Yoga, Gentle Exercise and Table Tennis. For non-clients you are welcome to call us to book your seat and attend subject to space restrictions.

Chair Yoga improves flexibility, strengthens muscles, improves posture and balance, helps blood circulation, improves joint function, stimulates brain function and improves lung function - just to name a few. Physical and mental stress may be managed helping calm the mind and relax the body. Chair Yoga is run by Kathy Cook at TMCCA, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (8:45 am – 9:45 am) for a fee of $5 per session.

Gentle Exercise helps maintain muscle tone, combat bone density, improve balance and delay cognitive ability loss associated with ageing. They are led by a qualified Personal Trainer from the local Main Fitness gym. The trainer guides everyone through a routine with light weights and resistance bands while doing chair-based and standing exercises that are adapted to all abilities. Gentle exercise is run at TMCCA on Thursdays (9 am – 10 am) for a fee of $5 per session.

Table tennis improves emotional wellbeing among other benefits. Scientific tests have revealed that playing table tennis was particularly good for keeping the brain active and healthy as a counter to ageing diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Dr Matthew Kempton at King’s College, London, claims “Table tennis is a very interesting activity to look at because we know it’s very fast-moving, there’s a competitive angle and there’s hand-eye co-ordination as well. We think that might lead to changes in blood flow to the brain and changes in cognition as well. Table tennis participants also had fewer negative emotions and stated that they felt better for having taken part in exercise in a social group.”

Table Tennis is run at TMCCA on Thursdays (12:30 pm – 2:30 pm) for a gold coin donation.

Being active helps with daily tasks such as cleaning, gardening, carrying and stocking groceries. Exercise helps reduce pain, increase range of motion and helps you maintain your independence. 

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