Active Aging

Sept. 2014

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September 21-27, 2014 Active Aging Week 3 Wespend100%ofourtimepatientlyand compassionatelyhelpingindividualseachand everydaytoevaluatetheiroptionsinorderto regainfinancialstability. Weprovidesolutionsby: • Assessingallavailableoptions • Discussingthecostsandbenefitsof eachoption • ExplainingtheProposalandBankruptcy processtohelpyouunderstandwhat happenswithyourassetsanddebts • Tailoringsolutionstoaccommodateyour financialmeans Torequestaconfidentialassessmentbyemail, visitusatwww.debtsolutions.deloitte.ca DeloitteRestructuringInc.|Trustee inBankruptcy 360MainStreet,Suite2300 Winnipeg,MBR3C3Z3 Tollfree:1-800-782-0393 Telephone:204-942-0051 Email:winnipegprs@deloitte.ca Debtproblems? We'reheretohelp Freeinitialconsultation Callusat204.942.Debt(3328)includingweekends ©DeloitteLLPandaffiliatedentities. E mbrace the spirit of Active Aging Week Sept. 21 -27 and reap rewards for years to come. This year's theme is Let the Adventure Begin, and there's no telling where it might lead you. The theme is all about encouraging older adults to try something new — or try something again, says Jim Evanchuk, executive director of the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults in Manitoba (ALCOA-MB). "The whole idea is just to give yourself license to get out and do something perhaps a little different than you are normally doing on a day-to-day basis. And it's a personal thing — your adventure would be different from my adventure or it could be the same, but the whole idea is to seek out new things and challenge yourself to get out there and do something." Join a band, explore new experiences through volunteering, learn to dance a tango, or sign up for a class to learn about photography, computers or music history. Whatever floats your boat, chances are there's a group or program to help you get started. You don't have to be athletic to enjoy the benefits of physical fitness, from increased confidence and energy to improved mental and emotional health. Join an urban poling walking group, learn tai chi or take out a membership at a fitness centre. The Reh-Fit Centre is offering Active Aging Week workshops and programs from Sept. 22 - 28, and the Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital is holding its seventh annual Active Aging Day on Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m to offer healthy-living advice and information. Active Aging Week leads into Seniors' and Elders' Month, which runs through October. A free kickoff celebration at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg is set for Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., with live entertainment, activities, information booths and giveaways. ALCOA-MB encourages all community and government organizations, sports and recreation groups to create opportunities for older adults. And it encourages mature Manitobans to take full advantage of those opportunities to enhance their spiritual, intellectual and social lives, along with physical health. As the organizing body for the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries 55+ Games, ALCOA-MB invites everyone who is 55 and older to participate when Beausejour hosts the Games from June 16 - 18, 2015. ALCOA-MB is planning to work with seniors centres throughout Manitoba to explain how you can take part in everything from brain-healthy games like cribbage to floor shuffleboard, pickleball and track events. "It's almost like an invitation to connect, try something out taste it," Evanchuk says. "Of all the buffet of opportunities that are out there there's got to be something that you're really going to like." add Life to your years Active Aging Week leads the way ALCOA-MB Executive Director Jim Evanchuk and urban poling walking group Errol Mondell playing pickleball This year's theme is Let the Adventure Begin, and there's no telling where it might lead you.

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