Susan Bock Smith
Fall Prevention Balance & Mobility Exercise Specialist at Surefeet; McGill University B.Ed. in Physical Education; expert in balance training and fall prevention for seniors, Parkinson's disease, and stroke recovery in North Vancouver.
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Jul 17, 2026
Gillian LockitchHOST
You mentioned that many were sort of toward the older end of our senior spectrum in age.
Susan Bock SmithGUEST
I would say that for those particular classes, we have different levels of classes and our age group does vary.
Susan Bock SmithGUEST
But what I'm speaking to right now is So I guess the average age was about 85 for that group.
Susan Bock SmithGUEST
And that, that has changed a lot and enabled them to use computers and for other, for other reasons as well.
Susan Bock SmithGUEST
But the, I'll say one of the most interesting things about the change from live to online is that what we didn't foresee was the change from three dimensional to two dimensional.
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Gillian LockitchHOST
So if somebody, for example, is basically sedentary and that has got worse during COVID, what would you recommend as a sort of program to get them started on becoming physically active without injuring themselves because they haven't been using muscles and bones?