by Sally Brown Aging with Gusto facilitator Maximizing Emotional Health is one of the 8 key contributors we highlight in Aging with Gusto. When we refer to emotional health we are referring to …
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Easy Indoor Cardio as the Weather gets Colder
by Mia Bremer If you’re not an avid skier, fat-tire mountain biker or ice-skater, getting your cardio exercise in the winter months gets tougher. As we start to put our road bikes away and …
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Aging Successfully, an introduction
September 2023 Christine Farris The average Minnesotan's life expectancy is around 80.4 years. Whether we reach that age – or better yet, exceed it – largely depends on our genes. There are also …
Doing things that are Satisfying and Fulfilling
by AWG Coordinator Jan CunninghamDoing Good/Being Kind: Decreases stress and increases life expectancy as well as makes us feel betterand motivates us to do good again because it generates a “Helper’s …
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Pickleball Injury Prevention: Part 2–Lower Body Strength
by Mia Bremer Last year my 59-year old husband found both “his sport” and a community when he started attending a weekly drop in indoor pickleball game at NE Park Recreation Center. He took a …
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Having choice and control over decisions that affect your life
by Rich KesslerThis month’s topic is “Having choice and control over decisions that affect your life”. And do it with compassion for those you care about, too. Some might say we always have …
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Pickle Ball Injury Prevention–Shoulders
by Mia BremerTo misquote Oprah, “YOU get a pickle ball injury and YOU get a pickleball injury andYOU get a pickleball injury!” The quote is questionably funny. The actuality of injuriessustained while …
Healthy Eating and self-care during times of grief or stress
By Mia Bremer As we get older, we become aware of the losses that accompany aging. The loss of friends, spouses, even the loss of physical and cognitive abilities can affect our health as we …
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