Rollator-Fit

This book helps group leaders of senior groups to familiarize current and future rollator users with their rollators and to find the correct settings. Not only is the height of the handles important, but also the skillful handling and positive acceptance. The rollator provides support and safety, enables greater mobility, serves as a constantly available free seat, and acts as a transport, sports, and training device. Training with the rollator is a lot of fun in a group and keeps participants fit. ROLLATOR-FIT® offers a treasure trove of ideas for group leaders who are eager for new approaches and want to provide both fit and uncertain, weakened, or otherwise limited individuals with the opportunity to continue or resume exercising together. Mobility, strength, coordination, and endurance can be trained in various ways with the rollator—supplemented by small devices or everyday materials and accompanied by music. Medical background information aids in understanding the health aspects of the exercises presented. These exercises are described with alternatives in various difficulty levels and can be easily adapted to the different needs and abilities of participants in often heterogeneous groups. Whether exercise leaders, motor and social educators, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, or both paid and volunteer group leaders in elderly care institutions—anyone leading or wanting to lead a movement group of rollator users needs professional background knowledge, practical suggestions, and ideas for games and activities—this is where they can find them.