Staying active and involved is vitally important for the health and wellness of today's seniors

HAMILTON, Ohio (Hamilton Journal-News), September 20, 2007:

"It's really critical for seniors to stay active and healthy, especially if they want to remain in their homes as long as possible. That is our mission at Council on Aging, to help people remain in their homes and to help them to be independent," said Laurie Petrie, Communications Director, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio.

Health and wellness throughout a person's life has a huge impact on the quality of life. "Many people lose their mobility through the lack of exercise, or poor diet and other health problems," said Petrie. "When your mobility declines, you start to need help to do basic, every day tasks that we all do."

Joanne Westwood, Director of Program Enhancement, Senior Citizen's Inc. (centers in Hamilton, Fairfield and West Chester), agreed, "Keeping seniors active and healthy is important because it helps them to stay in their homes and be independent longer."

Seniors are realizing that they not only need to exercise, but that they need to incorporate activity into their daily lives. The more physically active they are, the stronger they will be.

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By Ginny McCabe, Contributing Writer
Copyright 2007 Hamilton Journal-News