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Topic- Program profiles
Class profile: "Just Enough" group exercise class by Mary Ann Smith
The majority of participants are women, and classes are designed so that both experienced and inexperienced exercisers can participate and feel successful. Due to our quality staff, we are able to include members or guests that have limitations or aging disabilities
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Living Strong Living Well: a strength and fitness program for cancer survivors by Joyce Hanna
After surviving testicular cancer, which spread to his brain, abdomen and lungs, Lance Armstrong climbed into cycling’s elite class in 1999 by winning the prestigious Tour de France championship. Earlier this year, Armstrong celebrated his record sixth straight victory in this race. He is physically and mentally stronger today, he says, than before his 1996 cancer diagnosis. Many people do not realize that Armstrong is not alone in making a strong comeback from cancer.
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The pinnacle of older adult wellness
Now in its fifth year, the NuStep Pinnacle Award strives to motivate seniors' organizations to maximize their health and wellness programs. This awards program also promotes the importance of actively managing fitness and wellness as we age.
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Active for Life brings research to community settings by Brigid McHugh Sanner
Jim Bald is one of the many success stories emerging from the 12 communities throughout the United States where Active for Life programs were launched in early 2003.
Bald was sedentary when he signed up for the Active for Life program offered through the OASIS Institute in San Antonio, Texas. He used goal-setting techniques to help him focus his activity regimen, and applied tools to help track his activity levels and remain motivated. The self-described former couch potato set a goal of a daily 2.5-mile walk at a 16 minute per mile pace - a goal he has achieved.
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Peak performers
Every industry recognizes those organizations that reach the top of their game to be the industry’s forerunners—companies that have devoted time, energy and effort to developing successful businesses. These organizations usually provide the rest of the industry with models of achievement. The health and wellness industry is no exception.
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Viva: a model for life
When John Erickson founded Erickson Retirement Communities in 1983, his vision was to create big, vibrant communities for middle-income retirees. Nearly 20 years later, his growing network of 10 communities is already home to more than 9,000 residents. With the launch of a wellness screening system designed and supported by the foundation he established in 1998, the chairman and CEO of Erickson Retirement Communities starts another phase of realizing his vision to change the way people view and deal with getting older.
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