Category: Healthy Aging

How to Get Started in a Senior Exercise Program

Exercise and physical activity should be a priority throughout your lifetime — and shouldn’t lessen due to aging. As you age, your body changes and certain skills like flexibility and balance can present new challenges for you to overcome.

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The Importance of Avoiding Dehydration

The human body is composed of more than 50 percent water, and we lose large quantities of it as we go about our daily lives. During the hot summer months, we can lose, even more, making drinking water regularly a vital step in avoiding dehydration.

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Exercise for Senior Adults: Unnecessary Hazard or Fountain of Youth?

Not long ago, it was common belief that older adults didn’t need to exercise — retirement was time to sit back and enjoy life.

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What is Sundowning?

As nighttime approaches, it’s not uncommon for those with Alzheimer’s disease to begin experiencing a heightened state of confusion or agitation. This is known as sundowner’s syndrome, and it affects approximately 20 percent of the more than five million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease.