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September Designated to Celebrate Active Adults

September is officially National Senior Center Month, recognizing the contributions of organizations dedicated to providing knowledge, programs, and resources for the Active Adult community.

This year’s theme is Mind-Body-Spirit-Community. Each week this month, we’ll focus on a different component of the theme, beginning with MIND.

Self-Care for Active Adults for Better Health

Lately, we hear a lot about taking time for “self-care.” But it’s far more than a buzz word. By definition, Self-Care means, “the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, particularly during times of stress.”

Experts have identified five areas of focus for Active Adults in terms of self-care:

Home More Than Where the Heart Is for Active Adults

Lots of sentimental sayings focus on the idea of “home.” While each resonates differently, depending upon where you live, one thing is for certain: we carry with us a piece of each place we’ve called “home,” and those pieces, those feelings, are what we look for when we inhabit our current home.

Let’s look at a few of these ideas about “home”:

Fitness Tips “4” Active Adults

Maintaining physical fitness means far more than simply going outside and taking a daily walk. On the flip side, physical fitness doesn’t require you to complete a workout that’s so strenuous that it turns you off of exercise completely.

Cool Tips for Active Adults on Hot Days

News flash: It’s HOT outside!

Georgia temperatures have topped 93 degrees several times over the past week, leaving everyone feeling as if they’re about to melt into the sidewalk when they walk to the mailbox or take the dog for a walk.

As Active Adults (who enjoy putting the “active” in that title!), we want to both keep moving and stay fit while avoiding the problems that come from becoming overheated (a host of issues, known collectively as hyperthermia).

Active Adults Learn, Share, and Engage

While access to college campuses and in-person enrichment courses may be limited right now, opportunities abound for Active Adults to learn a new skill, improve understanding of concepts, conduct research in areas that are of interest to you, and more… and it’s as easy as turning on your computer or television!

YouTube isn’t just an entertainment vehicle. According to the channel’s Trends Dashboard, more than 60 million Active Adults view content on YouTube every month – 4 times more than teens!

Active Adults Embrace Technology: Online Movie Nights

As “staying in” becomes more familiar, recreating “date night” treats has become a popular pastime. From baking bread from scratch using an online recipe, to hosting book clubs and game nights via one of a host of online meeting platforms, Active Adults are adapting to new ways to live their best lives via technology!

Hollywood has jumped on the bandwagon, as well, offering straight-to-home options for new releases of blockbuster movies, allowing movie buffs to have dinner (or make their own buttered popcorn) while enjoying first-run films on a variety of platforms, including:

A Boomer Poem for 4th of July

inspired by America the Beautiful, as performed by Ray Charles

Oh beautiful summer afternoon

Enjoying life outside

I love my home, and every room

Is perfectly my style

How fortunate, how wonderful

This place I can call mine

My life’s success is happiness

A joyful life defined.

Active Adults Maximize Wellness With Walking

Under normal circumstances, keeping fit, staying active, fighting stress, and enjoying good health might be a walk in the park. And while these are by no means normal times, a walk in the park – or by the river, in the mountains, or anywhere you are in touch with fresh air, sunshine, trees, and suburban wildlife like birds and squirrels – is as good for the psyche as it is for the body.

Active Adults Creative Ideas for Community Celebrations

Father’s Day falls on the First Day of Summer – June 21 – which also happens to be the date of the Solar Eclipse. That trifecta is just begging for a memorable celebration!

With health and safety-distancing practices still in place, how does one celebrate in style? Bringing the party to the community and celebrating outdoors does the trick!