Active Lifestyles 50+

Welcome to the Active Lifestyles 50+ website. This website provides you with a comprehensive list of physical activity and exercise opportunities within the Wandsworth Borough area for people over 50 years old.

The Active Lifestyles 50+ Programme, run by Wandsworth Council Leisure and Sport Services in partnership with Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, is dedicated to promoting and encouraging physical activity and exercise amongst over 50’s in Wandsworth.

Regular physical activity and exercise can benefit everybody. The Chief Medical Officer’s report recommends that for general health, a total of 30 minutes a day of physical activity of at least a moderate intensity on five or more days of the week will help reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and some cancers, significantly reduce the risk of Type II Diabetes, and it can also help improve psychological well-being.

Even when disease is present, regular physical activity and exercise can help ease the symptoms including those with lung disease, arthritis, depression, anxiety as well as those with heart disease and diabetes can all benefit.

In the frail elderly, regular physical activity and exercise can make many of the tasks of every day living easier, reduce the risk of falling and help to maintain independence.

There are many opportunities available for anyone over 50 in Wandsworth to remain and become more physically active. We hope this Active Lifestyles 50+ website helps you to make the most of them.

We encourage all those over 50 in the Wandsworth Borough to sign up to the Active Lifestyles 50+ Programme. Memberships of the Programme are free and open to both residents of Wandsworth as well as people who use or would like to use our leisure or community facilities. Members will receive updated information on physical activity and exercise programmes in Wandsworth, and will be sent details of new events and activities at facilities across the borough.