Category: mobility

9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good

As just about everyone who has cared for an aging parent knows, getting old is both an inexorable and maddeningly unpredictable forward march. Everything is OK. Then it’s not. Then it is again. What felt early on like a roller coaster becomes the new normal. In between swerves and plummets, it is almost possible to… Read more 9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good

9/9/2013 - Choices Give New Meaning to ‘Home, Sweet Home’

As millions of baby boomers reach retirement age (and in many cases care for elderly parents), families and the retirement industry have reworked old lifestyle formats and created hybrids. Read the full article at The New York Times.

9/7/2013 - For baby boomers, staying fit past 50 is not a gray area

They want a good workout but they also want to have fun and not feel old. Fitness programs geared to the elderly are popping up nationwide. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.

9/2/2013 - Life Expectancy Grows for Women Age 50 and Up

Life expectancy for women who live to age 50 is going up around the world, but poor and middle-income countries could easily make greater gains, according to a new World Health Organization report. Read the full article at The New York Times.

8/28/2013 - Top 10 U.S. Cities for Successful Aging

Great hospitals! Good public transportation! Booming economy! The best small city for seniors looking to age well is … Sioux Falls, South Dakota? Read the full article at PBS News Hour.

8/28/2013 - Study Finds Seniors Are Living Longer, Healthier Lives

Impressive longevity gains have been well documented, although it turns out longer lives are not being enjoyed by everyone. Longevity follows the money: Better-educated people are capturing an outsized share of longevity gains, just as they have with wealth. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

8/23/2013 - The best place for you to retire

Is it worth your time thinking about where you’ll live in retirement? You betcha! Housing is the biggest item in most retirees’ budgets, and where you live has a tremendous influence on your enjoyment of life. If you’re in research mode, there’s no lack of information and opinions on the best places to retire. Read… Read more 8/23/2013 - The best place for you to retire

8/23/2013 - Weighing the Evidence: Studies Collide over How Aging Impacts Obesity Risk

A meta-analysis found that carrying extra pounds becomes less risky with age, but two new studies dispute the “obesity paradox.” Read the full article at Scientific American.

8/14/2013 - Virtual adviser helps older Latino adults get more exercise, researcher says

When it comes to getting motivated to exercise and do things that are good for our health, sometimes all it takes is a little help from our friends. This was certainly the case for a group of older, mostly Latino adults in Northern California: They benefited from the advice and encouragement of a virtual friend… Read more 8/14/2013 - Virtual adviser helps older Latino adults get more exercise, researcher says

8/10/2013 - Standing orders

Winston Churchill knew it. Ernest Hemingway knew it. Leonardo da Vinci knew it. Every trendy office from Silicon Valley to Scandinavia now knows it too: there is virtue in working standing up. And not merely standing. The trendiest offices of all have treadmill desks, which encourage people to walk while working. It sounds like a… Read more 8/10/2013 - Standing orders