Prince Deese Prince Deese, an All American Wrestler, a Hall of Fame Football Player, and a State Champion Body Builder, is a certified personal trainer and strength conditioning specialist. Prince Deese and Gina Deese own A.C.T. by Deese, a Fitness & Training Center in Greensboro, NC. Most seniors agree that slowing down the aging process is a critical concern. With [...]
Roger Gore, Marketing Director at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community, has over ten years of experience working with seniors. Even though John Harris was the Tar Heel Gardener on WPTF radio and public television for 40 years, you might not know him. He doesn’t claim to have invented social media back in 1944, but he might have. After his long [...]
William “Bill” O’Connell celebrated his 90th birthday February 1 with residents and staff at Springmoor, where he has served on the food service staff since 1988. The very sprightly Mr. Bill moved to New York from Ireland with his family when he was six months old. He grew up going to games in Yankee Stadium to seeing some of baseball’s [...]
Exercise does a lot of good things – it burns calories, helps keep your weight in check and lowers your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Now add one more thing to the list: physical activity can change your DNA. Exercise-induced alterations to DNA are like tune-ups, helping muscles to work better and more efficiently. What’s more, these changes [...]
Prince Deese Prince Deese, an All American Wrestler, a Hall of Fame Football Player, and a State Champion Body Builder, is a certified personal trainer and strength conditioning specialist. Prince Deese and Gina Deese own A.C.T. by Deese, a Fitness & Training Center in Greensboro, NC. Prince Deese is not your usual sports trainer. Research and experience have taught him [...]
By: Billie Routh Bill and Billie Routh A couple that bikes together, stays together. That is our motto, and we know it well. I was 75 in April; Bill will be 80 in August. We have been riding for 25 years which is our hobby, changing from a two-wheel tandem to a trike recumbent about a year ago. Bill started [...]
Walking is a low-impact way to ease into fitness. Walking tones muscles in the legs and abdomen, thus supporting joints. As a weight-bearing exercise, it builds strong bones which help prevent osteoporosis. If you are new to walking, start out slowly walking five to ten minutes a day. The greatest benefits come from 30 minutes of brisk walking five times [...]
Earle Bower, a 76-year-old retired Greensboro executive, was a lifelong runner. For him it was a way of life; if he didn't exercise, he didn't feel right. He needed running to feel mentallly and physicially sharp, but stress and pain made him seek other avenues for exercise. Running is tough on the body because of the pounding impact. As I [...]
Senior health and fitness is a really important topic today, as life spans increase around the world. Physical fitness is important for everyone, but it is extremely vital to the well-being of seniors. As we get older, staying fit becomes more of a challenge, and therefore we need to pay particular attention to how we take care of ourselves. Below [...]
Tips to Feel Great at Any Age In the “pursuit of happiness” and longevity, this generation is doing their best to maintain an active lifestyle, while not letting some of the physical and mental hurdles that accompany the aging process get in the way. It is important to adjust physical activity levels and intensity as your body changes. “Exercise doesn’t [...]
