Keep Moving… Keep Improving!
100,000 older adults will participate in activities at more than 1,000 locations throughout the U.S. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 as we celebrate the 22nd annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The goal is to help keep older Americans healthy and fit. Always set for the last Wednesday in May, National Senior Health & Fitness Day is the nation’s largest annual health promotion event for older adults.
This year’s theme is “If you keep moving…You’ll Keep Improving!” Maintaining our health and fitness is a life-long endeavor and staying active is key. The focus of this year’s observance is to empower seniors to proactively take steps to improve their health and physical fitness regardless of age.
atom Alliance members encourage seniors talk to their healthcare professional about heart health and diabetes prevention and treatment. Get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked. If you smoke, get help to stop. Eat healthy, exercise regularly, and follow your doctor’s instructions about your medications. If you have diabetes, it is important to take an active role in controlling the disease. Get the knowledge and skills to improve your quality of life. Ask your doctor about Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) so you can learn more.
Here are some great resources to help you keep moving:
- Medicare Preventive and Screening Services: http://www.medicare.gov/coverage/preventive-and-screening-services.html
- National Senior Health and Fitness Day: http://www.fitnessday.com/senior/index.html
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
- Go4Life – National Institute on Aging at NIH: http://go4life.nia.nih.gov/
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Physical Activity: http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/olderadults.html
