Parkinson’s UK is offering its popular Physical Activity Grants programme to help more people living with Parkinson’s get active in 2024. Image Credit: Parkinson’s UK Now into its fourth year, the charity’s Physical Activity Grants programme opened in June for physical activity providers, leisure groups, sports clubs, national governing bodies, Parkinson’s groups and many more across the UK to apply. The grants are now open for their second round of funding and providers from across the UK are still being invited to apply for a grant.
Since the grants scheme started in 2021, Parkinson’s UK has awarded more than £426,000 to 192 physical activity projects across the UK. Physical activity initiatives ranging from wheelchair rugby to table tennis and from walking football to hydrotherapy, among many more, have all supported people living with Parkinson’s to get active and live well with the condition. Being active with Parkinson’s can have many benefits including better balance, strength and coordination, as well as improving mental health and sleep.
Physical activity can also help people living with the condition to socialize and reduce feelings of isolation. We are delighted to be delivering our Physical Activity Grants programme for the fourth successive year and we hope to be able to help even more people living with Parkinson’s to enjoy an active lifestyle with the condition. Whether you are part of a national sports association, you work with a local exer.
