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Stay Steady

What is the Stay Steady programme?

Stay Steady is a 6 month falls prevention exercise programme delivered by Life Leisure in partnership with LifeLeisure and Public Health Stockport. The programme supports participants to remain steady on their feet through simple but effective exercises.

All classes are delivered by qualified Postural Stability Instructors who provide a safe and enjoyable environment to encourage participants to gradually improve their strength, balance, coordination and mobility. Classes are free for the duration of the programme with the all-important tea, coffee and chat after each class! See our timetable below for our full list of sessions.

Want To Join In?

To access the Stay Steady exercise classes, participants must have one of the following:

  • A fear of falling
  • A history of falling
  • Feel unsteady on their feet due to limited strength and/or balance

To access the programme, please contact a member of the team today via email.

What’s Next?

New individuals will meet one of our Stay Steady Instructors who will discuss the following on a 1-1 basis:

  • Medical History
  • Personal Falls History
  • Undertake some simple functional exercises to assess whether the Stay Steady classes are suitable for their needs

Once an initial assessment has been completed and the individual has been cleared to participate, they can access any of the Stay Steady classes. After 6 weeks, they may also be given a home exercise plan, so they can also practice the exercises at home in their own time.

We encourage people to take part in the classes as much as possible and therefore there may be situations where a person may not be deemed suitable for the programme. In this instance, we may offer alternative activities or put them in touch with our colleagues from the Steady in Stockport service.

Other useful information is available at:

Stay Steady Timetable

VenueDayTimeAddressPrice
St Peters Church (Hazel Grove)Monday10.30-11.3016 Green Lane, Hazel Grove, Sk7 4EAFREE
Under Hill Centre (Romiley)Monday10.30-11.30Chichester Road, Romiley, Sk6 4BLFREE
Life Leisure CheadleTuesday10.30-11.30Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JRFREE
Life Leisure AvondaleThursday10.45– 11.30Heathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath SK3 0UPFREE
Life Leisure CheadleThursday14.00 – 15.00Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JRFREE
Torkington Centre (Hazel Grove)Friday10.30 – 11.30Torkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PYFREE
Brinnington Park Leisure ComplexFriday11.00 – 12.00Northumberland Rd, Brinnington, SK5 8LSFREE
Marple Senior Citizens ClubFriday13.00 – 14.00Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BAFREE
New Bairstow Club (Reddish)Friday10.45 - 11.45Rupert Street Reddish Sk5 6DLFREE

Stay Steady Maintenance Classes

Once you have completed the Stay Steady programme, we highly recommend that people continue with the progress they have made by attending one of the maintenance classes. These classes are £3.50 per session and follow similar principles to that of the Stay Steady programme.

VenueDayTimeAddressPrice
Life Leisure AvondaleThursday11.40 – 12.25Heathbank Rd, Cheadle Heath SK3 0UP£3.50
Life Leisure CheadleThursday13.00 – 14.00Shiers Drive, Cheadle, SK8 1JR£3.50
New Bairstow Club (Reddish)Friday09.45 – 10.30Rupert Street, Reddish Sk5 6DL£3.50
The Torkington Centre (Hazel Grove)Friday11.45 – 12.30Torkington Rd, Hazel Grove, SK7 4PY£3.50
Marple Senior Citizens ClubFriday14.15 – 15.15Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA£3.50