‘Miscellany’ Archives
Tracking Running Wolf: Falling Prevention. “What can I do?”
By Connie Norman We see Elders in the community and others with balance issues that come to Running Wolf Fitness Center. I just wanted to share some statistics with you and talk about ways to prevent these falls from happening. We want a society where older adults can live safe, healthy and independent lives. While falls are a threat to the health and independence of older adults and can significantly limit their ability to remain self-sufficient, the opportunity to reduce falls among older adults has never been better. Today, there are proven interventions that can reduce falls and help older adults live better, and longer. Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls. Falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head injuries, and can increase the risk of early death. Fortunately, falls are a public health problem that is largely preventable. How big is the problem? (Centers for Disease Control) One out of three adults age 65 and [...]
Lake Street Council annual wine & beer tasting
By Joyce Wisdom, ZoeAna Martinez, and Holly Harrison Why you should go to Lake Street Council”'s annual wine and beer tasting and silent auction on November 8 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at El Nuevo Rodeo: 1. Wine, beer, soda, coffee, Mexican food. Your ticket gets you access to 24 wines from all over the world courtesy of East Lake Liquors, Harriet Brewing growlers galore, JOIA sodas, Peace Coffee coffee, and El Nuevo Rodeo eats that will make your body strong, fight illness and produce healthy skin. Well maybe not exactly, but this mix of local and global is a perfect representation of the diversity and “mom and pop” cultures of so many Lake Street businesses, and your tummy will thank you for the gastronomical tour of everything our fundraiser has to offer. (Provided that you tour with moderation, of course.) 2. One-stop shopping. Hundreds of local businesses donate to our silent auction, resulting in a room full of goodies for you plus gifts for your loved [...]
Ringing Rubber Bells!
Ringing Rubber Bells By Robert Albee There are many of us who are now looking back at age 65 and forward to the rest of our lives, however long that might be. We want to be productive and healthy and engaged with our families and communities. Each of us are different and based on the damage and partially-healed injuries we sustained in getting to our current age, we enter our elder years with a history of liabilities to address along with our current state of health and wellness. So at what point do we start becoming feeble and fearful of falling and breaking a hip which is often the beginning of the end for an elder. We often fall because we lose our balance or simply trip over something that is in our way. To begin facing this issue, I enrolled to become a trainer in A Matter of Balance. MOB is an evidence-based program designed to enable participants to become much more aware of fall prevention strategies and engage in physical activities designed to strengthen our [...]
