Discover Sylvie's story and how she came across ICOPE

Sylvie is 65 years old. Since retiring, she has had a lot to do: paperwork, a bit of decorating around the house, looking after her grandchildren on Wednesday afternoons, going out with her friends... Then one day, a friend took her to a yoga class where the instructor introduced them to the ICOPE program. But Sylvie didn't feel it was relevant to her. ‘I'll look into it later.’

Sylvie is 68 years old. She has been less active for some time now. Some of her friends have moved closer to their children, and her husband spends most of his time fishing or playing football. She is less active, feels a little depressed and compensates by eating more chocolate... At the pharmacy, she comes across a poster for the ICOPE program and stops to look at it. ‘Maybe it's time...’ Thanks to the self-assessment, she notices two issues: her mood and her mobility.

She is quickly contacted by a nurse from the multi-professional health centre in her town. Together, they carry out a thorough assessment. Sylvie was delighted. She was offered the chance to take part in multi-disciplinary workshops: physical activity every Tuesday, nutrition and sophrology alternating on Thursdays. If she felt like it, the local association even offered yoga sessions, and ‘at the time, it was really nice!’

"I was right to plan ahead.’ Sylvie is pleased with these suggestions. No medication prescribed, just things that are easy to implement. She realises that she joined the programme at the right time. ‘I could have benefited from this advice even earlier if I had joined the programme when I was younger... at 65! "

‘Now all I have to do is tell my friends!’