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The Balance Bulletin
2025 Edition (vol. 3)
Special Seniors' Week Edition
Seniors' Week
June 2 - 8, 2025
Helping Alberta Seniors Stay Independent and Active
Finding Balance AB would like to extend well wishes to all Alberta seniors during Seniors' Week June 2 - 8, 2025.
We celebrate you this week, acknowledging the many contributions you make that positively impact our communities!
Alberta’s seniors are living longer and striving to maintain their independence while leading healthy, active lives. Finding Balance is here to support you in staying safe, strong, and well.
As we age, the risk of falling increases 1 in 3 seniors will experience a fall each year. The good news is that falls are preventable. People with strong muscles, good balance, and healthy habits are less likely to fall.
Take action today to stay independent and reduce your risk of falling:
Be active every day
Aim for at least 150 minutes of physical activity each week
Challenge your balance daily
Build strength through regular exercise
Eat a healthy, balanced diet
Review your medications with your doctor or pharmacist
Get an annual eye exam
Remove or repair tripping hazards at home
Wear supportive, well-fitting footwear
Join a fitness or exercise class
Stay socially connected
Explore new activities
For more tips and free resources, visit findingbalancealberta.ca.
BACK IN STOCK: Spot the Hazard
The Spot the Hazard Home Safety Checklist Booklet is back in stock and can be ordered through the Finding Balance online resource order form.
Feature Video:
Webinar Archive - Finding Balance Spot the Hazard Home Safety Checklist Resource
Activities of Interest
Would you like to make gains and improve your balance and strength while having fun this summer? Consider these summer activities.
Benefits of Nordic Walking
Drumheller Nordic Walking & Wellness reports walking increases your heart rate, oxygen consumption and caloric expenditure without increasing your perceived rate of exertion. You don't feel like you're working any harder but, in addition to working your legs, you're experiencing a full range of motion that engages the abs, arms, shoulders, upper chest and back muscles. The poles provide additional stability and help reduce stress on the knees and other joints. Bone density can be increased through this sort of resistance training, and posture also improves through use of the proper technique and arm motion. Clinical and anecdotal reports indicate that this type of exercise may prove beneficial in a broad range of conditions, including arthritis, back pain, cardiac syndromes, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, obesity, osteoporosis, repetitive stress injury, peripheral vascular disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, post stroke recovery, depression, Parkinson’s Disease, Crohn’s Disease, fatigue, mood disorders, shoulder function in breast cancer survivors, diabetes, and more.
Top 6 Benefits of Hiking for Seniors - How to Hike Safely
Stay active, explore nature, and improve well-being with enjoyable hikes!
Enhances Balance & Stability
Hiking through different terrains keeps you more attuned to changes in your body’s movements. This enhances coordination and strengthens stabilizing muscles. It also challenges your sense of proprioception, or awareness of your body’s position in space, which can decline with age.
Top 7 Senior Water Aerobics Exercises You Have to Try
Stay active, improve flexibility, and enjoy low-impact workouts in the pool!
High Knee Lifts
High knee lifts work on the muscles in your core & lower body.
- Stand in the pool with water at waist level.
- Engage your core muscles to maintain balance.
- Lift your right leg, bending your knee until it’s level with the water.
- Hold the position for 2 to 5 seconds.
- Lower your leg back down & switch to the left leg.
- Repeat the movement, alternating legs.
Events
SHAPE, Ageless Motion Day - June 18, 2025
Registration is now open for this year's Ageless Motion Day!
Individuals, families, and seniors groups are encouraged to join us this June 18 as we promote active transportation as we age. Register below and let us know how many minutes of activity you & your group plan to complete as you participate in Ageless Motion Day!
Alberta Healthy Living Program, AHS Calgary Zone
Getting Up and Down from the Floor Safely
Dates: June 19th & October 2nd, 2025
Presenter: Alberta Healthy Living Program, AHS
This online Physiotherapist-led class will talk about and show:
- Different ways to safely get down to and back up from the floor
- What to do if you fall onto the floor
- How to safely help someone get up from the floor
Steady on Your Feet
Dates: July 15th, July 17th, October 16th & October 23rd, 2025
Presenter: Alberta Healthy Living Program, AHS
This online session will help you learn more about:
- What can lead to a fall
- How to decrease your chances of falling
- Being safe in your home and community
- What to do if you fall
Injury Prevention Centre Social Media Changes
The Injury Prevention Centre is winding down our presence on Twitter (X) and shifting our focus to BlueSky instead. You can now find us at @stopinjury.bsky.social, where we’ll share updates from the Centre and our programs, including Finding Balance.
We’ll continue to stay connected with you on:
Facebook: @stopfalls and @stopinjury
Instagram: @stopinjury
YouTube: @injuryprevention
As always, thank you for following us - we look forward to continuing the conversation on these platforms!
Finding Balance does not endorse or take responsibility for the content of Better5.
All content is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own health care provider or any other health care professional.
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