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Morris Feinmann, Didsbury

Belong Morris Feinmann, Didsbury is a culturally rich, diverse and inclusive community in South Manchester. It enables people of all faiths or none to enjoy the highest standards of care in a Belong village setting, while working closely with Jewish faith and community groups to enable our Jewish customers to continue to observe their religious and cultural way of life. Pop in for a tour and enjoy a warm welcome.

178 Palatine Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2UW

Reception telephone: 0161 804 4200

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The Gym

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Specialist exercise programmes

Belong Morris Feinmann, Didsbury offers a specialist exercise and rehabilitation service, run by our highly qualified exercise specialist, Taylor.

Working with residents on a one-to-one basis, Taylor carries out a thorough assessment and liaises with relevant health professionals before designing their individual exercise programme. Her specialist qualifications include in obesity and diabetes, GP referrals and falls prevention.

For a brief introduction to Belong Morris Feinmann, Didsbury active lifestyles, watch the short video above.

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Hi-tech equipment

Our gym is fully equipped with specialist exercise machines and technology.

This includes giant mobile screens, viewed by residents while participating in exercise and transporting them overseas to view breathtaking scenery while cycling in the gym. The use of these technologies has extended periods of exercise on a machine so that now customers typically spend 15 minutes exercising rather than five. The equipment also uses virtual reality games to offer clients targeted support, building strength, balance, cognition or movement, according to their needs assessment. Games are also designed to stimulate brain function, with different patterns for people with dementia, Parkinson’s or stroke sufferers. This feeds into the personalised exercise assessments, and is based on the science that when we engage our brains in a game in this way, it prompts our bodies to move almost ‘in spite of ourselves’.

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Free for Belong Morris Feinmann, Didsbury household residents

Everyone who moves into a Belong Morris Feinmann, Didsbury 24-hour care household is assessed by our Exercise Specialist, Taylor, and offered a personalised exercise or rehabilitation programme, designed to improve wellbeing and meet specific health goals.

Taylor also works closely with other health professionals to ensure a joined up approach, maximise outcomes and ensure the safety of this service. Access to the exercise studio and one-to-one sessions with our exercise specialists are included within Belong’s care and support fees. Subject to capacity, the gym also offers sessions to apartment tenants and members of the wider community as a chargeable service.

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Health benefits

Customer outcomes include seeing an increase in muscle strength, flexibility, balance and co-ordination; improvement in memory capacity and maintenance of everyday skills.

For most individuals, maintaining a core strength and skill base is what is achieved through a regular programme. The basic skill of standing up from a chair and walking can be lost if core strength is not maintained. A few simple technique changes, accompanied by a regular exercise programme suited for the individual, helps to improve lost skills and maintain strength capacity.  

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Case studies

We regularly share success stories of the incredible improvements made by clients working with our exercise specialists, including some who have regained their mobility after being told by doctors that they would be unlikely to walk again.

One resident in her nineties regained mobility in order to be able to walk her daughter down the aisle and another got back to ballroom dancing in time for her 100th birthday. Another example is a cerebral palsy sufferer who improved his balance, strength and co-ordination, reducing the number of falls he experiences.