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Safe Exercise at Home on ABC Radio Canberra

8 January 2024

Professor Anne Tiedemann from the University of Sydney was interviewed on ABC Radio Canberra about fall prevention.

Anne mentioned the Safe Exercise at Home website as a great resource to help older people keep active at home and help to prevent falls.

Over 54,000 visitors!

1 January 2024

The Safe Exercise at Home website has had over 54,000 website visitors!

Thank you to everyone who has accessed the website, we hope the information has been useful for you, a family member or friend, or your clients/patients.

If you would like to provide feedback about the website, please complete our survey. You will find the link in the banner of the website.

Over 42,000 visitors!

20 January 2023

The Safe Exercise at Home website has had over 42,000 website visitors!

Thank you to everyone who has accessed the website, we hope the information has been useful for you, a family member or friend, or your clients/patients.

If you would like to provide feedback about the website, please complete our survey. You will find the link in the banner of the website.

Over 34,000 visitors!

8 December 2021

The Safe Exercise at Home website has had over 34,000 website visitors!

Thank you to everyone who has accessed the website, we hope the information has been useful for you, a family member or friend, or your clients/patients.

Rik Dawson interviewed by Community Care Review

15 September 2020

Community Care Review interviewed Rik Dawson from the Safe Exercise at Home website about physical activity, fall prevention and the role of carers.

Click here to read the article.

Safe Exercise at Home in Inmotion

3 August 2020

The Australian Physiotherapy Association featured the Safe Exercise at Home website in their August 2020 newsletter, Inmotion.

Click here to view Inmotion (scroll to the bottom for archived issues).

A/Prof Cathy Said on A Neuro Physio Podcast

14 May 2020

Associate Professor Cathy Said appeared on A Neuro Physio Podcast to talk about the creation of the Safe Exercise at Home website, how people can start getting active, and how you can use the website.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

A/Prof Cathy Said on 7 News Melbourne

5 May 2020

Associate Professor Cathy Said was interviewed by 7 News Melbourne about the launch of Safe Exercise at Home and the importance for older people to stay active.

Click here to watch the segment.

Media release

5 May 2020

The Safe Exercise at Home website was launched today, 5 May 2020. It aims to encourage older people to exercise safely at home.

26 October 2023

The Safe Exercise at Home booklet is now available in Bosnian! It is free for users to download and print themselves, or to view on a device. We do not provide hard copies of the booklet.

Click here to access the booklet.

19 October 2022

We have given the Safe Exercise at Home website a refresh. We have also added more resources and information about getting active after having COVID-19.

13 December 2021

We have added new videos by Rik Dawson to the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 exercise pages.

26 March 2021

The Safe Exercise at Home booklet is now available in Portuguese! It is free for users to download and print themselves, or to view on a device. We do not provide hard copies of the booklet.

Click here to access the booklet.

12 August 2020

The Safe Exercise at Home booklet is now available! It is free for users to download and print themselves, or to view on a device. We do not provide hard copies of the booklet.

Click here to access the booklet.

Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society and World Falls Congress 2023 Joint Conference

26-28 November 2023, Perth, Western Australia

The 10th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference will for the first time be run as a joint conference with the World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability at the Perth Convention Centre, Western Australia, 26-28 November 2023.

The conference will showcase the latest research outcomes, program implementation, training, and policy and planning innovations in falls prevention in Australia, New Zealand and internationally. The conference will be complemented with practical pre-conference workshops to support skill development and implementation of key aspects of falls prevention.

Learn more: https://anzfpconference.com.au/

Scaling up physical activity for older adults webinar

30 September 2022

This webinar was jointly presented by the University of Sydney, WHO Physical Activity Unit and the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) to celebrate the UN International Day of Older Persons.

Co-chaired by Prof Cathie Sherrington, this webinar presented an overview of evidence of what works in physical activity for older people, as well as examples of scalable physical activity programs and services around the world.

Click here to watch the webinar and view the resources.

Staying active during and after lockdown webinar

12 October 2021

The Institute for Musculoskeletal Health hosted a free webinar for people aged 60+ and people with physical disabilities on October 12, 2021. The webinar provided professional advice about getting active during and after lockdown.

Click here to watch the webinar.

Rik Dawon on OPAN's Your Wellbeing: Staying physically active webinar

29 September 2021

Rik Dawson joined OPAN's Your wellbeing: Staying physically active webinar to talk about the Safe Exercise at Home website.

Click here to watch the webinar.