Kia ora and welcome to this edition of The Old Times. Last Friday was a hive of activity at the Celebrating Age Centre with Shanti Ralm demonstrating to 16 of us how to make a traditional Indian curry, as well as preparing delicious chapati. We'd love you to join us from 9.30am - 11.00am each Friday morning to enjoy a guest speaker or a demonstration followed by a cuppa, a natter and some morning tea. It's open to all and we look forward to seeing you. Stay warm, dry and safe as winter barrels on in. Best wishes
Lucy Willard Membership and Events Coordinator
Steady As You Go© is a unique community based falls prevention programme using peer leaders and a central coordinator. The exercises are similar to those learned from a physiotherapist.
Include simple exercises, seated in a chair, standing and walking
Proven to improve balance, spatial awareness, flexibility and leg strength
Participants feel physically better and more able
Class members enjoy being with a friendly group of like minded people
All participants are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Classes are for one hour once per week.
Savers know that regular exercise reduces fracture risk. That's why it's a fundamental part of the Osteoporosis Reversal Program. Since that basic fact is established, scientists have begun seeking more precise answers about which type and duration of physical activity have the greatest benefit.
Today we'll look at the details of a recently-published study that examined the association of physical activity and fracture risk among postmenopausal women. Their findings are a useful tool for pursuing optimal bone health.
“Is the amount and intensity of physical activity associated with total and site-specific fracture among postmenopausal women who participated in the Women’s Health Initiative study?”1
That is the question posed by a team of researchers from across the United States in their study published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study followed 77,206 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 over an average of 14 years, using information they volunteered to the Women's Health Initiative study. Read more
Zoom is cloud-based video software which is used for hosting online meetings using video, audio and screen-sharing. This type of software has become popular recently as New Zealanders adopt new technology to manage remote meetings or host social gatherings online.
You may have heard of Zoom in news articles recently about issues around software vulnerabilities, lists of passwords available and outsiders accessing meetings, known as ‘Zoom-bombing’. Given these issues, is it safe to use Zoom?
In this year’s General Election, New Zealanders will vote in a referendum on the End of Life Choice Act (2019).
“If assisted dying is supported in the upcoming election, it is imperative that it be introduced safely, to support those who want to access it and simultaneously protect our vulnerable populations,” says Dr Rhona Winnington, a lecturer in nursing at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Currently, there is not enough detail in the Bill to protect patients and provide adequate wraparound support for family members, she says.
The case study, published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal, reveals first-hand experience of assisted dying (AD) from a relative’s perspective, in a country where it is already legal. Read more
Read the latest issues of Senior Watch for articles on topics including: Deceptively high kerb causes 'life-changing' injuries to Nelson woman - Read more Older NZers bear brunt of Covid - Read more The impact of lockdown on social isolation among older people - Listen here
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