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Senior Health & Wellness Tips

Exercise and physical activity are good for you, no matter how old you are. Staying active can help you keep and improve your strength, have more energy to do the things you want to do, improve your balance and prevent, delay, or control some diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis. While it is not generally accepted that exercising will reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer, some experts feel exercise can offer some protection in this area too.

Rich Jeka (personal trainer at The Birches) with Birches residents Margaret McCarthy (middle) and Eleanor Lipinski (left)

Jim's Blog- 12/05/11 Birches Virtual Walk down Historic Route 66
12/5/2011 4:18:00 PM

As our Virtual Walk to Los Angeles continues, we keep seeing references to the importance of exercise and movement. To help promote walking and general movement, our Activities Department is sponsori...

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Seniors in Clarendon Hills tackle arthritis
9/19/2011 12:41:00 PM

Oh my aching knee… so says someone with arthritis - one of the most prevalent chronic health problems in America. According to Arthritis.org, 46 million people suffer from it. That’s one in five adul...

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Yoga for seniors in Clarendon Hills
7/7/2011 10:43:00 AM

Yoga: a young person twisted up like a pretzel with apparent ease. That image is not necessarily the complete story. In fact, yoga is for all ages; no one is too old or too young for yoga. One of the...

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