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Walk N’ Roll Enhanced Group Fitness Using 4 Wheel Walkers Seniors L.I.N.C.S. Program, Western Zone Interested parties can visit www.walk2n2roll.ca for start up information. Walk N’ Roll has been recognized by Accreditation Canada as a Leading Practice in 2018. Quotes: “When I started with the walker it was like a whole new way of life. I could stand up straight and I didn’t have to put nearly the weight on the walker as I did on my cane. Now I can walk downtown and am not tired at all. I tell my friends that they don’t have to give up their canes, just get a walker as well". (Mr. R. Elliott2 age 98, Walk N Roll participant) “You mean it’s a walking program for people who don’t need 4WW’s?” Edward Williams, Wolfville community member “Dad saw them (4WW’s) advertised on sale at Canadian Tire and asked me to purchase one. He never would have tried a walker if it wasn’t for the Walk N Roll class.” 2Pam Goodwin, Grand pre “Walk N Roll gives the participants an opportunity to use key public recreation facilities that they may not have accessed on their own” – Steve Raftery, former Active Living Coordinator County of Kings Walk N’ Roll is a free, indoor walking program for older, community dwelling adults (men and women) with multiple co2morbidities. It is provided in partnership between municipal Recreation Departments and NSHA Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and trained volunteers. We target people that are not able to join regular seniors fitness programming offered by community recreation. Every participant walks using a 4WW – if they do not own one they borrow one of ours. Many sedentary people know that they need to get more physically active, but often say, “I don’t know where to start!”. Walk N Roll provides a starting place. Walk N’ Roll: • Draws people into their local recreation facilities which they may not have entered before. • Raises the communities’ awareness of simple ways to become more physically active and decreases the social stigma of using an assistive device (“one of those things”). • Provides a starting place for those wanting to reduce sedentary behaviour. • Provides social opportunities. • Enables faster walking speeds, using 4WW as exercise equipment, while ensuring a greater degree of safety within a group exercise format. • Teaches participants how to self2monitor their exercise intensity, using the Talk Test. The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines’ health benefits are based on 150mins/week of moderate to vigorous activity. Image2doretta groenendyk
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Walk N’ RollEnhanced Group Fitness Using 4 Wheel Walkers
Seniors L.I.N.C.S. Program, Western Zone
Interested(parties(can(visit(www.walk2n2roll.ca for(start(up(information.
Walk(N’(Roll(has(been(recognized(by(
Accreditation(Canada(as(a(Leading(Practice(
in(2018.
Quotes:(“When(I(started(with(the(walker(it(was(
like(a(whole(new(way(of(life.(I(could(stand(
up(straight(and(I(didn’t(have(to(put(nearly(
the(weight(on(the(walker(as(I(did(on(my(
cane.(Now(I(can(walk(downtown(and(am(
not(tired(at(all.(I(tell(my(friends(that(they(
don’t(have(to(give(up(their(canes,(just(get(
a(walker(as(well".((Mr.(R.(Elliott2 age(98,(
Walk(N(Roll(participant)
“You(mean(it’s(a(walking(program(for(
people(who(don’t(need(4WW’s?”(Edward(
Williams,(Wolfville(community(member
“Dad(saw(them((4WW’s)(advertised(on(
sale(at(Canadian(Tire(and(asked(me(to(
purchase(one.(He(never(would(have(tried(
a(walker(if(it(wasn’t(for(the(Walk(N(Roll(
class.”(2Pam(Goodwin,(Grand(pre
“Walk(N(Roll(gives(the(participants(an(
opportunity(to(use(key(public(recreation(
facilities(that(they(may(not(have(accessed(
on(their(own”(– Steve(Raftery,(former(
Active(Living(Coordinator(County(of(Kings
Walk(N’(Roll(is(a(free,(indoor(walking(program(for(older,(
community(dwelling(adults((men(and(women)(with(
multiple(co2morbidities.(It(is(provided(in(partnership(
between(municipal(Recreation(Departments(and(NSHA(
Physiotherapists,(Occupational(Therapists(and(trained(
volunteers.(
We(target( people(that(are(not(able(to(join(regular(seniors(
fitness(programming(offered(by(community(recreation.(
Every(participant(walks(using(a(4WW(– if(they(do(not(own(one(they(borrow(one(of(ours.
Many(sedentary(people(know(that(they(
need(to(get(more(physically(active,(but(
often(say,(“I(don’t(know(where(to(start!”.
Walk(N(Roll(provides(a(starting(place.
Walk(N’(Roll:•Draws(people(into(their(local(recreation(facilities(which(they(may(not(have(entered(
before.
•Raises(the(communities’(awareness(of(
simple(ways(to(become(more(physically(
active(and(decreases(the(social(stigma(of(
using(an(assistive(device((“one(of(those(
things”).
•Provides(a(starting(place(for(those(wanting(to(reduce(sedentary(behaviour.
•Provides(social(opportunities.•Enables(faster(walking(speeds,(using(4WW(as(exercise(equipment,(while(ensuring(a(greater(degree(of(safety(within(
a(group(exercise(format.
•Teaches(participants(how(to(self2monitor(
their(exercise(intensity,(using(the(Talk(
Test.(The(Canadian(Physical(Activity(
Guidelines’(health(benefits(are(based(on(
150mins/week(of(moderate(to(vigorous(
activity.
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