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Exercises for Older Adults

Aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and balance improving exercise videos for older adults.

30 Minute Walking workout for Seniors

VIDEO: This 30-minute cardio walking workout will strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system while building strength in your body overall. ALERT: consult your doctor prior to engaging in any exercise program.

Seated Tai Chi for Older Adults

This exercise is a gentle practice shown to have a positive effect on muscle strength, flexibility, and balance while improving circulation, alignment, and increasing energy. - Easy activity - the chair assists with stability

Seated Exercises for Older Adults

This video includes both balance and muscle-strengthening exercises. - This video is appropriate for those older adults who cannot stand or who need support when standing.

Beginner level seated full body workout for Arthritis or Inflammation

Beginner level seated full body workout for Arthritis or Inflammation by Senior Fitness with Meredith

Infographic - Frailty Risk Factors, Signs and Outcomes

One of the important things to recognize is that frailty is a result of aging, but not all elderly are or will be frail.

The art and science of aging well

While genetics and gender are beyond our control, the approaches described here are not. Adopting them will significantly improve your chances of staying active, healthy and living independently to a ripe old age.

Capacity and Consent - Saskatchewan

ARCHIVE - This policy is based upon two principles: 1. Physicians are required to provide patients with relevant information in order to allow their patient to decide whether they will agree to a proposed treatment; and 2. Patients who have the capacity to consent will exercise their autonomy by making informed decisions about their health care. Obtaining informed consent before providing treatment is an ethical requirement:

15-minute Workout for Older Adults

Balance, strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises for older adults! - Easy and more advanced exercises

Centivizer - Combat the functional decline in the aging population

VIDEO - Discover a series of technological games designed to encourage older adults to do physical and cognitive exercises. These games have been developed by Centivizer to be challenging and fun. Centivizer is a young company supported by AGE-WELL

NICE Information Tools - National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly - Canada

NICE has compiled Information Tools from multiple research studies focused on understanding life challenges as people age.

Introduction to Chair Yoga

A Mindful, Simple yet Effective Practice to reduce stress, improve balance, stretching and muscle-strength - Simple chair yoga techniques for any yoga level.

NICE Legacy Information Tools

Legacy Information Tools based on 20 years of research into the challenges of aging in Canada.

NICE Online Video Resources for Canadian Seniors

Shareable videos focused on issues affecting the Elderly in Canada

Forms, Quizzes, Screens and Surveys on Older Adults

Shareable Forms, Quizzes, Screens and Surveys on Older Adults

Infographics on Issues affecting Canadian Seniors

Shareable Infographics and Charts focused on issues affecting the Elderly in Canada

Senior News - NICE National Initiative for Care of the Elderly in Canada

News and events for seniors in Canada from the NICE - National Initiative for Care of the Elderly in Canada

NICE - National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly in Canada

NICE Canada provides information tools and online resources for older adults on caregiving, legal, finance, end of life, and physical and mental health.

Physical Health Resources for the Elderly in Canada

Nice has compiled a list of online physical health resources and information tools for the Care of the Elderly in Canada.

Addiction Resources for Seniors in Canada

Discover NICE's online library of resources and information tools addressing addiction issues specifically for seniors in Canada.

Manitoba Elder Abuse Resources

Province of Manitoba Elder Abuse Resource web page. Including How to Report.

Newfoundland - Elder Abuse Resources

Elder Abuse resources for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Senior Community Resource Councils in Manitoba

Seniors Community Resource Councils are nonprofit community based organizations located throughout Manitoba

Quebec Seniors Tax, Credits and Deductions

Tax, Tax Credits and Deductions for Seniors in Quebec

Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH)

The CCSMH works to promote seniors' mental health by connecting people, ideas and resources.

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario

How to report Elder Abuse in the province of Ontario

Internet Scams Targeting Seniors

Canadian seniors are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated internet scams.

Yukon Seniors and Elders

Seniors and Elders services in the Yukon

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