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Fall FUN for Active Adults

Maybe you’ve heard about “embracing your inner child,” but you aren’t sure what that is or how to go about it.

This month, we’re all about your inner child – having fun, staying curious, dreaming big, learning something new, finding the beauty in every day, and practicing kindness.

Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?

Active Adults and Wellness Awareness

August is National Wellness Month, during which individuals reflect on and balance their total wellness for a healthier, more satisfying life.

“Wellness” goes beyond staying active and eating well. According to the National Wellness Institute, there are Six Dimensions of Wellness on which we need to focus to achieve a happy, healthy lifestyle.

Active Adults Personalize Homes To Suit Their Lifestyle

When searching for a home, savvy buyers do their research to ensure they work with a reputable builder who uses quality products and employs a team of experts from construction to sales to closing and warranty.

After choosing a floor plan and home site, the most exciting (and perhaps nerve-wracking) step is meeting with the design professional to personalize your home.

Active Adults Inspired by Olympic Athletes

The Summer Olympic Games opens this Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan, a year after the event was postponed due to the global pandemic.

While things are not perfect (there are no spectators, athletes and their teams of coaches and trainers are mostly sequestered, and several athletes have been quarantined after testing positive for the virus), we can learn a lot from the spirit of the Olympics:

Space to Fulfill Every Boomer’s Dream (Without Blasting Off in a Rocket)

On Sunday, July 11, Sir Richard Branson fulfilled a lifelong dream to fly to space, experiencing weightlessness for about four minutes of the hour-long flight, and earning him the designation of “astronaut.”

Everyone has dreams that often seem out of reach, and this generation of Active Adults seems intent upon fulfilling as many as possible.

Active Adults Rules for Making Friends

You may have read about the “secrets to successful dating” as one reaches a certain age, but did you know there are secrets to making friends after 50 as well? Turns out, friend-dating may often feel harder than finding a romantic partner.

Health professionals and psychologists agree that having quality friendships are important to maintaining health and happiness as we age, so we’ve compiled some suggestions for meeting new friends at any age:

Active Adults Celebrate Summer with Food Trucks

Since we spent most of the last year either eating at home (whether we cooked it ourselves or ordered take-out), Summer is the perfect time to explore fun new dining experiences, like the plethora of FOOD TRUCK options available.

Active Adults, Families Celebrate Father’s Day

While Zoom calls can still bridge the distance between family members separated by several states, in-person visits and shared activities mark the celebration of Father’s Day in 2021.

Active Adults Explore the Northwest Georgia Wineries

Long known as the autumn “leaf tour” region of our state, North Georgia also is popular for its quaint towns, artist communities… and vineyards!

Boomers Still Setting Style Trends

Regardless of the era, Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) have been change agents, not just for their generation, but for society overall. Be it music, fashion, family life, career, and more, Boomers make choices that set the trend for everyone else.