Category Archives: Exercise/Sports
Not the Knicks: A Forty-Year Basketball Game
The gymnasium at the McBurney Y.M.C.A. on West 14th Street in Manhattan is the site of regular, spirited games of pickup basketball that have been going on for over forty years. “Harry Bogdos [82], an artist and a carpenter from … Continue reading
Ray Bethell Flies a Kite — Like You’ve Never Seen Before!
We posted this a couple of years ago, but it’s so wonderful that it seems a perfect inspiration for this year, too! Here’s a lovely video featuring the amazing, almost magical talents of Ray Bethell, master of the art of multiple kite flying. Bethell … Continue reading
Bob Motley: Last Surviving Ump from Negro League Baseball
Bob Motley, a 91-year-old from Kansas City, MO, is the last surviving umpire from Negro League baseball. “Racial integration didn’t come to the major leagues until 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the color line at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. … Continue reading
EngAGE Team Stays in Half Marathon Shape
Doug Wiskow (70), Regional Programs Director, Brossy Reina (68), Senior Olympics Coordinator and Sharon Springer (58), Executive Assistant are shown at the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station on one of their Sunday morning runs to the Hollywood Farmers Market. Runs vary from … Continue reading
“Age of Champions” Showcases Inspiring Senior Athletes
Thanks to Amanda Talbot, Arts Programs Manager at NoHo Senior Arts Colony, for sending this inspiring video. It’s a trailer for Age of Champions, the award-winning PBS documentary that follows five competitors who go for the gold at the National Senior … Continue reading
A Body-Building Champion Helps Build Senior Bodies
Martin Luther King Addo is a two-time winner of the Mr. Ghana bodybuilding championship. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1999 and became a certified personal trainer. He now works out of his own storefront gym that he opened last summer inside Southbridge Towers, … Continue reading
Bob Fitzgerald: Senior Fitness Training Specialist
In our post announcing Senior Fitness Training Specialist Bob Fitzgerald’s interview for Experience Talks on April 12th, we didn’t include a recent photo of Bob and photos of his hard-working class at Burbank Senior Artists Colony. Clearly that needs to … Continue reading
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