When: September 2007
Where: Nationwide
Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Grandparents Day is on September 9, and NIA encourages you to celebrate! Do you want to do something really special to show your grandparents how much you care? How about saying, “Come play with me!” We all want our grandparents to be healthy and happy, so why not ask them to do some fun activities with you, like walking or swimming, playing catch, or even kicking around a soccer ball?

Grandparents can learn more about exercise in the booklet Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging and on NIA’s senior-friendly health Web site, www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov. The site has special features that make it easy to use. For example, you can click on a button to have the text read out loud or make the type larger.

Next Steps
To view Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging, visit www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide. You can order a free copy online or by calling (800) 222-2225.

And don’t forget to check out www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov for exercise tips and other health information.

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