Case Studies

Freda

I started Zumba gold classes with Nuvo in August 2014. After losing my husband, I felt I needed to get back on track and keep myself active and positive. I saw T-Tuesdays advertised on a poster and rang up to find out what it was all about. When a cuppa was mentioned I thought this would …

Gillian

I started the Community Wellness project over 1 year ago, attending 1 bootcamp session a week every Monday night.  At first I wasn’t sure if it was for me. I had never done exercise and stuck to it. Before I started bootcamp I used to try and attend the gym. I could never stick to …

Pam

Pam, aged 77 years old, and her husband Bert, attend the Dementia Café where they were first introduced to Nuvo Wellbeing’s session. Bert takes Pam along to the Dementia Café as he had noticed Pam declining in her physical and mental health and wanted to do something to help her. As Nuvo’s class had been designed specifically for people with …

Dawn

Dawn, aged 85, has been attending Nuvo Wellbeing’s class for nearly 1 year. Dawn lives on her own and suffers from mobility issues as well as Dementia. Her daughter kindly plans out her weekly schedule to get her out of the house, meet new friends and socialise. Dawn finds the weekly schedule really helps her to know exactly where …

Jayden

“My son Jayden started dancing with Nuvo when he was 6. We previously enrolled Jayden into a different dance school but he struggled and encountered a bit of bullying. This knocked his confidence and made him doubt his own ability. At Nuvo, immediately Jayden was made to feel welcome. He got to take part in …

Kelly

I began’s Bump to Buggy Programme in February 2020. I was interested, as I has been looking for a form of exercise which was child friendly. After giving birth I was fearful of returning to exercise. Attending Nuvo’s weekly sessions has already helped me overcome that fear. I now always feel energised after taking part. …

Glenda

Glenda unfortunately suffered a bereavement after her best friend passed away just over year ago. She has found it very hard to adjust and make new friends. It was Glenda’s husband who found out about the class.

Margaret

Margaret was apprehensive at first as she refers to herself as a loner however, after attending the class on a regular basis she has found her confidence has significantly increased and she has made new friends.

Paula

Paula from Darlington has been attending Dancercise session for almost a year. Paula had not taken part in any physical activity since leaving school and found out about the session from word of mouth. “The classes are delivered at nice pace, I’m now able to grapevine and hold my legs! At the end of session …

Tammy

Tammy, aged forty-five has been attending weekly Dancercise sessions for over a year. Tammy had never taken part in any sort of sports or dancing since leaving school, and found out about the sessions by word of mouth and flyers.  She keeps returning as she enjoys the music and the social side of the class. …