Celebrating Fitness

We had many great activities centered around our theme of fitness during the month of May. Two outstanding ones were our senior Olympics and a gymnastics presentation by state champion Courtney Miller. We started our Olympics with an opening ceremony, the pledge of allegiance to the flag and then moved on to some good competitive fun. We played a multitude of active games and three lucky seniors took home either a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal. Residents were also quite impressed by our gymnast and her many trophies and ribbons. Courtney performed for the residents her routine that won her the championship as well as identifying and demonstrating many gymnastics moves. She is a perfect picture of physically fit, complete with a smile. 

Best Day Ever!

Residents at Juniper Village at Meadville were delighted by a visit from 21 first graders form Calvary Baptist Christian Academy for the annual Serve-A-Thon. The students did an array of activities including saying the pledge of allegiance to the flag, singing patriotic songs, playing piano and visiting with residents one on one. However the biggest hit of the morning was playing some intense balloon volley ball. When all was said and done some of the students left saying “it was the best day ever!” 

May 2017 Events in Meadville, PA: Grow Strong Daily

Continuing our Spring Alive In All Seasons focus on healthy again, we continue to let wellbeing thrive with a May focus on Fitness. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible and at Juniper we promote fitness every day of the week! We recently shared on our Facebook page a New York Times story, authored by Gretchen Reynolds, providing results from the Mayo Clinic who recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but sedentary men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. The volunteers were randomly assigned to a particular exercise regimen. There were some unsurprising differences: The gains in muscle mass and strength were greater for those who exercised only with weights, while interval training had the strongest influence on endurance. But more unexpected results were found in the biopsied muscle cells. It seems as if the decline in the cellular health of muscles associated with aging was “corrected” with exercise, especially if it was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, a professor of medicine and an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s senior author. In fact, older people’s cells responded in some ways more robustly to intense exercise than the cells of the young did. So pick up those weights, get on that bike and remember it’s never too late to benefit from exercise. And if you’re not doing so already, follow us on social media so you don’t miss a thing.

We invite you to Grow Strong Daily along with us with programs such as Fitness Five and our Route 66 Walking Program. Learn more about fitness and keeping your heart healthy at our Heart Healthy Luncheon and educational presentation. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible.

Our fabulous May 2017 events in Meadville, PA at Juniper Village at Meadville include our:

§  Alive in All Seasons Dinner Bluegrass Music because music provides therapeutic qualities attend our dinner with your loved ones, support our monthly theme and enjoy some bluegrass therapy as we explore ways to Grow Strong Daily on May 11^th at 4:30 pm. (RSVP by May 7^th at 814-333-4400.)

§  Lunch and Learn Importance of Movement as We Age with Genesis Rehab as they share with us the importance of staying flexible and why maintaining your range of motion is so vital as we age with a heart-healthy lunch served on May 17^th at noon. (RSVP by May 16^th at 814-333-4400.)

§  Route 66 Kick Off at Ernst Trail as we are taking this show on the road, so join us down at Ernst Trail to kick off our efforts to encourage our entire community to Grow Strong Daily; our community is welcome and no RSVP is required, and refreshments will be served on May 31^st at 9:30 am.

We look forward to sharing our May 2017 events in Meadville, PA at Juniper Village at Meadville with you as you Grow Strong Daily.