Better Balance Supports Sports Performance and Daily Living
By Andrew Walker, MPH; NSGA Director of Health & Well-Being The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) states that neuromuscular training—alongside cardiorespiratory, resistance and flexibility exercise—is essential for maintaining health. A core component of neuromuscular training is balance, which is especially important for both sports performance and falls prevention in senior athletes. Good balance is
- Published in Health & Well-Being
Still Competing at 100: Meet National Senior Games Centenarians
Do you want to live to be 100? Many people aspire to reach this impressive milestone, and we celebrate those who do with well-deserved fanfare. Turning 100 is a feat only a small sliver – 0.03% of the U.S. population – achieves. Even smaller is the number of centenarians who still compete in sports! Several
- Published in News and Events
159 New NSGA Records Notched at 2025 Games
Athletes at the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana produced impressive performances, including achieving 159 new event records during the 12-day championship in Iowa. Swimming led the count with 55 new National Senior Games Association (NSGA) records set at the Wellmark YMCA in downtown Des Moines. Charlotte Davis of Washington wowed in her first
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Determined Pickleballer Works Through Disability to Compete
September 2025 Athlete of the Month By Del Moon, NSGA Storyteller Diane Stelpflug, 65 New Berlin, Wisconsin Watching Diane Stelpflug enter the Iowa Events Center for Pickleball at the National Senior Games with a pronounced limp, one might easily assume she was a spectator toting gear for a friend. But a remarkable transformation takes place
- Published in Athlete of the Month