Kristi's 2020 Health & Fitness Page
Greetings all! I hope you are well this new
year! For those of you who missed the events of last
month, we had a nice dinner out at the Tavern Grill and saw Dave
and Marilyn play in the Shoreview Community Band Annual
Christmas Concert, we hosted our 37th Annual Christmas party!...
And, we had our annual Christmas breakfast! See below for
upcoming breakfasts in the coming month!
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Upcoming
Social Events
Wednesday
January 8th- Breakfast at Fat Nats-
7:30am
Wednesday January 22nd- Breakfast at Fat Nats- 7:30am
**I am also considering hosting another Feed My Starving
Children event if we have enough interested. Let me know!
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Fabulous
Photos!!
Left- Caleb, Bri and
Mikaela enjoying the Christmas
party
Right- Having a great time!
Left- Our Annual Christmas Breakfast- this year
at Fat
Nats
Right- A group of Longtime Lifetime/ Northwest
members at Marilyn's Bday
Left- Marilyn Rehberg's 90th Bday (she came to
my aerobics class for about 30
years)! Right- Celebrating
with Marilyn!
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Special
Thanks to all who shared the many
grand times this past year...
Health
and Fitness
Information
* According to the American Council on
Exercise active seniors are healthier and
enjoy life more. In addition, exercise
has been shown to decrease age related
declines in a number of areas. ... As we know,
exercise is great for persons of all
ages! Be sure to check with your health
professional to assure you are in good health
and to determine your fitness needs.
* Scientists
from the University of Missouri Columbia have
found that your daily activity and engagement
in activities outside of exercise is just as
important as those spent in exercise.
Persons who are physically inactive for hours
at a time suffer from lower fat and
cholesterol metabolism. Persons can reverse
this trend by moving around and taking stretch
breaks during the day.
* An interesting study featured in a 2018 Experience magazine
discussed Barbara Frederickson, Ph.D.
(University of North Carolina), psychologist's
study which has found that the "good life"
ratio requires three positive emotions for
every negative one but that most American's
test out at t 2:1 ratio. The test is
available at www.positivityratio.com.
*IDEA recently featured the DNA of Well
Being by Margaret more. Key
factors identified included (a) Meaning
(finding meaning in life), (b) Strengths
(coming to know and use one's own strengths,
(c) Positive emotions (fostering positive
emotions), (d) Energy (fostering personal
energy for life, and (e) Relationships
(encouraging meaningful relationships).
*According to a past Experience Life magazine,
as a nation we now consume over 600 million
pounds of synthetic flavorings. Back in 2017 I
resolved to eat less processed foods and more
organic foods and have done so ever since... I
am mindful of how we can re-educate our taste
buds to love the real, whole and nutritious
foods! (Of course I love a little dark
chocolate now ant then :) ).
* A 2019 study from Karolinska Institute found
that people may gain weight as they age due to
the fact that lipid turnover may slow down as
we age, even when exercising the same amount.
The study did suggest and increase of exercise
(and some previous studies emphasize varying
exercise) may increase lipid turnover).
* According to Harvard Health Publications
we can help preserve age related memory
decline through staying physically and
mentally active. Additional suggestions
are as follows:
1- Believe
in yourself... (Those that believe
they have the power to influence their
memory are more active to take pro-active
steps to do so)
2- Economize
your Brain Power (Use efficiency
techniques such as notes and calendars so as
to preserve memory and brain power for other
important tasks)
3- Organize
your Thoughts (We are able to
remember better when we chunk information
together... i.e. we usually remember the
pre-fix for an area code as one unit)
4- Remember
your Health (Many health conditions
cause memory decline.. assure your blood
sugar is in order, get sufficient iron, make
sure your thyroid is checked, treat high
blood pressure & treat depression,
5- Use
your senses (Using multiple senses
helps improve memory retention)
6- Expand
your brain (Use brain teasers,
learn a new skill, try something different!)
7- Repeat
(When you repeat something aloud you are
more likely to remember)
8- Space
it Out (repetition helps learning,
especially when spaced out)
9- Use
mnemonics (use of things such as
acronyms helps retention)
10- Challenge
yourself (similar to number 6,
trying new and challenging things helps in
the neuroplasticity)
11- Take
a course (new courses require new
learning)
*
The above information is for educational
purposes only and is not meant to replace
the advice of your health care
professional
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May 2020 Fill you with Many Blessings!
(photo taken at Giant's Ridge)
Kristi