Continuing our Spring Alive In All Seasons focus on healthy
again, we continue to let wellbeing thrive with a May focus on Fitness. Staying
fit throughout all seasons of life is possible and at Juniper we promote
fitness every day of the week! We recently shared on our Facebook page a New
York Times story, authored by Gretchen Reynolds, providing results from the Mayo
Clinic who recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but
sedentary men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. The volunteers
were randomly assigned to a particular exercise regimen. There were some
unsurprising differences: The gains in muscle mass and strength were greater
for those who exercised only with weights, while interval training had the
strongest influence on endurance. But more unexpected results were found in the
biopsied muscle cells. It seems as if the decline in the cellular health of
muscles associated with aging was “corrected” with exercise, especially if it
was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, a professor of medicine and an
endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s senior author. In fact, older
people’s cells responded in some ways more robustly to intense exercise than
the cells of the young did. So pick up those weights, get on that bike and
remember it’s never too late to benefit from exercise. And if you’re not doing
so already, follow us on social media so you don’t miss a thing.
We invite you to Grow Strong Daily along with us with
programs such as Fitness Five and our Route 66 Walking Program. Learn more
about fitness and keeping your heart healthy at our Heart Healthy Luncheon and
educational presentation. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is
possible.
Our fabulous May 2017 events in State College, PA at Juniper
Village at Brookline Rehab and Skilled Care include our:
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Gentle Stretching for Increased Strength with
movement therapist Sue Lembeck-Edens who invites all to enjoy the benefits of
gentle stretch to increase your strength as she will discuss the benefits of
staying active throughout all stages of life while teaching us to stretch in
the correct ways to increase strength and blood flow, so don’t miss the fun of
this informative session on May 1st at 2:00 pm.
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Dinner & Discussion Fall Prevention because
slips, trips, and falls can happen to us all, but most falls can be prevented,
so join us for this informative discussion by the therapy team from Rehab Care
about fall prevention and safety awareness as we will learn some exercises to
strengthen our muscles and improve our balance, as well as modifications we can
make for a safer home environment on May 17th at 5:30 pm. (RSVPs and
any dietary restrictions required by May 12th at 814-235-2005.)
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Gin in the Evening as partnering with Penn State
Hershey, Juniper Village is calling all area healthcare professionals who work
in, around, or are interested in geriatric healthcare, because you won’t want
to miss this exciting networking event, as we will be hosting a Centre County
Geriatric Interest Network (GIN) get-together with wonderful food and drink,
and sparkling conversation with donations accepted for the Alzheimer’s
Association on May 31st from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
We look forward to sharing our May 2017 events in State
College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Rehab and Skilled Care with you as you
Grow Strong Daily.
