Participants in the Ageing Well project reported a 20 per cent improvement in satisfaction with their everyday lives and their ability to do regular activities in their home and community increased from 60 to 74 per cent.

Thirty-seven people aged from 61 to 83 years took part in a 10-week fitness regime run by students under supervision from the physiotherapy, occupational therapy and podiatry courses.

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Senior lecturer in community health Melissa Nott said the goals of the program arose out of activities people had nominated as important.

"Things like being able to get out to visit friends, being able to do their vacuuming independently, being able to do their own grocery shopping," she said.

"What we taught people were strategies for how to be more mobile, to concentrate more, use their memories better.

"We also really focused on how use those skills outside of the group.

"The end goal was always to get that translation of results from the group into their day-to-day life."

Dr Nott said the research team had been excited by the outcomes and planned to repeat the scheme this year.

"There was really significant improvement," she said.

"That wasn’t only reported by the participants, lots of family members had reported that to us as well.

"I think it increased people’s abilities but also increased their confidence."

The 2019 Ageing Well program starting in April seeks participants aged over 60 years who have begun to find everyday activities more difficult.

To enrol or for more details email ageingwell@csu.edu.au or call (02) 6051 9246.