The chair-based activity sessions, as part of the INUF Fitness Pursuit programme, have come to an end after 12 weeks. Though called “chair-based”, the exercises did include a few standing ones, and were incredibly varied. The participants also got to try out ball games, such as wall ball; parachute exercises; hula hooping; laughter yoga, and much more. The sessions were run by professional trainers, Shareen Akhtar and Sadia Akthar, who were absolutely fantastic at keeping th

Ten lucky INUF members recently went on a “time travelling” trip, 67 million years ago, to visit “Dinosaurs in the Wild” in North Greenwich. Our group boarded a “time machine”, which transported them back to scientific research station, TimeBase 67, set up in the Late Cretaceous Period. Once the time machine docked, it converted to a rugged land vehicle, that securely carried them across the hazardous Cretaceous plains, where they saw Triceratops and Alamosaurus. Upon arriva

We held the first INUF Riders session on Thursday last week. The project is funded by Cycling Grants London, and we sought funding from them, as it is a low impact exercise that can help people of all ages. Health benefits are both physical and mental, and include: reduced anxiety, depression, and stress levels, improved cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength, plus increased flexibility and joint mobility. Six service users took part on a dry, but slightly chilly mornin