Take Five to Age Well has been developed by leading researchers in ageing well from The Open University. Having seen significant engagement in the Ageing Well Public Talks series, researchers felt that designing a pledge based on the Five Pillars of Ageing Well would be an effective route to bring this research to a larger public audience. We also have a short course on Open Learn: Introducing Ageing.
We’re delighted to announce the Take5 Live well together: activities for health and happiness across generations Toolkit funded by Hallmark Foundation, co-designed & co-produced with Campaign for Learning and University of Bedfordshire has now been launched. This resource aims to engage grandparents, parents, carers and children in fun activities and empower families to foster health and wellbeing at home.
Heléna (Older People's Commissioner for Wales) talks about her role as the Older People's Commissioner for Wales, her attitude to ageing and why she thinks Take Five to Age Well is a good idea.
Printable calendar for you to track your daily actions as you complete them
Accessible description of the calendar
The NHS has an Eat Well section with everything from your 5 a day to information about sweeteners
Age UK also has information on healthy eating section
Centre for Ageing Better: information on understanding physical inactivity among 50-70 year olds
The Silver Line- helpline supporting people experiencing loneliness
Age UK Loneliness Research and Resources
Article about the benefits of mindfulness for the body and mind
Article about what we need to know about our memory
Whatever your reasons for wanting to connect with us, you can contact us via email or social media on the addresses below
Email: ageing-well-pledge@open.ac.uk
Twitter: @JitkaVseteckova