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The Journal on Active Aging brings articles of value to professionals dedicated to older-adult quality of life. Content sweeps across the active-aging landscape to focus on education and practice. Find articles of interest by searching the article archives in three ways: Enter a keyword in the articles search bar; click on search by topic; or type a keyword or phrase in the general search bar at the top of the page.
The gathering place by Colin Milner and Jenifer Milner
If you were to meet the legendary founder and director of The Marsh, a world-renowned spa and wellness center in Minnetonka, Minnesota, you would know from the moment Ruth Stricker started to speak that she has a burning passion for her work. This passion, one of the many reasons for the success she enjoys today, has helped her shape The Marsh into a facility as inspiring and original as the woman herself.
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Champions of potential: life coaching for older adults by Lorna Francis, PhD, and Jenifer Milner
Life coaching emerged as a profession out of the turbulent 1990s workplace. Individuals stressed by corporate life, transitions, downsizing and outplacing (in which executives were eased out and provided help in finding new work) began seeking help to overcome challenges and improve performance. They found this support in personal coaches.
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Masterpiece Living: taking wellness to the next step?
We learned that lifestyle—the choices we make about where and how we live—determines 70% of physical aging and 50% of mental aging. We discovered that it was never too late to make a significant difference in how we age. And we found out that certain characteristics and lifestyles were associated with high levels of functioning well into the eighth, ninth, and even tenth decades of life. The MacArthur Foundation Study called this high-level functioning successful aging as opposed to usual aging, which conformed to the stereotype of progressive decline. This groundbreaking study, and the ever-increasing volume of similar research, smashed this stereotype of aging and presented us with the challenge to put this knowledge into practice.
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Engaging the inner voice by Donald R. Koepke, MDiv, BCC
What is the inner voice? Some people experience it as conscience. Freudians might explain it as the Super Ego. For many, the inner voice sounds like one’s mother whispering in the ear. Individuals may refer to the inner voice as their feelings, random thoughts or memories, while still others experience it as a connection with the real self or even a Higher Being. Although everyone might interpret the purpose and source of this inner voice differently, all still encounter the voice within that guides, for good or ill, behaviors, beliefs and emotions.
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Digestive health through lifestyle approaches by Rita Sigmon, PhD, RD
In a world of technologically designed convenience, the human body needs regular physical activity. From physiological, metabolic and psychological perspectives, regular exercise can improve more than 50 different aspects of life. Most people can easily cite cardiovascular and muscular benefits of exercise. But for older adults, a less often thought of exercise benefit is a healthier functioning digestive system.
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Cybex Trazer: a trailblazing technology measures and trains movement
In 2005, the International Council on Active Aging® set out to select North America’s most innovative new fitness equipment for active older adults—a challenging task, given the many worthy products on the market. In the end, the organization recognized the fun and functional Cybex Trazer® as the first-ever ICAA Industry Equipment Innovator.
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