Build useful strength
Exercises that support daily activities and help you keep doing more of what you enjoy.
Fitness and wellbeing in Worcester
Feel stronger.
Move with confidence.
Friendly, welcoming strength and movement classes for adults, led by experienced Worcester instructor Lynne Thompson.
- All abilities welcome
- Move at your own pace
- Friendly local classes
Exercise isn’t about keeping up with anyone else. It’s about feeling steadier, stronger and more confident in the life you want to lead.
Meet LynneStrength and balance for everyday life
Maintaining Movement
Safe and effective exercise to help you stay confident when you’re out and about, maintain your strength and remain independent.
Classes consider flexibility, balance, strength and cardiovascular fitness. Exercises can be completed seated or standing, so you can work at a level that feels right for you.
What the classes support
- Walking confidently Improve pace, stride and heel-to-toe movement, with or without walking aids.
- Rising from a chair Maintain a critical everyday skill that supports independence.
- Everyday tasks Build the strength and balance needed for dressing, bathing and reaching.
- Getting around Feel more capable getting in and out of a car, train or bus.
- Enjoying the garden Practise getting down and up from kneeling or a bent position.
Support joint health
Thoughtful movement focused on mobility, balance and maintaining healthy bones and joints.
Enjoy moving together
A relaxed, sociable class where every exercise can be adapted to suit your ability.
Weekly classes
Find a class near you
Choose from classes at Perdiswell Leisure Centre, St Peter’s Community Centre or The Hill Community Centre. Come along or contact Lynne to discuss your individual requirements.
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Maintaining MovementFor those with previous experience of exercise who need to exercise at a slower pace due to age or infirmity.
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Strength & BalanceFor those more limited in movement, who feel less confident or may have been referred by a GP or physiotherapist.
Perdiswell Leisure Centre
Directions
Bilford Road, Worcester, WR3 8DX
Monday10:00am
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Wednesday11:30am
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Friday11:30am
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St Peter’s Community Centre
Directions
Eden Close, Worcester, WR5 3TZ
Tuesday10:30am
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Tuesday11:30am
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The Hill Community Centre
Directions
Milestone Road, Upton-upon-Severn, WR8 0EN
Tuesday2:00–2:50pm
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To discuss which class is right for you, call Lynne on 07771 574565. Perdiswell bookings can also be made on 01905 457189.
Experience you can trust
Meet Lynne Thompson
Lynne is an advanced specialist instructor with more than 40 years of teaching experience, helping people in Worcester enjoy movement, improve their fitness and feel better in themselves.
Her friendly, down-to-earth approach makes exercise feel achievable—whatever your starting point. There’s no pressure to be the fastest or strongest; just encouragement to keep moving in a way that works for you.
Featured by BBC News
“Worcester fitness instructor Lynne Thompson, 79, still loves her job”
Read Lynne’s story on BBC News
Qualifications and training
- Level 4 Postural Stability Instructor
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- Exercise Referral Practitioner
- Pilates Instructor
- CIMSPA member – Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
Not sure where to start?
Have a chat with Lynne
Ask about classes or whether a session is right for you. There’s no obligation.