WORKSHOPS

Movement is Medicine: The Importance of Daily Physical Activity for Older Adults

AmandaSterczykFitnessSallySitwell
Sally Sitwell

Move More, Your Life Depends On It
The fastest growing demographic on Facebook is the 65+ age group. Seniors are taking to social media in droves, and they're becoming even more sedentary than their teenage grandchildren. Mobility in older adults is critical for maintaining independence and keeping costly, long-term care and health services to a minimum.
This informative and interactive workshop will teach you to add snacks of movement to your daily life and improve your quality of living.
“Sitting is the new smoking” - it's a catchphrase that has led to a misguided war on seats. Too much sitting is not the problem, but rather, lack of movement is the problem. So, what's the solution? Making a commitment to move more every day. But how?
This interactive workshop will equip you with practical solutions to transform you into a committed mover. Learn how small tweaks can add up to big changes in your body - physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Feedback from the workshops:

Workshop, Workshop, "I'm not sitting anymore; what now?!"
“Thank you Amanda for having this very informative session”
  • “I just came home and my daughter was working at her computer. I told her to straighten her back and she said ‘WOW, I can breathe so much better!!!’”
  • “Great advice…and warnings! Will work on ‘younging’ my body instead of aging it!”
  • “Thanks for the wonderful tips. I hope that schools and companies take advantage of these concepts to help their students and employees.”
  • “It was a great session.”
  • “I loved the workshop. Valuable information and so many helpful tips. Thank you Amanda!”
  • "Today while in 4 hours of meetings I got up and moved around... even walked backwards to the door to excuse myself!!! Thank you for the tips ... already making changes in my day!"
  • "Just want to say again that it was a really good session yesterday! I even wandered around the house on my calls today."
"Amanda Sterczyk thank you so much for coming to talk to us at Retire-At-Home Services. Our jobs are demanding and require the utmost attention throughout our shifts. Many of our staff have continual neck and back pain due to the time they spend sitting & answering phones and typing. I really am thankful that you sent an important message to keep moving throughout our days. The simple tips and stretches you provided are invaluable to our staff! I believe every office would benefit from Amanda's presentation. Thanks again!!" - Catherine Bennett, Retire-at-Home
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"After listening to Amanda speak about the benefits of "loading our bones", I have been more aware of things that I can do daily. In fact, my husband brought home a few bags of wood-burning pellets for our pellet stove. Rather than have him carry them down a flight of stairs to the area where the pellet stove is in our home, I heard Amanda's voice in my head telling me that carrying these bags would be a great exercise to load my bones. So I did. I heard Amanda's voice as I carried each bag, reminding me that this simple exercise, which didn't take me more than 5-7 minutes to do, was the perfect burst my body needed. Thank you Amanda!" - Pierrette