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Healthy eating and exercise DSActive

WEBEating healthy food and doing exercise can help you look after your health. Making healthy choices can sometimes be hard. The DSA have some tools and information that you might find helpful. Go to this page of the DSA’s website to find links to information about healthy eating as well as other useful information on health and well-being.

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URL: https://www.dsactive.org.uk/easy-read/healthy-eating-and-exercise/

New Health Swap app launches to improve digital skills and

WEBFunded by a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport the app has been designed to help people with Down’s syndrome improve their digital skills as well as to make more informed choices about healthy eating and exercise. The Health Swap app has been developed by the DSActive team with app development company …

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What is a healthy diet

WEBThe definition used by the DSActive team, and the basis of our Health Swap app, is as follows: “ A healthy and balanced diet is mainly made up of vegetables and fruit, good proteins, healthy facts and slow releasing carbohydrates. Dairy products, oils and spreads should only be consumed sometimes, and consumption of sugary and fatty …

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Benefits DSActive

WEBA University of Cambridge PHD research project found that 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity was hugely beneficial for preventing diabetes and obesity, two illnesses more common in people with Down’s syndrome. Since joining a DSActive session, 27% of participants have lost weight, 68% have improved their fitness, 71% have grown in

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Nutrition Top Tips DSActive

WEBTo celebrate the launch of our new Health Swap app, over the coming weeks we will be posting blogs all about nutrition. This second blog will go over some top tips for eating a healthy and balanced…

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Benefits of Joining DSActive

WEBDSActive Benefits. It is common knowledge that sport and exercise has many physical benefits. This principle also applies to individuals with Down’s syndrome, and the DSActive programme has already yielded some astonishing results.

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The Sensory Stages to eating DSActive

WEBStep 2: Accept the odour of the food. One of the first indicators of food is its smell, so allow the person to get used to the smell of the food. You could even ask them to help cook the food so they get used to the smell of it. Step 3: Explore the properties of the new food. Allow the person to touch the food, whether at a distance with their

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“Swimming and doing sport is good for your whole body and your …

WEBSwimming is good for your arms and for the body. It’s good to relax your mind. It helps you feel good and fit. Swimming helps me a lot, it helps me to feel more confident in the water.

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Simplyhealth supports innovative nutrition programme for

WEBSimplyhealth has awarded a further grant to DSActive for a nutrition programme which will make an impact on the lives of children and adults with Down’s syndrome involved in the sports programme and beyond.. DSActive is run by the national charity, the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) which aims to help people with Down’s …

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FINAL EVALUATION OF THE DOWN’S SYNDROME …

WEB3 Final evaluation of the Down’s Syndrome Association’s Health Swap App 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Down’s Syndrome Association The Downs Syndrome Association (DSA) is a UK-based charity that aims to help people with Downs syndrome live full and rewarding lives.

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Simplyhealth supports people with Down’s syndrome to have a …

WEBSimplyhealth has awarded a grant to DSActive, the innovative sports programme for children and adults with Down’s syndrome, run nationally by the charity, the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA). “The coaches are brill, they’re fantastic; they make me feel proud and lovely when I play football. I really like football so much.”

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Fats – the misunderstood one DSActive

WEBTo celebrate the launch of our new Health Swap app, over the coming weeks we will be posting blogs all about nutrition. This blog will look at fats and explain why they are the misunderstood food source.

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The DSActive Nutrition App DSActive

WEBMy experience of App design has been diverse and varied, ranging from business applications that help grow businesses with improved efficiency, productivity and engagement, to Apps for children that utilise innovative technologies such as machine learning and augmented reality to inspire children to participate in sports and be more …

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Health Swap app Project Evaluation Summary

WEBwww.dsactive.org.uk @DSActive1 on Facebook @DSActive on Twitter Health Swap app – Project Evaluation Summary Technology has become an important part of everyday life.

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An update on our Leisure and Fitness training workshops

WEBThe DSActive team have run these workshops across 23 London leisure centres. The health and fitness professionals who have attended have been the following: receptionists, duty manager, personal trainers, membership managers, marketing team, sports coaches and human resources.

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Cumbria Down’s Syndrome Support Group DSActive

WEBCumbria Down’s Syndrome Support Group are the first to launch walking sessions for people with Down’s syndrome. The walks are part of The Ramblers Walking For Health scheme, where the group received joint training from …

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Bromley – Downham Health & Leisure Centre DSActive

WEBVenue Facilities – Swimming pool, gym, classes, children’s activities, also onsite is a library and local NHS walk in centre.. Car parking – Parking available for free for up to 2.5 hours.. Booking methods – All booking methods accepted, phone, online, app, email, in person.

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DSActive partner with CIMSPA to provide Leisure and Fitness …

WEBDSActive is proud to announce that we have been approved to become a CIMSPA Skills Development Partner. CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector and has been awarded chartered status by the Privy Council, which came into effect at the start of January 2012.

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Near You DSActive

WEBA Registered Charity No. 1061474. phone: 0333 12 _ 12 300 email: [email protected]

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Manchester – Manchester City FC DSActive

WEBManchester City In The Community strive to bring positive changes to communities in Manchester through the ‘football effect.’ With support and engagement from their passionate fans, they use the ‘football effect’ to promote health, confidence, safe spaces and pathways into training and jobs for young people in Manchester and around the world.

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