senior fitness
Heart healthy routines for seniors in retirement communities
February 24, 2022Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, taking more lives than all forms of cancer combined. High blood pressure, high cholesterol and coronary heart disease are among the top common chronic conditions for adults over the age of 54 according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). While heart disease risks increase with …
Read MoreFive questions about senior citizen housing to consider before you decide to age in place
January 4, 2022Home is where the heart is. True, but as we get older and children go their separate ways, home can become a lonely place chock full of chores, upkeep costs and responsibilities. Many older adults choose to move to senior citizen housing communities to find freedom from home maintenance and relieve loneliness. There are many …
Read MoreHow an active and social lifestyle retirement community can help seniors regain their strength and maintain health through activities and physical therapy
September 8, 2021“If you don’t use it, you will lose it.” Co-workers at Country Meadows often hear that piece of advice from residents when asked to share the secrets to longevity. An active and social lifestyle retirement community such as Country Meadows offers many opportunities for residents to maintain or achieve physical fitness, participate in therapies to …
Read More5 Spring activities for residents in retirement homes
April 10, 2021Spring is a time of renewal. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, daylight hours are longer and everyone seems more chipper. Late actor Robin Williams once said, “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” Spring feels even more liberating this year after a year spent indoors, isolating from one another, especially at retirement homes. …
Read MoreNew Dynamic Living program encourages active senior living at Country Meadows
October 1, 2019Active Aging Week, Oct. 1-7, was initiated by the International Council on Active Aging to promote and celebrate the positivity of aging today. It also challenges society’s diminished expectations of aging by showing that older adults can live full, rewarding lives regardless of age or health. Kim Eichinger has the new title of Executive Director …
Read MoreDelay the Disease Community Fitness Class
September 4, 2019Country Meadows has licensed the nation’s leading Parkinson’s disease fitness program, OhioHealth Delay the Disease at the Hershey campus. Led by our certified OhioHealth Delay the Disease fitness team, the program improves the physical, mental and emotional realities of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease or similar symptoms by helping to delay the progression of symptoms. …
Read MoreActive senior living helps maintain heart health and prevent disability
February 11, 2019This message may not be adorned with lace or ribbons, nor set within a big, red heart, but it is sent with love from us to you and all seniors—consider it our valentine to you! Here at Country Meadows Retirement Communities, Valentine’s Day prompts thoughts of healthy hearts during National Heart Month. We want our …
Read MoreA happy, fitter new year for seniors at active retirement communities
January 28, 2019Americans want to live healthier lives—at least, that’s the message sent by their New Year’s resolutions. Exercising more is the number one resolution for 2019, chosen by 13 percent of those surveyed, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. That’s followed closely by quitting smoking, losing weight and eating healthier. And seniors are no exception. Older …
Read MoreFinding my way around my new digs, and a new lifestyle
August 9, 2018Resident shares her experience as a new resident, learns how to make new friends Once I was all moved in and could breathe again, I toured Country Meadows so I’d know where things were and how I could get from one place to another without getting lost. I tried in vain to figure out why …
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