Digital Fitness

Digital Fitness will support adults living with disabilities, health conditions and older people who live in an area ranked highly on the SIMD. People will be identified in Shortlees by working in partnership with groups and organisations who work locally such as the school, Atrium Holmes, community groups and Vibrant Communities. There will be a referral process where workers and community members can refer people who meet the criteria, people will also be able to self-refer. The criteria will be that they have a health condition or disability and/or are 65+ years, live in Shortlees and need support getting digitally connected. The digital learning and health related aspect of the programme will coincide embedding the digital learning in to day to day support activities in the hope to alleviate fears, increase confidence and motivation. There will be an initial 1:1 assessment for each person participating to assess health and digital needs and skills. The SCVO digital skills toolkit will be used here, physical measurements and assessments and a mental wellbeing measurement will also be taken. Physical measurements will depend on an individual’s goals and needs. A support plan will be devised for the person based on discussions and measurements and SMART goals will be set by the individual. The participant will receive support on a weekly basis to work towards achieving their goals, the number of weeks the participant will take to achieve their goals will depend on the individual and may range between 6-12 weeks of support. Weekly online group Chair Fit exercise class will be encouraged, encouraging participants to use digital skills they have been learning to participate in activity that will improve health, reduce isolation and loneliness. At 3 week intervals, measurements and assessments including a self-assessment questionnaire will be carried out to show progression towards goals. 1:1 and group sessions whether they are face to face or online will last for 1 hour maximum. The club’s Health and Wellbeing Officer will lead the programme supported by sessional staff and volunteers. Participants will be encouraged to use their own devices if they have them so they are familiar with the devices. If the devices are outdated or if they do not have a device, one will be sourced for them. Where possible, refurbished devices will be purchased from INPUT, a charity who have been helping people become digitally connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.