Thanks to modern medicine and, in some cases, lifestyle changes, people are living longer. To ensure that each new year brings contentment and purpose – as well as physical health – evolving wellness routines go a long way. Where retiree wellness is concerned, a multifaceted approach is being taken by any number of independent living communities today.
How to Stay Healthy in Retirement
Today, each senior center in Rogers has its own version of programs to promote wellness, fitness, happiness, and more. With numerous amenities available, retirement living is better than ever. Part of the reason for this is that many of the communities are concentrating on a wellness lifestyle for their residents. Within communities, at least five programs are being utilized to promote wellness and longevity.
- Linking older adults with today’s youth, intergenerational programs
- Nutrition education and food preparation
- Disease management and health education
- The use of technology and instructors for exercise
- Lifelong learning and education
There’s more to fitness and health than simply eating a salad and walking on a treadmill. Combining age-old practices with cutting-edge technology provides your best opportunity for longevity, health, and wellness.
A Multifaceted Wellness Pursuit
Retirement living and health and wellness trends are putting to good use many available options for exercise, nutrition, mental health, and much more.
- You Are What You Eat: For successful aging, the right nutrients are needed, so how the body uses food for fuel should be examined closely. As it turns out, bacteria ends up being very important. Specifically, microbiome. To target a healthy microbiome, talk to your dietitian and/or physician.
- Lifelong Learning: Both physical workouts and mental workouts contribute to wellness. Slow cognitive decline and grow new brain cells by diving into a new subject or picking up a new skill. You can also boost your self-image and combat depression when you seek out new knowledge.
- Wellness Technique Alternatives: In pursuit of stress reduction and a stronger inner self-connection, numerous retirees are adding mindfulness and meditation, massage, and other holistic practices to their health treatments on a more traditional level. Immune systems are being strengthened, blood pressure lowered, range of motion expanded, pain relieved, and more, as a result.
- Reduce Stress: By simplifying their lifestyles and downsizing, stress is being minimized or eliminated by today’s retirees. To ease everyday stressors, independent living communities offer maintenance, housekeeping, and chef-prepared meals. This frees up time for individuals that can, instead, be spent in the quest for health and happiness.
- Tech Support: Smart technology is being embraced by numerous independent living communities to create a holistic lifestyle. Some of the things that are being used are the ability to upload personal workouts, fitness equipment, timed medication dispensers, smart lights, and more. Smart technology is also being used in wearable devices to help retirees keep track of their oxygen levels, heart rhythm, etc.
Ready to Take Part in Our Fitness Program?
Our program is fully inclusive and comprehensive. Across every aspect of life, it is designed to assist each retiree, promoting happiness and health. Some of the inclusions of our fitness program are balance classes, cardio, stretching, and specialized offerings such as tai chi, yoga, etc. Work together, with others, to strengthen your spirit, mind, and body. Residents can promote wellness and overall health in each other by following our multidimensional direction program together. You may start one day with stretching and in-class balance sessions, for example. When there are specialized exercise classes available, please register for them so you get a spot. Wherever possible, we offer sessions for personalized training and direction.
But we don’t stop there. We offer worship services, on-site therapies, numerous educational opportunities and guest lecturers, recreational events, and social activities as well. The whole point is to help retirees sustain and, in fact, maximize overall lifestyle quality and health.
Find out firsthand what types of fitness programs await you at our retirement community. Contact us today!
