{"id":4335,"date":"2015-01-27T11:07:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T11:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/self-help-4-stroke-plugin-upgrade.local\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2015-05-29T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T16:08:09","slug":"how-do-i-get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/?p=4335","title":{"rendered":"How do I get involved?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you are considering joining an organised activity, sports club or exercise programme, here are some questions which you may find useful to ask and write down the answers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp-spoiler-1\" class=\"wp-spoiler wpui-hashable wpui-narrow wpui-styles\" data-style=\"wpui-narrow\">  <h3 class=\"wp-spoiler-title wpui-hashable fade-true slide-true open-false\">How do I find out more?<\/h3><div class=\"wpui-hidden wp-spoiler-content\"> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find contact details<\/li>\n<li>Telephone or email to find out more details about the activity<\/li>\n<li>If there is a website, use it to find information on the activity<\/li>\n<li>Speak to somebody who already goes<\/li>\n<li>Go along to visit if possible<\/li>\n<li>Look at GP notice board<\/li>\n<li>If you are not confident talking take someone with you to help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>  <\/div><!-- end div.wp-spoiler -->\n<div id=\"wp-spoiler-2\" class=\"wp-spoiler wpui-hashable wpui-narrow wpui-styles\" data-style=\"wpui-narrow\">  <h3 class=\"wp-spoiler-title wpui-hashable fade-true slide-true open-false\">Is it appropriate for me?<\/h3><div class=\"wpui-hidden wp-spoiler-content\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fitness class: Does the fitness instructor have experience working with people who have had a stroke?<\/li>\n<li>What size is the class?<\/li>\n<li>Do people with stroke or other conditions attend?<\/li>\n<li>Are you required to check with your GP before attending?<\/li>\n<li>Walking group: what distances do they do?<\/li>\n<li>Do the walks include steep hills?<\/li>\n<li>Are there places to rest?<\/li>\n<li>Sport: What level do the members play at?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a way of adapting the sport of required?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a facility for playing for fun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>  <\/div><!-- end div.wp-spoiler -->\n<div id=\"wp-spoiler-3\" class=\"wp-spoiler wpui-hashable wpui-narrow wpui-styles\" data-style=\"wpui-narrow\">  <h3 class=\"wp-spoiler-title wpui-hashable fade-true slide-true open-false\">How do I get there?<\/h3><div class=\"wpui-hidden wp-spoiler-content\">How far is it from your home?<br \/>\nCan you walk there?<br \/>\nDo you need to take bus?<br \/>\nIs there a direct bus route?<br \/>\nIs the stop outside the venue or nearby?<br \/>\nDo you need a buddy?<br \/>\nDo you have a taxi card\/ use dial a bus?<br \/>\nHave you a wheelchair?<br \/>\nIs the venue wheelchair accessible?<br \/>\nIs the venue set up for wheelchair users- toilets etc.<br \/>\nConsider the internal environment-steps rails etc.<\/div>  <\/div><!-- end div.wp-spoiler -->\n<div id=\"wp-spoiler-4\" class=\"wp-spoiler wpui-hashable wpui-narrow wpui-styles\" data-style=\"wpui-narrow\">  <h3 class=\"wp-spoiler-title wpui-hashable fade-true slide-true open-false\">I\u2019m going to do it!<\/h3><div class=\"wpui-hidden wp-spoiler-content\">Schedule a day and time to go.<br \/>\nCheck start and finish times<br \/>\nCheck access if the activity is in a building<br \/>\nCheck access of toilet facilities<br \/>\nPlan how you are going to get there<br \/>\nGo along early to get settled<br \/>\nTake refreshments in case none available on site. ( Water)<br \/>\nArrange to go along with a family member or friend<\/div>  <\/div><!-- end div.wp-spoiler -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"activity\">\n<h3>Something to try<\/h3>\n<p>Why don&#8217;t you print these questions and have them handy when looking into leisure activities?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wp-spoiler-5\" class=\"wp-spoiler wpui-hashable wpui-narrow wpui-styles\" data-style=\"wpui-narrow\">  <h3 class=\"wp-spoiler-title wpui-hashable fade-true slide-true open-false\">More information<\/h3><div class=\"wpui-hidden wp-spoiler-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.livingitup.org.uk\/\">Living it up<\/a><\/div>  <\/div><!-- end div.wp-spoiler -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you are considering joining an organised activity, sports club or exercise programme, here are some questions which you may find useful to ask and write down the answers. &nbsp; Something to try Why don&#8217;t you print these questions and have them handy when looking into leisure activities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-physical-recovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4335"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7372,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions\/7372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}