Let’s Preserve Our Bone Health

Osteoporosis (porous bone) is a bone disease that can affect us as we age. Osteoporosis is a disease process where the bone deteriorates, stops building or both. This results in brittle bones, making them prone to potential breaks/fractures during an injury, fall, bump, or minor stress like coughing.  Women have a higher risk of osteoporosis

The Long Run January 2021

Association News Breaking: 2021 National Senior Games Postponed to 2022 The 2021 National Senior Games presented by Humana has been postponed to 2022. Due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic, and out of an abundance of caution, NSGA has made the decision to postpone the National Senior Games to May 10-23, 2022. “In consultations

The Long Run December 2020

Association News Year End Message from CEO Marc T. Riker On behalf of myself and the NSGA staff, we extend sincere holiday greetings to everyone involved in the Senior Games Movement, first and foremost to our amazing athletes and the support from their spouses, partners, family members and friends. Your example that promotes healthy, active

Namaste

By: Jessica Lime, Ageility Fitness Trainer   Yoga is a natural medicine used from ancient times to help us heal our mind, body and soul. Within today’s busy society focusing on yoga and meditation helps put one’s body at ease to focus on calming the nervous system, reduce stress, increase flexibility and so much more.

Exercise is Medicine

By: Jessica Lime, Ageility Fitness Trainer   Exercise is similar to medication when it comes to improving your mood and health. Each prescription varies depending on duration, modality, intensity and frequency3. However, each individual needs to be told which exercise routine pertains to them and most likely will need a trainer or class to guide

The Long Run November 2020

Association News Remembering Harris Frank The Senior Games Movement celebrates the life of Harris Frank, who left us recently at the age of 95 in his beloved hometown of St. Louis. Harris is a co-founder of The Games, and he lived a full life marked by major accomplishments that made him a recognized pillar of

Fix Your Swing

By: Jessica Lime   Body mechanics of any sport has fine detail and varies depending on the person and the sport.  Our bodies are a kinetic chain, a slight misalignment, stiffness, or weakness in one location of our body can affect our entire swing, preventing optimal performance. As we age, our strength and flexibility may

The Long Run October 2020

Association News Step Into 2021 with a NEW Virtual Challenge! The recent NSGA Step Up Your Game virtual challenge received good participation and positive feedback from our athletes, so we’re going to do it again to help keep everyone moving! This time, we look to the future with the StepsTo2021 National Senior Games Challenge, which

Stop, Drop and Stretch

By: Jessica Lime   There are different types of stretching techniques such as static, dynamic, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (pre-contraction stretching), the body responds differently to each stretch. Stretching is beneficial to each subject’s body, sport, activation and recovery process. Stretching increases flexibility, range of motion, reduces the risk of injury, increases blood supply to minimize

SELF – MYOFASCIAL RELEASE

By: Jessica Lime   Self-myofascial release is a popular rehabilitation intervention to enhance joint range of motion, reduce muscle soreness and restore exercise performance. Self-myofascial release (SMR) is a method of applying pressure to eliminate or ease the tension of a trigger point to help restore the function of the tissue. Fascia is the layer