Pensioners to get JUDO lessons to improve their balance and teach them how to fall safely
Daily MailPensioners will be given judo lessons to improve their balance and teach them how to fall safely in a bid reduce injuries and hospital admissions. Coaches from sports body British Judo will touch on 18 different judo techniques that have been adapted for elderly Britons at risk of harm. Coaches from sports body British Judo will touch on 18 different judo techniques that have been adapted for elderly Britons at risk of harm One in three people aged over 65 and half of those aged over 80 will suffer at least one fall a year, with fragility fractures costing the UK an estimated £4.4billion annually. Nick Shepherd, lead club support officer at British Judo and one of the tutors delivering the 'train the trainer' sessions, said: 'The Finding Your Feet programme epitomises what judo is all about – it is a sport for everyone which strives to have a positive impact on people's everyday lives.
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