He wasn’t exhausted or in pain when I asked him, ‘how do you feel now’ after our one hour Chair Chi session at an aged care centre yesterday.

He said, ‘I feel like I’ve trained for a week’!

I’m a hard task master – you have to be when you are working with 60-100 year olds 🙂

Last week I finished the Chair Chi Plus Pilot study at Craigcare Residential Aged Care centre here in Melbourne, Australia and here’s some interesting numbers from the program:

• Residents Age Range: 81-96 years old
• Pilot Study Duration: 6 weeks
• Sessions: 30 minutes – 3 times a week
• Total sessions: 16
• Pulse taken: 3 times during each session – resting – mid way – end of session
• Total participants: 6 high care residents
• Attendance: 4 residents = 16/16, 1 resident = 10/16, 1 resident 9/16

These numbers plus other statistics and feedback will be part of the report I’m now putting together to determine if the following aims of the study were met:

• increase in leg strength
• improved balance
• achieved cardiovascular workout
• enhanced emotional and pyschological well being

If you are interested in the final report please contact me and I’ll email you a copy – there’s no charge for the report.