Motion Guide Peer Instructor Training (two-part)

Free two-part Motion Guide peer instructor training is held on 24.9. and 1.10.2026. The training is intended for people of all ages interested in volunteering in physical activity - no previous instruction or volunteer experience is required.

The training provides basic skills to work as a volunteer peer instructor in physical activity groups for older adults. The content covers knowledge about the effects of movement and recommendations, fundamentals of instructing older adults in physical activity, as well as strength and balance training, practical training, and ideas for group planning. The training is conducted in Finnish and does not commit participants to instruction work.

A Motion Guide can work, for example, in Helsinki's district physical activity programmes, service centres, libraries, and community centres. The guided groups can be, for example, walking or Nordic walking groups, chair aerobics, outdoor games, or outdoor fitness training.

Registration by Thursday 17.9.2026: liikunta.vapaaehtoistoiminta@hel.fi or tel. 09 310 32594. Organiser: City of Helsinki, physical activity services.