3 THINGS TO HELP FIGHT AGEISM IN SOCIETY – Smilecast 126
Ageism Article
When Ashton Applewhite, the 2016 Aging Influencer of the Year of Next Avenue, recommends someone for your Caregiver Smile Summit to speak about ageism, you take her up on the offer. That person is Cathy Bollinger.
Cathy is the Managing Director of Embracing Aging York County (PA) Community Foundation and heads their long-term initiative, Embracing Aging. At the invitation of Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Casey, Cathy was one of four witnesses selected to present testimony at the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in May 2017. Clearly, she knows what she is talking about!
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Moderate Exercise Better Than None for Older Folks -Smilecast 125
Only Take a Little Moderate Exercise to Make Big Difference
Adding 48 minutes of moderate exercise per week is associated with improvements in overall physical functioning and decreases in risks of immobility in older adults who are sedentary, finds a new study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University.
In the study, published in PLOS ONE, the researchers evaluated how different doses of exercise for adults age 70-89 would impact the benefits. While the researchers saw improvements in all participants who added some physical activity to their routine, those who got more exercise, moderate exercise, saw greater changes. The work is part of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study.
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Our Friday Song of the Week – Carry On by F.U.N.
Carry On by F.U.N.
