Will attend a once-weekly 60-minute neuropilates exercise class over 6 weeks facilitated by the principle investigator (chartered physiotherapist and pilates instructor).

Pitched at a beginner level focused on the core elements of neuropilates and progressing week on week as appropriate.

Includes a warm up, cool down and neuropilates exercises in line with the teaching of APPI (the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute). Exercises may be completed on mats, chairs, gym balls, plinths and in standing, depending upon the ability level of the participant.

Two classes running with 8 participants in each based on their initial assessment into the higher and lower functionally independent participants.

Participants will be given a home exercise programme weekly based on exercises from the class and will be asked to complete these independently at home twice more during the week and to keep a training diary.

Will attend a once weekly, 60-minute generalized exercise class which will be designed by a chartered physiotherapist to address strength, cardiorespiratory fitness and mobility.

Exercises will be more functional and generic than in the pilates classes and will be conducted in a circuit style, including mobility practice, sit to stand practice, cycling with the motomed, and general upper and lower limb strengthening. Warm up and cool downs will also be a feature of this class.

Participants will be also be given a home exercise programme based on exercises completed in the class and will be asked to complete these exercises twice more during the week and to keep a training diary.

Participants will be given a home exercise programme weekly based on exercises from the general exercise class and will be asked to complete these independently at home twice more during the week and to keep a training diary.

A performance-based scale to assess everyday motor function in post stroke patients. Evaluation is based upon a task-orientated approach. The scale comprises 8 items corresponding to 8 areas of motor function. Patients perform each task 3 times and the best performance is recorded. Tasks include; Supine to side lying, Supine to sitting over the edge of a bed, Balanced sitting, Sitting to standing, Walking, Upper-arm function, Hand movements, Advanced hand activities.

General tonus of the affected side is also measured. All items (with the exception of the general tonus item) are assessed using a 7-point scale from 0 - 6. A score of 6 indicates optimal motor behaviour. For the general tonus item, the score is based on continuous observations throughout the assessment. A score of 4 on this item indicates a consistently normal response. A score > 4 indicates persistent hypertonus and a score < 4 indicates various degrees of hypotonus. The maximum score possible is 48 points.

Assesses functional mobility and can be used as a screening tool for detecting potential balance impairments and falls risk in older adults. During the test the subject must rise from a chair, walk 3 metres at a comfortable pace to a mark placed on the floor, turn around at the 3 metre mark, walk back to the starting point, and return to sitting in the chair. The test's score is the time it takes the subject takes to complete the test. The longer it takes the poorer the patient function.If a subject takes longer than 14 seconds to complete the test, they are considered to be at a high risk of falling.