low by Laurie Burns Exercise Physiologist Starting is easy staying is hard Starting an exercise program is easy Sticking to it is the hard part Knowing the benefits of a good exercise program should help you to make regular exercise a part of your lif est A recent series of Gallup surveys showed that those who exercise regularly feel more relaxed experience improvements in mood enjoy their social lives more have more self confidence are more willing and able to change other health habits eg smoking and eating habits feel a stronger sense of control over their health and their lives are able to cope with stress better MAJOR PHYSICAL BENEFITS Regular exercise can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease sudden death from a heart attack cancer osteoporosis high blood pressure obesity elevated blood cholesterol With all these benefits it should be easy to start an exercise pro gram right HELPFUL HINTS 1 Exercise because you want to as well as need to 2 Start out slowly exercising times per week for minutes minimum This amount is recommended but it may take a few weeks to build this Into your lifestyle 3 Choose an activity that you think you will like If you choose an activity that you know you won t care for you are setting yourself up for failure Make exercise a priority and let your family know it so they can support you 5 Exercise is important do not look for excuses or ways to get out of it Congratulations Making the decision to get started on a regular exercise program is half the battle Committing to Get Fit is the other half Laurie Bums the owner of Work That Body Mill be writing a regular fitness column for The Herald Outlook Birds nest catches fire A bird s nest in a light caught on fire at a Guelph Street restaurant at 8 10 p m April 27 Halton Hills Fire Department says The nest was located in McDonald parking lot and caught fire due to the heat from the light fire officials say Firefighters shut off power to the light Approximately 000 worth of damage was caused when a pot was allowed to boll dry on top of a stove Halton Hills Fire Depart ment says The fire was out completely by the time firefighters responded to the call at 58 April on Con cession 23 Lot WILLOW LANE NATURAL FOODS MYGENEYTION Fash For The Young At Heart MAIN ST GEORGETOWN cioiiFomnoiChn 873 Campbell House Gallery JCI for the by Les Seniors association has 700 members This is the first of what we expect to be a regular senior news col Our association has in excess of 700 members now and there is a need to open up a regular channel of communication to keep everyone informed of what is going on and what progress we are making towards a seniors centre in Georgetown Putting first things first our status is now that of a charitable organization and we can issue receipts for donations All who are members have each made donations to the Building Fund and the board of directors express its appreciation of your generous ex pression of confidence Receipts were issued as soon as was possible to those members who wished to have one If you are a member and didn get one please call Treasurer Grant Greenaway at 7749 We regret that we were somewhat late getting them to you but they are usable for tax year 1990 Since we anticipate being a permanent organization involved with seniors issues and representing seniors in Georgetown the board has initiated the process to get the association incorporated The association bylaws are now completed and have been distributed to members along with their receipts for donations Other members will receive theirs in the next week Please read them before the genera meeting scheduled for May 16th In the hall of Holy Cross Church You will be asked to accept them at that meeting Also at that meeting an action plan for a seniors centre will be presented by the board for your approval This plan is the culmination of a great deal of work by the Building and Planning Committee and other members of the board over the past year Your approval of this plan will enable the board to proceed with the next phase which is to solicit the approval and participation of Hills town council in a plan to make the tre a reality in Georgetown In the meantime fund raising has been an ongoing activity It should be noted that all donations to the association go directly to the Building Fund and money raised through activities goes into an operating account for ongoing administration expenses From time to time as this account accumulates money will be transferred to the Building Fund The Treasurer reports the financial status to the board in written form monthly and an audited report is presented to the association is the president of the Georgetown and District Seniors Association Seniors for the Future will be a regular column in The Herald Outlook written for the seniors by the seniors June is Seniors Month Is Halton and the Region plans to holds its fifth annua Seniors Awareness Week June 10 through to June This years theme is Through Other Eyes a program intended to teach the public about seniors needs services available to seniors and positive aspects of ag tag Five Through Other Eyes workshops which will be co- sponsored by the Regions Elderly Services Advisory Committee and the provinces Ontario office for senior citizens will be held throughout the Region during Seniors Week Nonelderly people will be in vited to wear various devices that simulate declines in vision bear ing strength agility and manual dexterity In this way the par ticipants will leam bow the body THINK PINK Please return your pink envelope ROTARY CLUB OF GEORGETOWN Passive Reducing Exclusive ladies Salon Paraffin Wax Mm cure Ptd cure 8734907 Guelph St Rear Entrance Georgetown MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN Toe Room 8730674 of the Distinct Gala Art Auction PREVIEW AUCTION 8pm Feature Artist HOLY CROSS CHURCH AUDITORIUM 224MiptoAvt Georgetown V Door Prizes Patrons Door Prize Refreshments at the Y or 1070 and oxbow books Georgetown fabrics cachet WORK THAT 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