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What is Go For Life (GFL)?

Go for Life is the national programme for sport and physical activity for older people in Ireland.  The aim of the Go For Life programme is to train older adults who are members of a local group i.e. Active Retirement Group, to become Physical Activity Leader (PAL). The programme is coordinated at local level by the HSE Health Promotion Department and the Local Sports Partnerships.

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What is PAL?

PALs (Physical Activity Leaders) lead the delivery of physical activity sessions in their local group e.g. short exercise routines, fun games, simple dances and sports like pitch and toss.

Each PAL attends 8 workshops which cover different Go for Life activities. There are routines and activities to suit everyone with a strong emphasis on participation and fun!

Go For Life Days with Laois Sports Partnership

Laois Sports Partnership’s Go For Life/Older Adult Fun Days consist of a number of activities including:

  • Seated Volleyball
  • Sit Fit Exercises
  • Activator Poles
  • Scooch
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Go For Life Days with Laois Sports Partnership

  • Group of elderly people learn exercises from two instructors in a large gymnasium.
  • Group of elderly people learn exercises from two instructors in a large gymnasium.
  • Group of elderly people learn exercises from two instructors in a large gymnasium.
  • Elderly people sit and play with an inflatable volleyball over a net.
  • Two women chat in a crowded room.
  • Two elderly men clap and cheer on with crowd in a gymnasium.
  • Elderly group exercise in a gymnasium.
  • Three women laugh together in a gymnasium.
  • Woman catching colourful inflatable volleyball.
  • Two elderly women laugh while sitting down in front of volleyball net.
  • Older adults exercise in gymnasium.
  • Man in wheelchair wearing a face mask plays with hockey pucks.
  • Two men play with hockey pucks in gymnasium.

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