Attend a Fall Prevention Class or Workshop September 16 - 27, 2019
September is Fall Prevention Month and the perfect time to evaluate your physical activity level. In the United States physical activity has dropped by 32% in only two generations. Vehicles, machines and technology now move for us. Sedentary lifestyles are now normal, but evolution designed humans to move. Unfortunately, sedentary lifestyles are increase the risk of falling.
"Exercise is optional. Movement is essential,” says Nanci Shaddy, fitness director at O’Connor Woods, an Eskaton-managed community. The difference between the two is that exercise is a modern invention. It is often seen as an obligation or chore for our physical well-being. However, most exercise regimes make us experts in specific movements that are not practical in daily living.
Movement is something entirely different from exercise. Movement is ancient. Our bodies were designed to walk, jog and swim. Older adults especially need more movement in their daily routine as opposed to more exercise to remain healthy.
The problem many older adults have with exercise is that they get bored or burnt out and stop exercising entirely and inevitably stop moving. Adding more natural movement into your daily routine is the best way to increase your flexibility, strength and balance. Activities like walking, gardening, cleaning, dancing and playing with your grandkids are great forms of movement and often require you to bend, squat, reach or duck down.
Join us during the month of September at one of our workshops in Northern California. Attendees can expect to learn about fall prevention strategies and how to incorporate more movement into your everyday lifestyle. Additional factors like chronic disease, eye sight, hearing and foot wear may be discussed by different presenters.
Eskaton Village Placerville
3380 Blairs Lane
Placerville, CA, 95667
Prevent Falling Through Fitness...Learn how to improve balance and overcome the fear of falling.
Monday, September 16, 2019
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Monday, September 23, 2019
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Please join us as our guest speakers share with us on how to improve our balance and overcome our fear of falling
Click here to RSVP or call Jane Young at 530-295-3400. For more information, click here.
Eskaton Village Grass Valley
625 Eskaton Circle
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Fall Prevention Workshop
Thursday, September 12, 2019
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn about your personal fall risk factors and strategies to reduce the risk of falling. We will be hosting a Falls Prevention Presentation which will include a short video, handouts and tips on everyday ways to stay safe and be proactive in preventing falls.
Click here to RSVP or call Michele Ozanich at 530-273-1778 for more information.
Eskaton Village Roseville
1650 Eskaton Loop
Roseville, CA 95747
Building Better Balance
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The Lodge
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Please join us in the Lodge and learn how to Build Better Balance. This class will help develop skills by providing ways to improve your balance.
Space is limited. Please call Tammie Medlin at 916-789-7831 to reserve your spot today.
Fall Prevention Guest Speaker Event
Monday, September 23, 2019
Village Center
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Join UC Davis Matter of Balance Master Trainer, Cathy Morris, as she shares on the importance of appropriate exercise, the monitoring of medications and how to create a safe place from home hazards.
Click here to RSVP or call Tammie Medlin at 916-789-7831.
The Parkview
100 Valley Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Fall Prevention Presentation and Walker Tutorial
Thursday, September 19, 2019
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join our Fall Prevention presentation as our guest speaker, Meryl McCormick, Geriatric Clinical Specialist & Physical Therapist, educates us on major factors that contribute to falls, and discuss home safety, assistive devices, outdoor falls, and medication awareness.
Click here to RSVP or call Jessica Loftus at 925-461-3042 to reserve your spot today.
Eskaton Village Carmichael
(North Auditorium)
3939 Walnut Avenue
Carmichael, CA 95608
Fall Prevention Video "The Falling Monologues"
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Come and enjoy the showing of “The Falling Monologues”. It is a series of stories reflecting the thoughts, emotions, and lessons learned by some older adults after they’ve fallen. It was developed as a creative approach to spark interest and start discussion about fall prevention. We will be having a discussion about each monologue and how it relates to our residents after the viewing.
Click here to RSVP or call Kim Hummel at 916-974-2000 to reserve your spot today.
Eskaton Lodge Gold River
11390 Coloma Road
Gold River, CA 95670
Agile Aging - Balance and Fall Prevention
Every Wednesday During September 2019
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Agile Aging is a unique wellness-through-movement program that uses music and imagery in a fun and lively exercise series. Each 45-minute class, choreographed and led by founder Valerie Baadh Garrett, works with balance and movement to help prevent falls and improve vitality. Agile Aging activities integrate the latest research in fall prevention, therapeutic imagery for healing, and brain fitness in a somatic, mind-body approach to healthy living.
Space is limited. Click here to RSVP or call Paloma Palomares at 916-852-7900 to reserve your spot today.
Balance and Movement Workshop
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Please join our Balance and Movement Workshop and learn facts about falling, potential risk factors and a whole-body approach to maintaining balance. We will discuss simple lifestyle changes that can improve balance and well-being.
Click here to RSVP or call Paloma Palomares at 916-852-7900 to reserve your spot today.
The Trousdale Wellness Center
1875 Trousdale Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Fall Prevention Week
September 23 - 27, 2019
Monday, Sept. 23rd
Balance Class: 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Tai Chi Demo Class: 2:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24th
Balance Fitness Class: 9:00 - 9:45 a.m
Thursday, Sept. 26th
Fall Prevention Lecture: 9:00 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 27th
Modified Fall Risk Assessments: 9:00 a.m.
Please join us throughout the week and learn how to build better balance. Our classes will help develop skills to improve your balance.
Click here to RSVP or call Michelle Marheineke at 650-443-3777. For more information, click here.
Eskaton FountainWood Lodge
8773 Oak Avenue
Orangevale, CA 95662
Fall Prevention Workshop
Thursday, September 26, 2019
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn about your personal fall risk factors and strategies to reduce the risk of falling. We will be hosting a Fall Prevention Presentation which will include a short video, handouts and tips on everyday ways to stay safe and be proactive in preventing falls.
Click here to RSVP or call Kim Whitt at 916-988-2200 to reserve your spot today.