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WM l:RLtX)L’HRONICLE -Wednesday. tummy 27.2010 ~ it ) ' l ~ Seniors Bttln fit AHMAD ! w l at .911 \ l By Cmrtim'li- PROM. PARKHIU .3 of? ' «nwmsc ' Humor ’1‘ watt k . ‘ , , ‘. _ . L; if £2?“ AA . ‘14:, .‘ ‘ .. ~ ‘ ,, :34. ’52‘"‘.;~ . 3 . ,. ' , a? ; .3. . . Book launch and With a hip replateiiieiit on her leh . , § was an a side, and a formerly broken hip l A. ~; .7 '3"! . 7.1324 ."3' lecture at CIGI , ; ' 1”!“ a .. or 1 f1- 1 .. out: its... . 3;; » on her right side. lzrina Johnston used a Fig-5.1.369, 55;}; P ‘1’ * 7%); v; ;_ . . walker and a reclining walking _ fl, _“ .. . fig, ‘ is” ~. gs 11" '1‘ 1 An internationally acclaimed social innovator, l machine to travel Ill! kilometres in two i if . ' - .2; " 3 _ " {{3} V, - once praised by South Africa's Nelson Mandela. months ' ' 1' i .. - , " â€" c 3. “ will he a )uhlic lecture toni ml and launch his lair ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ . . . . 3.3, g l .. _ is If she can do 11. theres no excuse for Q U _ _ ‘ ' ‘ .y’ , & est book on how to eliet‘tiyely deal With pressing i \‘ ; nhe rest ot us. 1‘ I .. ..' 4‘ f or .7 ‘ problems iii society, . Seniors at Winston Park took part in . 1* "fl 1' i Adam Kahane. author of Power and Lou-3 A the (.et i it tor Space challenge 1‘ . j I“ 5;. . ‘ 'lheory and Practice of Social change. will deliver designed by the Canadian Space ' V ' f 3 ‘5 l this year‘sWaterloo lecture on social innovation on 3 Agency as a nay to niotiyate people ‘ I ' / ‘- ' - “by“ ‘3. Jan. 27 at the Centre for international Governance during astronaut Bob 'l'hirsk‘s six- ' y ‘ Innovation. month stay at the international space . ;»’ . a} 1‘ ‘2‘ The event, which begins at 7 pm. is presented station' ’ ' , ' by Social Innovation Generation at the University it was a natural tit tor the hchlegel» l _ \‘h ‘ of Waterloo, Region of Waterloo, (1101. (‘apactty llnitersiiy of Waterloo Research lnstiu \ fit -. Waterloo Region and Musagetes. lute for Aging to encourage older (1, “"’ Tickets for the lecture cost $25. and include adults living in ten seniors villages to ,. admission and a copy of Adam Kahane‘s latest 3‘ participate. . I hook and a reception. For registration. or more 1 "Being in space accelerates the ‘ ‘3 . informationwisitvnwsnsig.uwaterlooca. . aging process." said Dr. Mike Sharratt. . . . csecutiye director ot the institute. . _ fianSItlon mOVIe ] "lhe tact that there‘s no gravity , 43‘ fayu ' . . means that your muscles aren't work- ‘ if it $3.54». A \ at mcessmn “ tug at all All of your sy stems. if you ’ '5' ’ >~ t” .. _3 . don‘t t hallenge them, you lose it." Eva Martel, Agnes Reist. Irv Manske and Erma Johnston all increased their fitness, . . 1" WWW“ 10‘ the firstdetailed film about the Seniors and people liyiiig in space levels by taking part in the Get Fit for Space challenge at their retirement village. ”ammo? movement. W1” be screened 3‘ the both see a 1.,“ ”f muscle mass. hone iHARiDFTE mm FARKWLL mom Princess (.inema on lan, 28 from 7 p.m.t010 pm. \ density and \ascular ability. The longer Agnes Reist is 88 years old and also the others. ' . ’Ihe lransttion movement [.5 about 50mm“ the hotly is not challenged, the faster rises a walker due to problems with her Over the course of the challenge, he {'95 around the WWI“ 35“.)“,de If) peakotl and the deterioration protess accelerates. knees. The challenge got her up and walked 869 kilometres. more than the climate change Mm creativity. ‘_”‘f‘g‘"a“9" and Hot Sharratt said simple, modest about more than she had been in years, distance to the space station and back. humour. and setting (“WIS "317““de their local . torms ot t'\t'lt ise tan change the “Often in the evening before l go to And he's kept on going, Last week. economies and communities. h ‘5 posttive, SOlu‘ downnard slope ol'that trajectory bed, I walk up and down the hall." she Manske walked 113 kilometres. trons-focused and fl”;- "As you get older. you can get lazy, said. “it keeps me moving." "l've always walked. my whole life." ““9“ are $5 or $-10runwaged P9150115- . and spiral down into lt‘\\ and less activ- liva Martel pushed her walker 50 he said. “i wasn‘t skilled at sports!” (.hetk 0‘” wowtransmonkwca for more infor- itt until you're not leaving the apart; kilometres. He and his wife moved into Vthston mation or email infomtransrtionkwca. merit anymore. It dt‘Lt'lt’r'dtt‘s the aging “I used to walk. but not as much." Park a couple of years ago. protess,” he said she said. “Once I got into il, l made sure When she passed away in October o . , \ ‘ so what we want is tor older adults lwalked every day." 2008. Manske continued to walk. Being Rengtl'atlon for women S to he acme. right to the \ery end " At age 80. she surprised herself with active helped him to cope with his 0 Seniors at Winston Park started her physical ability. ”When l first start; grief. and helped him to sleep better. campalgll SChOOI \ strolling around the I 1 kilometres of ed walking these halls. it took me half 1'or participating in the (let Fit for Re istration is 0 en for the Cam ai n School i ’ inner (tll’l'ltlllrs. or venturing out an hour, Now I can do this whole floor Space Challenge, the Schlegel-UW for1V§men interests; in the 2010 Uniting) lylunici- aioiihd the netghhourhood. and in 15 minutes. 1 walk quite fast. with Research institute for Aging earned an pal Election The all-day workshop on Feb, 6 is for l ll'l orded theirdistantes mywalker." innovation award front the Interna- ‘ 1 ' . 1 . , , , , . . . , wr i n l t . lot lohnston. 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