by Shannon Kelsey | Jun 15, 2021 | Active Seniors, Blog, Health and Wellness, Preventative Care, Seasonal
Summer is here and many vaccinated people are feeling safer and more confident, venturing forth to be with their families and friends after a long spell of social distancing due to the pandemic. My client, Aaron, was eager to host a 4th of July picnic for his family,...
by Shannon Kelsey | May 15, 2021 | Blog, Health and Wellness, Self Improvement
Rick, age 77, used to work out at a local fitness center four times a week, and never felt healthier. But when the pandemic forced gyms to close in spring of 2020, he stopped exercising entirely. Frustrated and lonely, he began eating too many comfort foods and...
by Shannon Kelsey | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Self Improvement
It has not been easy for many seniors to get enough exercise this past winter and throughout the pandemic. Fitness centers, exercise classes, and even swimming pools were closed for months and exercise equipment was hard to find. But now that spring is here and...
by Shannon Kelsey | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
It’s a simple fact that due to hormonal effects, our bodies change as we age. Beginning in mid-life, our bones gradually lose density, our muscles lose strength and flexibility, and our metabolism slows. Older adults generally need fewer calories and it often becomes...
by Shannon Kelsey | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog
The last thing my client Henry expected last summer was to get the news that his 45-year-old son, Mike, had had a heart attack. Fortunately, Mike was home with his wife when he experienced weakness, sweating, and a crushing chest pain that he described as like getting...
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