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Inside Eleanor Tweedy's self-contained apartment in Stony Plain there are several strategically placed canes and
walking sticks at every corner. Despite all that precaution, the 88-year old couldn't escape one of the pitfalls of old age
– falls, which landed her in the hospital twice.
In an effort to prevent cases like Tweedy's, the Alberta
Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) and the
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) last week launched the
"Finding Balance" campaign that will educate and raise
awareness among seniors – and future generations of
seniors - about the importance of leading a healthy and safe
lifestyle.

Video Games can help you stay fit.

The courses may be covered in snow, but golfer Carol Sievers was still able to work up a sweat on her Nintendo Wii video game system.

Sievers was part of an event held Monday at the Northgate Lions' seniors' recreation centre to promote the Finding Balance campaign, which teaches seniors to avoid dangerous falls by several means, including physical fitness.

With walks and roads covered in ice and snow, having seniors stay fit is one way an Alberta group hopes to prevent nasty falls.

Senior fall prevention campaign renewed

As you age, the risk increases for injury from falling and that makes seniors a vulnerable part of our population.

 

The Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research is working together with local groups to provide awareness to seniors that falls are nothing to be embarassed about. Su-Ling Goh reports.