our 8 o'clock hour. >>> jaciel cordoba: Most of us think about keeping our bodies healthybut what about our brains? >> eve tannery: As WFMZs Nancy Werteen tells us in Life Lessons, experts say its something to think about. >>Nancy: New research says people over 50 are more worried about their ability to stay mentally sharp than they are about other things like retirement savings and health care expenses. So now theres a national campaign taking place in your local area agency on aging to help people find information about how to keep their minds in tip top shape. >>Nat Sound: 10:46:24 "Lift your shoulder 1 at a time, the other shoulder" (Can we hear some music "you make m feel so young))>>Nancy: 82 year old Rose Sheptock of Center Valley says she wants to feel young so she comes to this exercise class twice a week at the Coopersburg Senior Center.>>Rose Sheptock/ Active Adult:10:38:16 It's just something you have to do to keep your mind active. i am an active person and i don't want to stop being active. 10:38:24 >>Nancy: Experts say exercise is one of the cornerstones of healthy aging. It's part of new national recommendations from your local area agency on aging on how to keep your brain as healthy as your body. >>Judith Stanczak, rn msn, Deputy Administrator iii Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services : 10:17:30 We never stop learning and if we do keep our minds active, we eat a healthy diet, we exercise, these are all things that can promote our brain health. 10:17:40>>Nancy: But this isn't news to folks who work with older adults. >>Terri Unger-Gisolfi/ Certified exercise instructor: 10:29:07 so that when you're doing things that are involving rhythm, strategy and patterning, that's going to make your brain come alive a little bit . They're actually learning activities and then add the music component, it's like learning a new dance. 10:29:18>>Nancy: What else can you do to keep your brain healthy?Eat Right Use alcohol moderately Manage your medical conditions Try mentally stimulating games Volunteer SocializeGet moving. >>Judith Stanczak, rn msn, Deputy Administrator iii Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services : 10:20:06 it's really about staying active, reading, anything that stimulates your mind that you enjoy and want to do on a daily basis. 10:20:18 >>Terri Unger-Gisolfi/ Certified exercise instructor: 10:29:32 it's not that you need to do this structured one hour a day, you can do 10 minutes when you wake up, 10 minutes in the afternoon. . 10:29:41 >>Rose Sheptock/ Active Adult: 10:26:22 She keeps us moving and she always says "move it or loose it" >>Nancy: And certainly reach out to your local area agency on aging if you need any other ideas or even some
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