Project GrandMove®: Organizing exercise groups at your centres
Project GrandMove®: Organizing exercise groups at your centres
Project GrandMove® (“GrandMove”) establishes an evidence-based exercise intervention programme that includes both aerobics and resistance exercises to alleviate frailty among Hong Kong’s ageing population and promote lifestyle changes for elders to add exercises as part of their habits, while training young-olds as exercise coaches to promote healthy and active ageing. The research of the Project was conducted from 2015 –2018 and findings from the research showed significant improvements in the participants' frailty level, with nearly 30% of the 390 participating elders returning to a robust level within six months. Since project inception, over 230 exercise coaches were trained, 116 NGO service units participated and more than 1,960 older people benefitted from the programme.
Features of GrandMove exercise groups (Community/Long-term Care)
- Evidence-based
- A 4-month exercise intervention programme tailored for frail or pre-frail elders
- 3 interaction sessions with elders per week, each lasts for 1 hour
- Suitable for frail / pre-frail elders aged 65 or above
- 8 –10 elders in a group
- Led by committed and professional GrandMove coaches trained by HKU
- Suitable for community and long-term care setting
- Health talks, exercise intervention and follow-up phone-calls for GrandMove exercise groups (community)
- Exercise intervention for GrandMove exercise groups (long-term care)
- Free of charge
Features of GrandMove exercise groups (Prevention)
- A new exercise model pilot in new phase
- A 6-month exercise intervention programme tailored for robust but inactive older people living in the community
- Suitable for robust elders aged 65 or above
- 13 – 15 participants in a group
- Led by committed and professional GrandMove coaches trained by HKU
- Health talks and exercise intervention
- Free of charge
To benefit and engage more elders and empower them to take charge of their own health, we hope to invite more elderly service units from different NGOs to organize GrandMove exercise groups. From 2019 to 2023, the GrandMove exercise programme was disseminated in the community and elderly homes with 4 NGO Operators specializing in different districts. Subsequently, in 2024, the programme (“GrandMove For All”) was approved to further extend the services. In this new phase, we are partnering with 3 GrandMove Operators to disseminate the programme. If your unit is interested to organize GrandMove exercise groups or know more about the Project, please contact the GrandMove Operators directly.
GrandMove Operators
| Christian Family Service Centre | |
|---|---|
| Kwun Tong Home Care and Support Services for Elderly Persons with Mild Impairment | |
| Districts | Kowloon |
| Contact person | Ms. Zanonia Sung |
| Contact number | 3618 7041 |
| grandmove@cfsc.org.hk | |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation Kwan Shon Hing Yu Chui Neighbourhood Elderly Centre | |
| Districts | New Territories |
| Contact person | Mr. Jacky Wong |
| Contact number | 2630 7070 / 3692 5078 |
| grandmove@elchk.org.hk | |
| Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited | |
|---|---|
| Tseung Kwan O Aged Care Complex | |
| Districts | Hong Kong Island (Central and West, Eastern, Southern and Wanchai), Sai Kung, Islands |
| Contact person | Ms Sharon Liu / Mr Raymond Yuen |
| Contact number | 2702 9897 |
| tko_grandmove@skhwc.org.hk | |
About GrandMove
GrandMove is initiated and funded by Simon K.Y. Lee Foundation, and is led by Professor Terry Lum, Professor of Department of Social Work and Social Administration at HKU, and Dr. Gloria Wong, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at HKU. GrandMove is also jointly organized by Sau Po Centre on Ageing and Centre for Sports and Exercise of HKU. The project is named "GrandMove" to rebut the myth that ageing means becoming frail, raising public awareness that old age can be a life stage that is full of vigor and energy. The project philosophy combined concepts of "productive ageing" and "healthy ageing", to empower older persons and their community in getting in charge of their own health and independent living.
Project Website: https://www.grandmove.hk/
Project Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/hkgrandmove