Keeping Active

Senior Information and Referral Inc. Awarded the C. Everett Koop Media Award for Best Senior Health Magazine, the Senior Handbook 2000 at the June 2000 American Heart Association Western States Affiliate Convention. Contact Information and Referral Services Inc. for a senior handbook or a list of fitness programs in Santa Clara County, 800.255.9333 or 408.345.4532.

Surfing for Life. Order a 68-minute award winning documentary film co-produced by a San Francisco gerontologist/surfer, 415.468.7469.

Fifty-Plus Fitness Association. P.O. Box 20230, Stanford 94309: a non-profit organization devoted to advancing fitness in later life. Group provides programs to help older people take action, by offering walks, discussion, lectures, and fitness camps, and by participating in research projects. $35 annual membership, 650.323.6160.

Sizzling Seniors. Exercise and performance programs at various senior locations in the county, 408.257.7243.

Good Samaritan Senior Friends and Planet Walk. Mall walks and walks to different locations, 408.559.2346.

Good Samaritan Hospital Weight Watchers. 408.278.3130.

Mayo Clinic on Chronic Pain. Free guide to self management of back pain including recommended exercises, 800.291.1128

Loma Prieta Chapter of Sierra Club. Offers hikes for all levels of fitness, or go to website www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org, 650.494.9903.

Sierra Singleaires. A hiking group for single seniors, 408.223.6888.

Free Guide by the National Institute on Health with Astronaut John Glenn. A booklet with instructions and illustrations for working out--the guide details four types of exercise that are key to senior health: endurance, strength, balance and flexibility. On the NASA website, or call 800.222.2225.

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