Better Balance Training – Practical Movement Series Part 3
“One moment I was climbing up the stairs, and the next moment I was rolling back down them!” My client shook his head back and forth. “I don’t understand, I can stand on one foot for over a minute. I thought that meant I had good balance.”
Goats on Parade Coming to Chapel Hill and Pittsboro
Galloway Ridge Retirement Community will host the first ever Goat Parade, a public art installation and tour, to benefit the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center (Chapel Hill) and the Chatham County Council on Aging (Pittsboro).
Make Friends with the Floor: Practical Movement Series Part 2
There are certain movements that a young and vital man like me takes for granted. Soon after I began working with older adults at the Duke Center for Living I learned about a new fitness test that I instantly became excited about: The Sitting to Rising Test. This test was the cat’s pajamas.
Senior Citizens Can Make the Choice to Not Drive
While seniors may be unhappy about hanging up the keys to the family vehicle, living in a retirement community makes it easier when that time comes. Consider these signs it may be time.
Standing Up May Not Be So Simple
“Let’s head around the corner for the next exercise, Marty.” I turned around and headed across the fitness floor at the Duke Center for Living, set up our equipment, and waited.The moments passed and I continued to wait.
Retirement Doesn’t Automatically Mean Healthy Living for Mom and Dad
Motivating Mom and Dad to adopt exercise and healthy routines in retirement can be a challenge. Here are tips to help get them started.
Maintain Sufficient Magnesium Levels for a Happy and Healthy Retirement
Low magnesium levels are detrimental to senior health. Find out what low levels can cause for your senior loved ones and what foods are good sources of magnesium.
Volunteers Come In All Sizes, Shapes and Oh Yes Ages
At just 4-foot-10 and 93 years old, Evelyn Savitzky hardly acts her age, or her size. Savitzky, a former engineering librarian that helped work on the Hubble telescope, is the library director at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington.
Explore Subtle Changes to Enrich Your Retirement
Adding variety to your routine in retirement can open doors to new interests, opportunities and people. It doesn’t require big changes and can result in enriching retirement life.
Seniors, Talk to Your Doctor About Drug Chronotherapy
Taking prescription drugs when it is convenient or easy to remember may not be the best practice for seniors. Drug chronotherapy may make medications seniors take more effective and better tolerated.
