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Aged Wellbeing

Looking for fun activities for aged care residents, to support mental, physical and social wellbeing?

Therapeutic Activities for Seniors

Are you seeking effective, group-based exercise for seniors – including aged care residents? Something that promotes physical activity, cognitive stimulation, and emotional well-being and is fun and social too!

You really cannot go past Laughter Yoga or The Happydemic’s Joy in Motion classes using Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness.

Both Laughter Yoga and Ageless Grace are versatile, ever-changing, seated exercise programs that also tap into playfulness, creativity, and imagination.

Why Laughter Yoga for Seniors?

Ageing isn’t for sissies: it can be tough getting older, and there can be times when it seems like there is nothing to laugh about.

Laughter Yoga, with its playful movement, mindful breathwork, clapping, gentle stretches, and laughter, is a wonderfully uplifting seated exercise program that doesn’t require humour or jokes.

Australian research published in The Australasian Journal on Ageing recommends Laughter Yoga as one of the regular activities for aged care residents, because it creates an environment that is fun and brighter for both residents and staff.

Measurable health benefits were seen in:

  • blood pressure
  • pulse
  • and mood.

Now that’s something to smile about!

Read the full research paper here.

Download a brochure detailing 5 key benefits of Laughter Yoga for Seniors.

laughter yoga is one of the best activities for aged care residents

Why choose Ageless Grace® Brain Health Fitness?

Research by leading neuroscientists worldwide has shown the primary purpose of the brain is to control movement of the body – and that the best exercise for the brain is physical exercise.

When we were kids, we learned through play. We just thought we were having a good time and laughing at ourselves as we tried new things.

The Ageless Grace® Brain Health exercise program revolves around 21 ‘tools’ or exercises done to music. These tools activate all 5 primary functions of our brain and help maintain physical skills we need for quality of life in our later years —balance, flexibility, joint mobility, strength, and agility. 

With endless playlists and 21 exercises to mix and match into these seated movement to music classes, Ageless Grace® is playful, varied, fun, and never, ever, dull.

Where are these classes?

HeatherJoy Campbell from The Happydemic offers both Laughter Yoga and Ageless Grace® as 30-minute small group exercise programs delivered weekly, fortnightly or monthly at aged care residential and respite centre settings within City of Moreton Bay and Brisbane North suburbs. Let’s talk now about your activities calendar.