Inspiring Athletes over 50

I believe and when I present my workshops on Healthy Living I always find a way to bring up the idea that as we age, we need about 30 minutes of exercise a day to help us keep healthy. Exercise is good for us at any age, but it is more important as we age, however, many Boomers and Seniors start to slow down as they get older. 

There are also side benefits of exercise. At the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in July 2015, scientists report some encouraging news about the benefits of exercise. In the first studies to look at physical activity among people already diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s, researchers reported that:

• People who participated in the exercise program had far fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, and depression). Those in the control group had deteriorated on measures of psychiatric symptoms, while the intervention group improved slightly. This lead to a statistically significant difference between the two groups.
• People in a subgroup of the exercise group who attended more than 80% of the classes and exercised vigorously (raising their heart rate to more than 70% of their maximal rate) had statistically significant (p=0.03) improvements on mental speed and attention, as measured by the SDMT.
• In addition, people who participated in the exercise program improved in physical fitness, physical function, dual-task performance and exercise self-efficacy.

I just received an email from Holly, who works for Volume 9 which is an online marketing company. Their mission is to increase their clients’ profitability with innovative search marketing services, best in class consulting practices, and highly skilled operational teams.  Their vision is that they will be recognised as the leading provider of search marketing services in the markets we choose to serve. In her email, Holly told me that one of their clients  Presbyterian Homes  which was founded in 1904, is an independent, not-for-profit and faith-based organisation with a national reputation for creating extraordinary retirement communities, posted an infographic from the Moorings in Arlington Heights,  which is below. 

The Moorings in Arlington Heights, Illinois is an active senior living community that focuses on enriching life after retirement. They celebrate the seven dimensions of wellness, which includes intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, community, emotional, and physical aspects of your health. They just posted an inspiring infographic that shows how we don't have to slow down or stop as we age. Read the blog here

The infographic from the blog is shown here: