Physicians need to work in partnership with their patients and community-based health providers to achieve healthier lifestyles. This 22-page colourfully illustrated booklet is printed in clear, large type. It treats the whole question of older adults' physical activity in a light-hearted and nontechnical manner. Every older adult patient should receive one with his or her physician's endorsement. Older patients can also be directed to several simple exercise plans they can use on their own.
Public libraries carry exercise and mobility videos for seniors.
The Physical Activity Guide for Older Adults along with brochures on community facilities and programs suitable for seniors. Dr Burgess is the British Columbia representative of the Seniors' Advisory Committee of the Active Living Coalition of Older Adults. Dr Mackie is a member of the Physical Activity and Health Strategy Coordinating Committee. Ms O'Brien Cousins is a professor in Exercise Gerontology on the Physical Education and Recreatrion Faculty at the Univsersity of Alberta.