Windsong News

Active Adults Enjoy Social-Distancing-Friendly Home Tours

If you were searching for a home in March, before “social-distancing” was a thing, or if you sold your house a month ago and started renting “while looking,” don’t fret – Active Adults are still able to purchase a luxury ranch home without risking their health.

Earth Day Feature: Smart technology goes Outdoor!

Windsong communities are built with the future in mind; a future we are actively working to preserve through innovative technologies and intentional decisions. Ensuring quality at every level of the homebuilding process also means providing for our homeowners once building is complete, which is why Windsong has begun integrating a smart irrigation system in our new communities, Echols Farm and Westbrook.

At-Home Exercises for Active Adults

Staying active is easy when you have a gym membership and your personal trainer or fellow participants hold you accountable. But maintaining a strong, healthy body while staying safe at home requires just a few simple modifications, and some floor space in front of your television or computer screen.

Foods For Boomers to Boost Immune Function

You’ve probably heard the advice about “eating a rainbow” every day to attain or maintain optimum health – including a variety of fresh foods from bright red berries to orange sweet potatoes, leafy greens to purple grapes, and more.

That “rainbow” doesn’t just maintain your health and look pretty, its colorful palette provides a delicious palate, as well!

Boomers Spending Time Outdoors This Spring

Yes, we’re in the midst of numerous “shelter in place” policies, but that does not mean you have to stay indoors. In fact, medical professionals encourage folks to spend some time outside, especially as the days are growing warmer and we’re enjoying more sunshine. (Don’t even get me started on pollen, which some Georgia residents refer to as “Southern Snow.”)

Active Adults Online Part I: Pinterest

Since we’re safeguarding our health by spending more time at home these days, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with some Internet opportunities that perhaps you’ve not yet had time to master.

This week, we’re starting with Pinterest, which is akin to an online “magazine” in which you choose the topics and articles you want to read, research, and post to your Pinterest boards

Boomers Establish New Roots When Planting Flowers

As we inch ever closer to Spring, our hours of daylight grow a little longer each day. Add to that Daylight Saving Time, and we find ourselves enjoying daylight until early evening through the month of March, making it a great time to start preparing the garden beds and containers for summer blooms and harvests.

Active Adults Organize Kitchens For Better Nutrition

With each kitchen at Windsong designed to be aesthetically pleasing, convenient, and functional, these tips will help you love your kitchen even more, as you prepare snacks and meals that promote your healthy, active lifestyle:

Mardi Gras Reflected in Boomer Gardens

Thanks to warm (and wet!) weather since… well, probably this time last year, everything is blooming early. For those Boomers who garden, odd bloom patterns can be both a blessing and a curse: we have to use different strategies to fight weeds, protect tender buds from random cold snaps, and research to prepare for what is likely to be a hot summer.