Category: Health & Fitness
‘The Hawks’ Guy’ has logged 30 years courtside and is shooting for a record of his own
Steve Holman is on a roll. Really on a roll. The longtime Atlanta Hawks play-by-play caller hasn’t...
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A baseball fan’s newsletter recalls how Atlanta became a major-league city
As Abe Schear tells it, his introduction to major-league baseball bears the classic marks of a...
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Seniors react in varying ways to mental stresses created by the pandemic
Assessing the ongoing mental health of seniors as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into a second year...
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Senior tennis bounces back
Tennis, a favorite sport of Atlanta’s seniors, returns after pandemic shutdown briefly clears the...
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Do you get angry more often as you grow older?
In a Psychology Today article and blog, Morton Shaevitz notes the old saying: “You’re only as old...
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Free fitness programs
Search YouTube to find plenty of strength training and other fitness workouts for seniors. Check...
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Company zooms in on strength training for seniors
Eric Levitan wasn’t satisfied with just accepting the decline he saw in his parents’ health as...
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Local yoga instructors help older adults STAY active and strong through the pandemic
Frani Green found yoga in 1985 and felt the calling to teach it in 1993. The 60-year-old has a...
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It may be time to check your eyes again
Did you skip your annual eye exam in 2020 because of the pandemic? If you’re among the ones who...
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Atlanta doctor honored for COVID-19 work
Atlanta physician Dr. Dominic Mack has focused for years on the eradication of health disparities....
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In this Pandemic, Seniors Suddenly Are Desired as Test Subjects
The possibility of developing dangerous symptoms from COVID-19 increases with age, with those who are age 85 and older facing the highest risk. In the U.S., about 80% of deaths related to COVID-19 have been by people age 65 and older, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. Risks are even higher for older people when they have underlying health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes or long-term lung disease, suggest Hopkins’ researchers.
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Pandemic Doesn’t Have to Slow Seniors Down
Keeping active is a priority for this 75-year-old. Fulton County’s Department of Senior Services is helping her, and many other seniors, reach their fitness goals — even while maintaining social distancing.
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