St. Mary of the Hills Senior Fitness Exercise Group
CHAIR EXERCISE VIDEO FOR SENIORS HEALTHY AGING
St. Mary of the Hills Senior Fitness Exercise Group

Grateful thanks to St. Mary of the Hills in Rochester Hills, MI for using Stronger Seniors Chair Exercise in their Senior Fellowship Program. We appreciate your support and wish you all the best!

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Home blood pressure checks for seniors?
EXERCISE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE EXERCISE FOR HYPERTENSION
Home blood pressure checks for seniors?

A group from the medical learning center at Michigan University was worried about how many people check their own blood pressure. Using information from the university's National Poll on Healthy Aging, the researchers found that less than half of these older people check their...

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Is aging in place the best option for you?
ASSISTED LIVING HEALTHY AGING
Is aging in place the best option for you?

Here are some things you should take if you want to stay in your home as long as feasible.  Consider your health, the security of your house, and the community resources accessible to you. The following questions can help you think about it all.

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Stretching: Spend time on flexibility.
EXERCISE FOR OLDER ADULTS EXERCISE FOR SENIORS STRETCHING
Stretching: Spend time on flexibility.

You could be reaching into your car's back seat for a bag. Or reaching for something on the highest shelf... You suddenly experience a searing ache in your arm, shoulder, or back. And it's not goin...

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This 98-Year-Old Is Still Trying to Break Running records.
EXERCISE FOR SENIORS LONGEVITY
This 98-Year-Old Is Still Trying to Break Running records.

Most people in their tenth decade would be delighted to complete any kind of race. Betty Lindberg, 98, is so competitive that she hired a coach to help her become faster for her upcoming 10K.

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We Must Assist Older People in Managing Their Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH SENIOR HEALTH
We Must Assist Older People in Managing Their Mental Health

By 2030, the number of older people suffering from mental health illnesses is anticipated to nearly double. Isolation, which more than doubles the risk of depression compared to those who do not or rarely feel lonely, is one factor compounding this.

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When should you enroll in Medicare? Here's what one expert had to say about it.
HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SENIORS MEDICARE
When should you enroll in Medicare? Here's what one expert had to say about it.

More Americans are retiring later in life, and while you are not required to sign up for Medicare when you turn 65, there are some important things to know to avoid fines.

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According to a Harvard-led study, yoga combats frailty.
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE FOR SENIORS BETTER POSTURE BONE HEALTH
According to a Harvard-led study, yoga combats frailty.

A review of 33 randomized controlled trials, published online by Annals of Internal Medicine on March 14, 2023, revealed, however, that yoga may provide some protection against infirmity.

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Chair Yoga Video
POSTURE PREVENTITIVE HEALTH
Strategies for Combating Kyphosis

Core training, muscle-strengthening, and flexibility activities have been demonstrated to help prevent or lessen hyperkyphosis

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The number of fatal falls among seniors in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years.
BETTER BALANCE
The number of fatal falls among seniors in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years.

Falls are the biggest cause of injury mortality among older Americans, and the situation is becoming worse.

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