Stay tuned for daily updates about the recommended stretches and exercises NESA's Personal Fitness Trainer Practicum student Boris thinks all seniors should stay active doing!

Monday's Exercise and Stretch of the Day

The Chest Muscles 

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Tuesday's Exercise and Stretch of the Day

The Quadriceps Muscles

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Wednesday's Exercise and Stretch of the Day

The Shoulder Muscles

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Thursday's Exercise and Stretch of the Day

The Triceps

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Friday's Exercise and Stretch of the Day

The Back

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Stay tuned for daily updates about what tips and suggestions instructor Shawn has for you regarding your devices and the many different programs and options available to you!

Monday's Tech Tip Of The Day

What's So Great About the Google Drive?

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Tuesday's Tech Tip Of The Day

How to Make a YouTube Playlist

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Wednesday's Tech Tip Of The Day

Searching Your Computer for Lost Files

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Thursday's Tech Tip Of The Day

Gmail: Tips and Tricks

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Friday's Tech Tip Of The Day

The Basics of Using a Flash Drive

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Saturday's Tech Tip Of The Day

Passwords: What you need to know

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Sunday's Tech Tip Of The Day

What Is The iCloud?

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Monday, June 7/21 - 9am-10am

Start the day with Falon leading you through a variety of exercises to get the heart rate up, strengthen muscles and tone your whole body. Must be able to lower to floor to do mat work.

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Monday, June 7/21 - 10am-11am

Join the Edmonton North Primary Care Network team for an informative health information session! Learn to read food labels to help you choose healthier choices at the grocery store and then participate in a 'Ask the Dietitian' session to have your nutrition questions answered.

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Please find the handouts associated with the presentation below:

Levels of Processing

Nutrient Content Claims

Steps for Label Reading and Ingredients List

Monday, June 7/21 - 12:30pm-1:30pm

Join Marguerite for an action packed hour of Zumba fun - no experience necessary! Use of low impact dance moves to Latin, America-based music, making this an exhilarating and perfect fit for both the seasoned Zumba student or those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle.

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Monday, June 7/21 - 1pm-1:45pm

Join the eOne Fitness Instructors for an Essentrics class! This class is aimed at regaining your mobility while slowly building strength and reawakening the power of your 650 muscles. This is a slower paced class and is designed for those who have muscle stiffness/atrophy, frozen shoulder, chronic aches and pains, and for those who are beginning to exercise after being inactive. Ideal for seniors who are looking for a gentle, slow tempo class that focuses on improving mobility, balance and strength. Level 1 – Gentle Fitness, standing and chair work.

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Tuesday, June 8/21 - 10am-11am

The Canada Revenue Agency’s Outreach Team would like to invite you to a free information session on Scams; the session will include information on the following:

Telephone scams / Email scams / How to protect yourself / Information on the latest COVID-19 scams

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Tuesday, June 8/21 - 1:30pm

NESA Members with an active 2021 Membership are encouraged to attend NESA's upcoming virtual annual general meeting which will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 1:30pm.

This meeting has ended. Please click here for our 2020 Report to The Community 

Thank you for joining us for this meeting and Happy Seniors' Week!

Tuesday, June 8/21 - 7:00pm-8:00pm

It's time to kick up your heels and shout yee-haw! Join Dwayne for a 1-hour session of Line Dancing, no experience is necessary.

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Wednesday, June 9/21 - 9am-10am

Join Falon for a perfect mixture of aerobic activity, strength training and stretching; participants are urged to go at their own pace and enjoy this well-rounded fitness class. No floor work. 

*Suggested Equipment: Plan to use any handweights, resistance bands, and bender balls (or small towels or pillows) you may have available and don't forget to fill up a water bottle!

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Wednesday, June 9/21 - 11am-12pm

Join the eOne Fitness Instructors for an Essentrics class! This is an age reversing workout that will restore movement in your joints, improve flexibility and strength in your muscles, relieve pain
and stimulate your cells to increase energy, vibrancy and your immune system. Level 2 – Gentle to Moderate fitness, includes standing
and some floor work (back and side only). Some movement modifications available.

*Please Note: An exercise mat, towel, and water bottle are recommended for this class*

This session has ended.

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Wednesday, June 9/21 - 1:00pm-2:00pm

Join Dance Instructor Emily for a fun 1-hour escape to the Hawaiian Islands! Learn basic Hula Dancing, while improving your posture and coordination.

This session has ended.

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Wednesday, June 9/21 - 2:30pm-3:00pm

Join the Edmonton North Primary Care Network team for an informative exercise and fitness information session! Have questions about exercise or what you should be doing to stay healthy and active? Log in to this informative session where you will have the opportunity to speak with an Exercise Physiologist and get your questions answered.

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Thursday, June 10/21 - 11:00am-12:00pm

Creativity is one of the three pillars to healthy aging. Seeking out and engaging in creative activities has enabled many seniors to manage isolation, even before the limitations to their lives presented by COVID. Join Dorothy Lowrie from Human Learning Architecture for a presentation that will explore current research into how and why creativity is such an important element to healthy living – at any age. The presentation will also introduce a legacy creativity project that will be offered as a program at NESA in the upcoming months. This future program will focus on a process of life reflection; how use key life moments to create a life legacy story and the program and will include the actual recording of your 3 – 4 min. legacy story. 

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Thursday, June 10/21 - 12:30pm-1:30pm

Join Marguerite for an action packed hour of Zumba fun - no experience necessary! Use of low impact dance moves to Latin, America-based music, making this an exhilarating and perfect fit for both the seasoned Zumba student or those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle.

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Thursday, June 10/21 - 2:00pm-3:30pm

Debbie is excited about the possibility of returning to teach art at NESA in the Fall, granted the center is ready and able to reopen! In fact, join Debbie in a mini session that will isolate one section of the Fall 2021 project and create a small vignette of a red barn at the break of day. 

*Please prepare any oil painting supplies you have for this art workshop. Recommended supplies include but are not mandatory for participation: Oil paints i.e.: titanium white, phthalate blue, cadmium red, cadmium orange, paynes grey, cadmium yellow and burnt umber, an 8 x 10 canvas or canvas board, and assorted bristle and synthetic brushes:  6 Filbert bristle, 4 short flat bright synthetic, 2 liner, 3/8 bristle angular brush. Regular painting supplies like paper towels, thinner, transfer paper etc. are also recommended.*

This session has ended.

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Thursday, June 10/21 - 2pm-3pm

The Canada Revenue Agency’s Outreach Team would like to invite you to a free information session on Scams; the session will include information on the following:

Telephone scams

Email scams

How to protect yourself

Information on the latest COVID-19 scams

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Thursday, June 10/21 - 3pm-4pm

Do you enjoy golf and want to find a way to improve your game? Join the eOne Fitness Instructors for a class targeted at just this! Essentrics is a full body workout that rapidly changes the shape of your body through a dynamic combination of strengthening and stretching.  Ideal for men and women of all fitness levels, this program rebalances the body, prevents and treats injuries and unlocks tight joint, muscles and connective tissue. With this Essentrics Tone for Golf dynamic stretching workout, you will improve your flexibility, range of motion and strengthen the muscles that you need to be your best on the course.

*Please Note: An exercise mat, towel, and water bottle are recommended for this class*

This session has ended.

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Thursday, June 10/21 - 7pm-8pm

Yes, the wonderful benefits of yoga are for everyone! Join instructor Christine who will help you safely stretch and strengthen your body while calming your mind with a fun and balanced mix of yoga postures including a series of floor asanas (floor yoga poses) allowing for the opportunity to slow down, take a look inside to see, feel, and breathe yourself into places of forgiveness, letting go, gratitude, and self-love. Relieve daily stress with a guided relaxation in each session. This welcoming and well-rounded class is open to all, beginners and experienced yogis of all ages, abilities and body types. Props and modifications may be used to encourage you to create an individual practice that meets your unique needs. In this class participants are encouraged to go at their own pace, take rest and water when needed.  

*Suggested Equipment: Please bring a mat, towel or blanket, water, and wear comfortable, easy moving clothing.  Any other yoga props you may have blankets, blocks, eye pillows please feel free to have them handy. 

This session has ended.

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Friday, June 11/21 - 10:30am-11:30am

The pandemic has had a profound impact on mental health. Join the Edmonton North Primary Care Network Behavioral Health Consultant for an informative health information session. This presentation will provide some tips and tricks on how to increase mental wellness, manage negative thoughts,  and increase coping skills during these challenging times.

This session has ended.

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Friday, June 11/21 - 1:30pm-2:00pm

Do you live with osteoarthritis? Would you like to be active but aren’t sure what is ‘right’ when it comes to exercise? Get the latest information about how to safely manage your arthritis and keep yourself healthy and active from an Exercise Specialist from the Edmonton North Primary Care Network.

Click here for the Zoom Link - please login no earlier than five minutes prior to the start of this session, thank you!

This session has ended.

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Saturday, June 12/21 - 10:30am-11:30am

Join Falon for a perfect mixture of aerobic activity, strength training and stretching; participants are urged to go at their own pace and enjoy this well-rounded fitness class. No floor work.

*Suggested Equipment: Plan to use any handweights, resistance bands, and bender balls (or small towels or pillows) you may have available and don't forget to fill up a water bottle!

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Saturday, June 12/21 - 12pm-1pm

Join instructor Bella for an energizing hour of Chair Zumba! Chair Zumba Gold is Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a fitness program that will fit everyone. Chair Zumba improves cardiovascular capacity, overall muscular strength and endurance, range of motion, posture, cognitive function, just to name a few.  All fitness levels welcome!!! Bella will adapt the class for those who are wheelchair bound, have MS, knee, hip and shoulder issues, arthritis etc.  If you can sit - you can do Chair Zumba!!!

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Sunday, June 13/21 - 10:00am-11:00am

Yes, the wonderful benefits of yoga are for everyone! Join instructor Christine who will help you safely stretch and strengthen your body while calming your mind with a fun and balanced mix of yoga postures including a series of floor asanas (floor yoga poses) allowing for the opportunity to slow down, take a look inside to see, feel, and breathe yourself into places of forgiveness, letting go, gratitude, and self-love. Relieve daily stress with a guided relaxation in each session. This welcoming and well-rounded class is open to all, beginners and experienced yogis of all ages, abilities and body types. Props and modifications may be used to encourage you to create an individual practice that meets your unique needs. In this class participants are encouraged to go at their own pace, take rest and water when needed.  

*Suggested Equipment: Please bring a mat, towel or blanket, water, and wear comfortable, easy moving clothing.  Any other yoga props you may have blankets, blocks, eye pillows please feel free to have them handy. 

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!

Sunday, June 13/21 - 1:00pm-2:00pm

Chair Dance class is a fun way to exercise & learn some choreographed dance moves while sitting on a chair. It aims to improve overall energy, core stability, muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, and motor skills. Let’s join the dance party with Harmeet!

Click here for the Zoom Link - please login no earlier than five minutes prior to the start of this class, thank you!

This session has ended.

Thank you for joining us for this session and Happy Seniors' Week!