2.1. Participants

With ethics approval from the University Ethics Committee, 26 participants were recruited through press releases, television and radio interviews, Facebook advertisements, and local active living centres in Manitoba. Participants’ ages ranged between 65 to 89 years. Most participants were female (n = 20) and retired (n = 22), although several participants were still working either part-time (n = 2) or full time (n = 2). Many participants had a high school (n = 7) or some college or university education (n = 14); three participants had less than a high school education and two participants held graduate degrees. One quarter of participants reported they lived alone.