Marketing to the Boomer Consumer – Attend Wednesday

General Posted by anthony Date July 15, 2013

Check Out The Blue Zones Project

General Posted by anthony Date July 15, 2013

Certain places around the world have high concentrations of centenarians, or people living 100 years or more. Their stories are the foundation of the Blue Zones Project.

The Blue Zones Projectã¢ is a community well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to environment, policy, and social networks.

Its mission is to lead and ignite community-by-community well-being transformation, where people live and work together in Blue Zones Communitiesã¢ for a better life.

By taking an environmental approach to well-being improvement, you have an opportunity to create real change in communities. This kind of change sparks peopleÛªs deepest desires to live well while giving them the tools to do so.

These tools are based on nine healthy lifestyle habits shared by the people living in the original Blue Zones^å¨ areas. Called the Power 9^å¨, they help people live healthier and happier longer. These nine small, easy steps fit into a few categories and can be practiced anywhere.

They include Moving Naturally, Right Outlook, Eating Wisely and Belonging. People in Blue Zones^å¨ areas have enjoyed greater well-being and longevity for generationsÛÓand now you can too!

See Me in Concert August 14

General Posted by anthony Date July 12, 2013

I have discovered an incredible new platform that can help me extend my reach to elders whether in their home, in nursing homes or assisted living. It is called StageIt and it is a platform where you can do live broadcasts over the Internet.

Before I release this on a large scale, I am going to stage my first concert to check the waters. It will be 50 minutes of Cirillo Sings Sinatra.

My goal today is to sell out half the show. Can you help me?

Tickets are just $5.

Here’s the link.

Fat Thighs Will Slow Your Walking as You Age and That Can Kill You

General Posted by anthony Date July 12, 2013

Wrong on a lot of levels!

Older adults who gained the most fat in their thighs and lost the most thigh muscle were at the greatest risk for a clinically meaningful decline in walking speed in a Wake Forest study of more than 2,000 adults between the ages of 70 and 79.

Walking speed was assessed by measuring the usual time it took participants to complete a 20-minute walk. Subjects were then tested annually over a four-year period, said Kristen Beavers, Ph.D., an assistant visiting professor at Wake Forest University.
Beavers and colleagues at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina investigated data from the National Institute on Aging’s Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.

In older adults, every 0.1-m/s slower gait speed is associated with a 12% higher mortality, the authors wrote.
Further research may include looking at ways to boost muscle and reduce fat in the thighs of seniors.

ÛÏFuture studies building on these findings should test whether targeted reductions in thigh intermuscular fat, augmentation of thigh muscle area, or both yield improvements in walking speed and prolonged independence for older adults,Û Beavers said.
Hit the gym folks.