Retirement Golf Communities
According to baby-boomers-life.com, retirement community living is a popular option among baby boomers.
Many senior golf retirement communities offer a country club resort lifestyle at a very affordable price. Baby Boomers coming to age 55 are eligible to join one of these active retirement communities - one of the perks of this generation along with a few gray hairs and accumulated wisdom!
Retirement communities range from extremely luxurious to quite modest, so there are many choices. Of course there can be changes in latitudes and changes in attitudes as well. Depending on the location, a retirement living community offers a world of recreation activities including golf, tennis, swimming, boating, skiing, cycling, kayaking, spa treatments, educational opportunities, and a wonderful social life.
Active Adult Living
If the idea of driving your golf cart down the street to hit a few balls at the range sounds appealing, then a golf retirement community might be in your future!
To view, or even plan a “test drive” stay, at a retirement community that offers golf course style retirement living, visit www.TrilogyLife.com.
Trilogy retirement communities offer active adult lifestyles for baby boomers on the move!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Active Adults Can Reduce Risk of Injury From Exercising
If 40 is the new 30, and 50 is the new 40, and 60 is the new 50, that leaves even more opportunity for baby boomers to live their fit, active best!
After all, the baby-booming 42- to 60-age group is accustomed to leading active adult lifestyles, and they’re not going to let 10 years here or there stand in the way.
Unfortunately, the increases in activity and exercise are being accompanied by increases in injuries. Not good, and for the most part, avoidable.
It’s a fact that as we age, our reaction time increases, our joints become less lubricated, and our muscles and tendons become less elastic. But, baby boomers can reduce their risk of injury associated with such factors, by ...
Taking Care To Warm-up & Stretch
Cardio and resistance workouts should always begin with a 10 to 15 minute warm-up. You can warm-up with various activities — marching, walking, jogging, swimming — the key is to simply move at a low-level of intensity and with smaller range of motion movement. Once you feel your body temperature rising and your muscles becoming warmer, it’s safe to begin stretching. Perform static, non-bouncy stretches, for all your major muscles and you’ll have better prepare your body for whatever cardio or resistance training activity you choose.
Exercising Regularly, Moderately & Consistently
Weekend warrior exercising or on-again-off-again exercising can be really hard on the body. The greatest benefits come from consistent exercise. You will build your endurance and lessen your risk of injury by exercising regularly, at moderate levels of intensity that are mindful of the fact that
Using The Right Equipment
Whether you’re walking, jogging, or riding a bike, make sure your shoes and equipment are those best suited for your activity and body type. Proactively selecting the best and safest equipment can save you the pain and aggravation of a sidelining injury.
Cross-training/ Balanced Approach To Exercise
Try a balanced variety of workouts. Cardio, resistance, and stretching routines each serve a unique purpose. You will achieve the greatest degree of balanced fitness when you get a bit of all three.
As a rule, stretching should be part of every workout. Cardio activities — 30 minutes, three to five days a week — and resistance training to hit all major muscles groups twice a week on non-consecutive days.
Start With A Visit To Your Doctor
Discuss your fitness plans and get a good once over from your physician before beginning your exercise program. Try to find a doctor who actually exercises and who — from experience — can guide and motivate you toward your desire to live a healthy, active adult lifestyle.
Post contributed by Eugenie Jones, M.B.A., ACE. Eugenia is a workplace performance and lifestyle training expert and can be contacted at eugeniek@comcast.net.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Active Adults Improve Overall Fitness Through Strength Training
As reported by RetirementHomes.com, people of all ages and fitness levels, particularly women between the ages of 65 and 75, may benefit from strength training, according to the New York Times.
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine asked 155 women who were active adults to break into two groups. One team did strength training exercises on a weekly basis, and the other did toning exercises.
After a year, the researchers found that those who were in the weight-lifting group improved their overall fitness levels by between 10.9 and 12.6 percent, while individuals in the toning group actually experienced a 0.5 percent decline, according to the news source.
In light of these findings, active adults might consider incorporating strength training into their daily routines as part of a healthy active adult lifestyle.
The Mayo Clinic reports that strength training on a regular basis will help preserve muscle mass and bone density, help maintain a healthy body weight and could even reduce a person's risk of insomnia.
Many active adult communities today incorporate amenities that support active adult lifestyles such as gyms, yoga and other exercise classes, golf courses, pools, etc.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Stargazing for Active Adults at Your New Home in La Quinta, CA
Here’s something for the Active Adult Night Owl!
The Astronomy Club of Trilogy at La Quinta, founded in 2008 by Trilogy community member Mike Wagner, is an informational and social club that helps people learn about the objects on view in the night sky, and by extension about the earth’s place in the universe.
Star gazing get-togethers are held every four or five weeks. Meeting dates are adjusted to take advantage of special events, like eclipses, meteor showers, or comets. A typical meeting is held on a Thursday evening close to the new moon. During a new moon, the moon isn’t visible, so the sky is darker and the stars can be seen more easily.
Get-togethers are held at the driving range at 8:00pm (8:30pm in the summer months). This time may also change to take advantage of a sighting of the International Space Station or other interesting phenomena.
Stay tuned for upcoming events…In the next few months, Mars will become visible overhead, and the Beehive Cluster will fill the telescope eyepiece with its 1,000 stars. Then, in April, Saturn will become visible again. This will first appear in the east, and will be higher in the sky each month through the summer.
The Astronomy Club is open to all Trilogy La Quinta members (there are no dues). Interested members and guests are invited to come to a star gazing session to learn about the night sky, solar system, Milky Way galaxy, and the earth’s place in the Universe.
For an in-depth interview with founder Mike Wagner, visit Trilogy’s online magazine at http://www.mytrilogylife.com/?section=sec-connection&aid=37410&pagenum=1
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