Fun Facts and Random Thoughts

STATS ON SENIOR FALLING

25% of adults 65+ will fall each year, and that number doubles for those over 80.
66% of older adults who fall will fall again within 6 months.
Hip fractures and brain injuries are frequent results of falls by seniors.
Nearly 40,000 falls by seniors each year result in death.
Balance training has been shown to reduce the risk of a fall by 50%.

MADE TO MOVE

With over 600 muscles, 300+ bones, and 200+ joints, your body was made to move! So why are you sitting there reading this!!! Get up! Move!

THE KING OF EXERCISES

If I could only use one exercise for my senior clients, I would say AIR SQUATS! Whether you realize it or not, you already do some version of a squat many times every single day! You may as well get strong with this motion instead of wincing and grimacing every time you get up out of a chair (or flop into one!) Practice,

BE A SMART CONSUMER

Marketers prey on the mindset of quick-fix solutions. Many folks just to willing to pop a pill to quickly and effortlessly solve a problem. Be smarter than that. We live in the information age – do your homework. Look into it. Don’t be a sucker!

SMART CONSUMER Part 2

When the primary “evidence” for you to buy a supplement leans into testimonials by celebrities or people who seem convincing and trustworthy, watch out! If that product actually worked, they would be anxious to show you scientific research that backs up those claims. If you can’t find that research right on their website, likely it does not exist.

IS THIS YOU?

Maybe you don’t move WELL because you don’t move MUCH!

The Two Biggies

What TWO areas of health receive almost no attention in the medical school education of your doctor?

Nutrition and Exercise

What are the TWO biggest areas to focus on to achieve and maintain good health?

Nutrition and Exercise

What TWO factors regarding your health are nearly 100% within your control to improve?

Nutrition and Exercise

What TWO things should you never ask your doctor about?

SURPRISE! Nutrition and Exercise! (if they know anything, they didn’t learn it in med school! Don’t believe me? Ask your doctor.)

POSITIVE THINKING and INSPIRATION

“A negative mind will never give you a positive life.”
~ Joe Kaplan (my deaf friend)

“My thoughts are incredibly powerful and I have incredible power over my thoughts.”

“And in the end, it’s not the years of your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”
~ Abraham Lincoln

“You can make EXCUSES … OR you can make PROGRESS.”
~ My little league baseball coach

“The purpose of eating is to maintain good health. Liking what you eat is a bonus.”
~ ‘Dad’ speech to my four kids (circa 1998)

“You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet. Fitness is an 80/20 thing and what you eat is the bigger part.”

“The greatest weakness in most people lies in their tendency to give up too soon. The path to success involves having the will to TRY – ONE – MORE – TIME.”
~ Thomas Edison