Active Aging in Manitoba
1075 Leila Avenue R2P 2W7 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Remember to tune in to CJNU Nostalgia Radio starting February 15th! Active Aging in Manitoba (AAIM) has partnered with CJNU Nostalgia Radio, to encourage you to move more sit less and feel better throughout your day while staying safe at home. Join us each day by Taking a Minute to Move right in your home. Try some practical and easy exercises that will get you moving and help you to be a bit more active. Take a Minute to Move, will air three times a day; 8:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 5:30 pm on weekdays; 9:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on weekends, starting February 15 through to April 4, 2021. This initiative is supported by Manitoba’s Stay Safe at Home program.

Join TONS once a month as they dive into the world of transportation for Older Adults. The Transportation Lunch n’ Learn series will feature a variety of speakers from the not for profit, public and private sectors with a focus on understanding & addressing transportation issues for Older Adults in Manitoba. This space is intended to give community professionals the opportunity to connect, collaborate & support one another. We believe knowledge is power, so please join us a...s we learn and grow together. Next guest speaker will be on February 24, 2021 from 12:00pm 1:00pm and will feature: Falls prevention and keeping older adults active during the winter months Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us//regi/tJwoc-mgrz8jG9bU_u31BJrLWKOD6Zr9okso After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more information or to be a speaker on our series, please email Samantha at [email protected]

Upcoming webinar reminder - Surviving Chronic Pain: For You and Your Loved One Thursday, February 25, 1:30-2:30 pm CST Join Dr. Brigitte Sabourin, Clinical Psychologist and Researcher in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology (Pain Management Centre), for an information session for people dealing with chronic pain and their families, and the supports available.... FREE in partnership with the Manitoba Psychological Society

Stay Connected Stay Active Stay Safe at Home Active Aging in Manitoba (AAIM) has partnered with CJNU Nostalgia Radio, to encourage you to move more sit less and feel better throughout your day while staying safe at home. Join us each day by Taking a Minute to Move right in your home. Try some practical and easy exercises that will get you moving and help you to be a bit more active. Take a Minute to Move, will air three times a day; 8:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 5:30 pm on weekdays; 9:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on weekends, starting February 15 through to April 4, 2021. This initiative is supported by Manitoba’s Stay Safe at Home program.

Move more and sitting less is good for our overall health and wellbeing. COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives significantly, especially our daily activities. Take a Minute to Move and try some activity suggestions on our website that you can do at home. Sit less, move more and feel better! Tune into CJNU 93.7 Nostalgia Radio at 8:33 am, 1:33 pm, and 5:33 pm and Take a Minute to Move. Short, simple ‘movement’ breaks you can do right in the comfort of your home, starting February 15th through April 4th.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Karin Whalen, the new Executive Director of AAIM. Karin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in healthy, active aging as former Director of Community Programs with the Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital. We would also like to thank Jim Evanchuk for his 11+ years of service as Executive Director of AAIM and wish him well in his retirement. His outstanding leadership, hard work and dedication for our organization over the years is very much appreciated.

We LOVE you, Manitoba! <3

Don’t put your health on hold: No matter what’s going on in the world, your regular health concerns don’t stop. Neither does your doctor. Right now, doctors across Manitoba are still available to help with your essential health concerns as we adapt to COVID-19. That help extends to everything from prescriptions and ongoing chronic conditions, to injuries and other illnesses. Doctors are here to help you. They may provide a phone or video appointment. If an in-person visit is ...needed, doctor’s offices are taking public health precautions to screen patients, disinfect more frequently and apply social distancing advice in common spaces like waiting rooms. Most importantly, your doctor can help you decide if you should seek care now, or wait. Don’t self-diagnose, or simply assume they’re not available. Just call your doctor first to get advice. They’re ready to help. https://doctorsmanitoba.ca/callyourdoctor/

We want to know how are you staying socially engaged during Covid-19? How do we best promote social participation? The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting our daily lives and our regular social activities. We are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study on social participation. We hope that the study will give insight into how to promote social participation in times of crisis and during normal times. We are interested in: What kinds of social activities... you participate in during this time of Covid-19 and during ‘normal’ times; How you get information about social activities now during Covid-19, and before Covid-19; and, Your opinion of three brochures that are designed to promote social participation. If you are interested in participating, please click on the link below (the survey should take about 30 minutes to complete). https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTJYYLC

Bring Dance into your home! Movement can provide important physical and emotional benefits for seniors, especially during times of increased social isolation. Baycrest and Canada's National Ballet School are using the power of technology to help bring the joy of dance to others: https://www.nbs-enb.ca/S/Bring-Dance-Into-Your-Home/Seniors

Thank you to our volunteers!! #NationalVolunteerWeek ...sending our thanks to Manitobans who volunteer their time so generously to the causes they care about

The Joy4All Project: During these challenging times and ongoing public health measures, we know that it is especially difficult for folks experiencing isolation. Joy4All Project has created a hotline to bring joy to those in isolation. Anyone can call to add a little joy! When you dial the local and toll-free numbers, you will be able to choose from a number of pre-recorded options so that you can listen to stories, kind messages, jokes, and more! https://www.joy4all.ca/