Category Archives: Exercise/Sports
Seniors Exercise to Help Themselves and Their Neighborhood
“It might not look like it, but this class and walking club of women, and sometimes men, is part of a larger effort to fight poverty and improve impoverished communities. It was started by a nonprofit, Community Solutions. People there … Continue reading
Two Videos Featuring Our EngAGE Community Residents
Check out these two great videos featuring our EngAGE community residents! [Email subscribers: click on the title of the post to go to the blog and see the videos.] From Robin Hart, EngAGE Regional Programs Director: The video and poem, … Continue reading
The National Senior Games Obliterate 10 Myths about Aging
The 2013 National Senior Games took place in Northeast Ohio in July with 10,850 athletes participating. Their energy and enthusiasm inspired Zachary Lewis of the Cleveland Plain Dealer to write about the ten myths these amazing seniors debunk. “The evidence is right here: Not … Continue reading
Katherine Switzer: First Woman to Run Boston Marathon
Katherine Switzer, 66, is an author, television commentator, and marathon runner who is best known for being the first woman to run as “a numbered entry” in the Boston Marathon in 1967. Note the qualifier; technically, she was not the first woman to … Continue reading
Charlie Sifford: Golf Legend at 91
At an interview prior to the start of the U.S. Open, golfer Tiger Woods cited the importance of Charlie Sifford to the history of golf and in Tiger’s personal life: “I know my dad probably wouldn’t have picked up the game … Continue reading
Aquadettes: Senior Synchronized Swimmers
Filmmakers Drea (pronounced Dray) Cooper and Zackary Canepari have produced a collection of three- to ten-minute video vignettes called California Is a Place. One of their films, the ten-minute long “Aquadettes,” was chosen for the Short Film program at the … Continue reading
Before Title IX
Baseball season is underway and that prompted this post. It’s not unusual for a young girl to want to play team sports, but that wasn’t always the case. Maria Pepe, now 52, is credited with opening the door for millions of girls to … Continue reading
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