by VAN Board Chair Vickie Snyder February is National Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart health and the importance of prevention, education, …
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Multisensory Balance Training
by Mia Bremer This is the second in a four-part series on the systems that affect our balance as we age. Last month (October 2024), I wrote about Center of …
Balance–it’s critical for seniors
by Mia BremerThis is the first of a four-part series on how to improve balance as we age. Why is thisimportant? Because every 11 seconds in the US, an older …
Marathon runners and inchworms
by Mia Bremer Marathon Runners and InchwormsWhat do marathon runners and inchworms have in common? Well, besides great determination and maybe some …
Small but not forgotten!!
Small but Not Forgottenby Mia Bremer Any basic resistance training program will target the big muscles of your upper and lowerbody, as well as your core …
Reflections from Evelyn turning 100
By Barb RoseMy husband’s mother, Evelyn Marion Lentz, passed away just 6 weeks before she was to turn 100 years old. She was a very religious woman and had been …
Bone up on osteoporosis
By Mia Bremer The last time my good friend, Diana, went to the doctor, she was one inch shorter than she had been two years earlier. Her doctor told her it …
A perspective on ageism–letting the old man in?
by Mia Bremer “I just get up every morning and I go out. And, I don’t let the old man in.” Country artist, Toby Keith asked Clint Eastwood while …
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Notes from an Aging with Gusto leader
Young Lady; Old Lady by Marion McCarthy My name is Marion McCarthy and I live at the Episcopal Homes Campus in St. Paul. I am proud to have been involved at …
Embracing the word “old”
by Aging with Gusto Facilitator Susan MaplesLast month Donna Comer wrote an article on age, questioning whether it was a feeling or an action. As a follow …