GCRA+ (Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association) is a health charity, which runs specialist exercise classes for people with cardiac and long-term health conditions.
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Why GCRA+ Needs Your Support:
GCRA+ (Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association) is a health charity in North-East Scotland, which pre-COVID, led 37 weekly Grampian-wide community-based specialist cardiac rehabilitation, gentle movement, and chair-based exercise classes, specifically designed to support people with cardiac and long-term health conditions (respiratory, mental health, diabetes, obesity, and musculoskeletal) to exercise safely and effectively. These classes were suspended from March, 2020 due to the pandemic and our charity started the process of reinstating the community-based classes in May, 2021. GCRA+ really needs your support whilst we build up the attendance at the classes to help us to continue running these vital and specialist exercise classes for people with cardiac and long-term health conditions throughout Grampian.
Impact of COVID-19:
GCRA+ has been committed to supporting people with cardiac and long-term health conditions since 2002 and our small team has been committed to supporting our members to stay safe, fit, and well throughout the pandemic by providing online specialist exercise resources and DVDs and a COVID support & information service.
COVID-19 has put an enormous strain on people’s health and wellbeing, but it has had a disproportionately negative impact on our members with underlying cardiac and long-term health conditions, many of whom are elderly and have had to shield for prolonged periods during the pandemic.
The suspension of our specialist exercise classes has meant that our members have not had access to the specialist community-based exercise classes, which improved their physical, mental and social well-being.
It’s more vital than ever that people with cardiac and long-term health conditions keep safe, fit and healthy and your donation will help us to ensure that they can access a specialist exercise class, which will empower them to to proactively manage their symptoms and overall health and gain peer support.
Member Testimonials:
The following testimonials demonstrate how much our members value attending our specialist exercise classes:
"I’ve been missing the Friday morning GCRA+ exercise classes as, although I’ve been exercising to GRCA+ video online and walking daily, I really miss the company and banter, plus I have problems with arthritic shoulder. Do hope we can get back to classes before too long" (Isobel).
"I attend the GCRA+ class at RGU and I find the class brilliant. Kay is one brilliant teacher I have made friends and it is also brilliant to have the classes online as well. I can’t wait to get back when this nightmare is over" (Steve).
How your donation will support GCRA+:
GCRA+ is a small health charity with limited resources and we’re losing vital income due to the current pandemic, so we are heavily dependent on public support and appealing for donations.
Please consider donating to GCRA+ today, so we can support our members with cardiac and long-term health conditions throughout Grampian to access their local specialist community-based exercise classes in the future.
Thanks on behalf of everyone at GCRA+