After a cold and snowy winter, the initial hints of springtime weather make most people anxious to spend time outdoors. Fresh air, warm sunshine, and awakening foliage go a long way toward curing months-long feelings of boredom and isolation—as well as recent sheltering-in-place frustrations.
Topics: Why Sunset?, Fieldstone Villas, Sunset Village, The Woodlands, Sunset House, Senior Wellness, Seniors and Exercise
The beginning of a new year—and in the case of 2020, a new decade—is a time when nearly half of all American adults resolve to make changes intended to improve their lives. While not everyone follows through on those goals, a good many people do. So here are three new year's resolution ideas that older adults might consider to kick off 2020 with improvement in mind.
Topics: Active Living, Senior Living, Senior Wellness, Seniors and Exercise
Winter holds the joys of holidays and first snowfalls but, simultaneously, the winter blues and flu season. If only we could avoid the second half of that spectrum and remain healthy, vibrant, and cheery in the colder months.
Below are six tips for staying physically, emotionally, and mentally well this winter. Older adults can—and should—thrive as temperatures drop with these guidelines in hand.
Topics: Senior Living, Aging, Safety, Senior Wellness, Seniors and Exercise, Loneliness, Isolation
Residents of Life Plan Communities participate in physical activity more frequently than older adults living in the community at large. Not surprisingly, Life Plan Community residents also report being in better overall health than other seniors.
Topics: Active Living, Independent Living, Senior Living, Fieldstone Villas, Sunset Village, Senior Wellness, Life Plan Communities, Seniors and Exercise