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Knowledge Retention
Do you know that your knowledge leaks as you age!? What are you doing to stop this leakage? What are your plans to retain you knowledge? Solutions are starting to appear in the horizon...
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Rediscovering Ageing through Stories
Here are video links to Granny O'Grimm's dramatic and scary stories but they will definitely remind you of sweeter memories of your Grandmother telling you stories.
CrossFit for seniors and everyone!
Utilizing CrossFit, especially its sense of community and camaraderie, to link generations and maintain overall health and fitness as we age.
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Simply Walking
Walking is a great way to "keep on moving"
Multigenerational cohousing and the power of belonging
Evidence of the positive effects of social support on health is overwhelming and suggests one of the most powerful tools in maintaining well-being while aging is improving social support activity/engagement at the community level.
Age like a Supermodel!
From farmer to supermodel: China's latest fashion sensation is 72-year-old granddad. A Chinese grandfather is proving love knows no bounds as he models looks to promote his granddaughter's clothing store for teens.
Life for others
We need to see a continuation of ourself in our children!
Multigenerational Playgrounds
A new Florida playground encourages young children and the elderly to play in parallel.
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The surprising chess game-Me v/s Me
A short film by Pixar beautifully sensitizing to old age and the loneliness that come with it.
Learning from the Chinese- The inspiring culture of China!
The Chinese habit of saving and the care that they take of the elderly is something other countries need to imbibe.
Keeping Mind and Body in Harmony while facilitating warmer relationships with younger generation
Activity Groups certainly play a great role in inspiring people and society. No philosophies. A real existing group of senior citizens who play Lawn Tennis at least 5 times a week I came across this summer holidays in a town of South East England.
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Spirituality may help people live longer
"It may be that people who are more involved in religious activities or are personally more spiritual are doing something that makes them feel better emotionally and helps them live longer and more healthily."
It's never too late to go do what you want to do!
Pearl Russ, a 101-year-old woman, graduates high school
Legally required to visit aged parents
This may be controversial, but the Chinese government is requiring children to visit their aged parents at least twice a year.
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"Drumming out Dementia"
This chap has turned older people's "comfort" items into musical instruments to encourage better participation in music therapy sessions. See the link here: www.drummingoutdementia.com Genuinely brilliant - particularly the zimmerframe!
Meet2Eat - A regional service engaging older adults with nutrition.
The service empowers the older adult to boost their own nutritional knowledge and skills, in a new social way.
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ode - A wellbeing product for people living with Dementia.
ode is a wellbeing product that creates the link between the power of scent and its effect on our relationship with food.
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How might exploring the relationship between culture and dying help us to understand what it means to maintain wellbeing and thrive as we age?
...Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
How might exploring the relationship between culture and dying help us to understand what it means to maintain wellbeing and thrive as we age?
Appropriate physical activity to maintain physical and mental heath
Siel Bleu is a nonprofit organization who promote appropriate physical activity for those that wish to maintain or increase their physical and mental health - whether a young senior, an older person, or someone with an illness or physical disability.
Creating a Healthy Home-Front
During WW2, the US gov't, in partnership with its citizens, created a singularly-focused home-front to support the war effort - war bonds, peace gardens & the USO. How can we create a unified engagement for improving the health of our citizens?
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Giving aim, friends and opportunity to life.
A kind of club, social platform, community or family which can help in generating a sense of well being and happiness. this club can serve as a platform to share, organize and collaborate, can give new motive and meaning to life.