Athletes of distinction
Randy Held rises at 4:30 a.m. to complete his workouts at the YMCA, and he feels energized for the rest of the day. PHOTO BY JENNIFER SNOPKO, SPRINGFIELD, YMCA Walk through the doors at either of our Springfield YMCA locations and take a look around. You’ll see people from all walks of life interacting, sipping…
The power of awe
A fully loaded 16-passenger raft is dwarfed by the vastness of the Grand Canyon. PHOTO BY KAREN A. WITTER Awesome is now a commonly used word to describe just about anything that is nice, good or enjoyable. But, Webster’s dictionary defines awesome as causing feelings of fear and wonder and feelings of awe. Awe means…
Growing better gracefully
Disrupt Aging: a Bold New Path to Living your Best Life at Any Age, by Jo Ann Jenkins with Boe Workman. Public Affairs: 2016, 237 pages. “At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.” –Maya Angelou Disrupt Aging serves as both a declaration of middle-aged and senior…
What is your “why?”
Craig Backs explains his motivation: “I exercise and eat a more healthy diet so I can be a more effective example to my patients, my colleagues and my community.” PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE I recently participated in a webinar on “motivational interviewing.” Motivational interviewing seeks to identify an individual’s “why” and enable and guide them…
How to keep your brain aware and working
PHOTO BY ISTOCKPHOTO.COM It’s often thought that as people age, they lose much of their sharpness and thinking power. While it’s true that folks over 55 are unlikely to change into innovative giants such as Steve Jobs, the loss of memory retention and deductive reasoning power can be slowed down or prevented by one simple…
