Active Aging

Registrationisrequiredforthekeynote.Allotheractivitiesaredrop-in. Contactusat204-632-3900,1075LeilaAvenue oronlineat wellnessinstitute.caforeventdetails.Non-memberswelcome! Joinusforfree55 9:00amKeynoteontherisks ofsittingwithDr.Strachan Spinning,yogaand stretchclasses Screenings, frombalance tohearing ALCOA-MB activearea Farmers'market withlivemusic Exhibitsanddraws ree55 + activities: oteontherisks Dr.Strachan aand s ket c raws ActiveAgingDay... thereisnoagelimit foranactivelife HealthIssues UsedtoControl OurLives... NowWeDo. SkillstoCope.SupporttoThrive. Findaworkshopnearyou: getbettertogether.ca p204-632-3927 p PoweredbySevenOaksGeneralHospital presentedbyAllSeniorsCareLivingCentre Tuesday,September29from10:00am-1:00pm wellnessinstitute.ca Help Wanted The Active Living Coalition for Older Adults in Manitoba (ALCOA-MB) offers opportunities for volunteers to learn about health and wellness issues and help to educate others through its Speakers Bureau and Steppin' Up with Confidence Peer Leadership Program. v olunteers who join the Speakers Bureau receive training with ALCOA-MB and then present to older adult groups on a variety of topics, including: Active Living, Falls Prevention, Medicine Use, Ten Habits for Healthy Living and other topics, in partnership with ALCOA- MB member organizations. For example, ALCOA-MB, in collaboration with the Manitoba Dental Hygienists Association, has developed a one-hour presentation, Healthy Mouth, Key to a Healthy Body — Oral Health is Connected to Total Health. It includes information about the mouth-body-health connection and why oral health is important; warning signs and how to maintain a healthy mouth; challenges in maintaining oral health and ways to overcome those challenges and how to talk to your dental care team. You may also want to help promote participation in the 2016 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries 55+ Games, which will be held in Brandon June 14 - 16, 2016. Many lead-up events are held to introduce older adults to new opportunities and to encourage participation in age-friendly activities which contribute to health and wellness. This program also stimulates regional and community participation opportunities for older adults as event participants, volunteers, supporters and spectators. Volunteers who join the Steppin' Up with Confidence Peer Leadership Program receive training that prepares them to encourage older adults to be physically and mentally active. Introducing Weights and Bands training is a supplemental component of the program in which volunteer leaders learn how to use weights and exercise bands safely and wisely to improve and maintain strength and balance. Walk for Life — Lead the Way is a peer-led walking initiative for older adult peer volunteers. Participants learn how to provide leadership and motivation in a variety of walking experiences, including mall walking, neighbourhood walks, trail walking and Nordic Pole Walking. For information on these and other opportunities, contact ALCOA at www. alcoamb.org or call toll free 1-866-202-6663. ●

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