Tag Archives: changing aging
Staying Cool When the Weather’s Too Hot
High temperatures are more than just uncomfortable for some people. Young children, older people, and those who are ill can suffer severe health problems and even death if their exposure to excessive heat is more than their bodies can handle. Click here … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Butter Cow Sculptor
“Worth Repeating” is a new weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 7/4/11: EngAGE appreciates and enjoys creativity in all of its many wonderful and … Continue reading
Chaboom!
Lauretta Jennings, a certified personal trainer, developed an exercise program that allows seniors to “sit and get fit.” She brings her chair exercise class, called “Chaboom,” to 52 assisted-living, long-term-care, and senior residences in and around Hingham, Massachusetts. “She mixes upper … Continue reading
Experience Talks 7/7: John Altman
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated … Continue reading
Painting Portraits of Elders
EngAGE loves projects like this one: Solon, Ohio, artist Judy Takács paints the portraits of older people at the senior center. (At left, she’s working on a portrait of Joseph Russ.) “While many artists may prefer the young and the beautiful, seniors … Continue reading
1 to 100 Years Project by Edouard Janssens
1 to 100 Years Project is a portrait project by Belgian photographer Edouard Janssens in which he photographed 100 women and 100 men at each age between 1 and 100. His goal was to show the aging process in a … Continue reading
Dorothy Custer: 101 and Full of Life!
From her TV appearance last year for her 100th birthday: “Sass, sweetness and the splits: that pretty much sums up Dorothy Custer’s appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno in June. Dorothy Custer was born in 1911 — 100-years ago. … Continue reading
