This is the introduction to Brain Fit Now! An informative, and interactive class you where senior learn and practice heart healthy skills that create a brain healthy lifestyle. Each class includes computer based brain fitness, low impact walking, student participation, and workshops on nutrition, stress management, and fitness.

1. Piecing Together
Your Brain Health
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2. What effects brain health
• Age
• Hereditary
• Medical History
• Lifestyle
• Resources
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3. Aging & Physical Limitations
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4. Health Management
• In 2005, 133 million Americans – almost 1
out of every 2 adults – had at least one chronic
illness.
• 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year
are from chronic diseases.
• Heart disease, cancer and stroke account for
more than 50% of all deaths each year.
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5. How important is fitness?
Functional Fitness
The ability to perform normal daily activities
around the house or at work, without undue
fatigue.
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6. How important is fitness?
•Driving
•WalkingWalking
• Standing
• Sitting
• Stooping, bending, or kneeling
• Reaching
• Grasping
• Lifting or carrying
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7. Interdependence
Well Being in Older Age
•Mentally
•Physically
•Socially
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8. Interdependent Living
•Aging in Community of Choice
•Active in hobbies & interests
•Connected to community
•Physically active
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