Joe Moyer’s “Hardest Triathlon” Overcomes Life Challenges July 2020 Athlete of the Month
Joe Moyer, 72, Columbus, Ohio When Joe Moyer looked forward to his fourth straight trip to the National Senior Games, all he was thinking about was getting in shape to make a good time in the Triathlon event in Albuquerque. One year later, he would marvel that he even made it to New Mexico at
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The Long Run June 2020
Association News 2021 Games Logo! The Official Logo for the 2021 National Senior Games presented by Humana has been released! The logo features palm trees beaconing athletes to sunny south Florida. Greater Fort Lauderdale and NSGA continue to lay the groundwork for The Games that will be held in Broward County from November 5–18, 2021.
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“I’m Not the Type to Sit Around” June 2020 Athlete of the Month
Carol Hicks, 75, Blountville, Tennessee Carol Hicks has had, by her own estimation, a blessed life. Now 75, the East Tennessee native has raised a family with her husband of 57 years and enjoyed her work career, including more than a decade with Junior Achievement before retiring a couple years ago. She has also been
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Aerobic Endurance Training for Older Adults
By: Chris Parchmann and the Ageility Team People of all ages are advised to perform aerobic endurance exercise for cardiovascular health and fitness. Running, biking, rowing, cross-country skiing, and walking are all great examples of aerobic exercise. Aerobic training can help with reducing body weight and lessen the risk of high blood pressure, type 2
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Cognitive Benefits of Exercise
By: Chris Parchmann and the Ageility Team Health and wellness is extremely important during this stressful time. Ageility advocates mental health for older adults in addition to maintenance of physical attributes as part of a complete fitness and training program. Older adults commonly experience cognitive deficits along with an increased risk of mental ailments like dementia
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How to Beat the Athlete You Were Last Year
By: Andrea Case-Rogers, CXO – Zibrio You’ve been in lockdown for 2 months: your exercise regimen has had to change, maybe you’ve not been able to practice your usual sport at all. You’ve likely gone through a process called reconditioning. Deconditioning: 5 Ways You’ll Notice It: Your aerobic fitness isn’t as good as it
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The Long Run – May 2020
Association News Amended 2021 Qualification Process Announcement The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) hopes you are doing well and finding ways to stay healthy and strong. Together we are in the midst of uncharted territory as the pandemic has affected all of us in a variety of ways. Every major event and sports organization has
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Sleeping Habits Can Affect Balance & Falls
By: Andrea Case-Rogers, CXO – Zibrio People fall at all ages. The better your balance is, the more likely that a fall is caused by unexpected circumstances (water on a marble floor while on holiday, taking a corner too fast on a bike), or something else crashing into you (fellow players, runaway dogs). But how
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What A Personal Trainer & Senior Athlete Learned From Measuring Balance
By: Andrea Case-Rogers, CXO – Zibrio Ellen is a long-time runner and personal trainer, who became interested in measuring balance. This is her story. “At first, I was really disappointed to score only 4/10. Even though I know only elite athletes sometimes score 10/10, I secretly hoped I might at least be close. Especially since
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A Phish Out of Water May 2020 Athlete of the Month
Philipp Djang, 65, Las Cruces, New Mexico The pandemic has disrupted all sports, but perhaps none as much as swimming. Cross training is a part of preparing for competition, but when there’s no pool, swimmers are literally fish out of water. We called Philipp Djang, one of the most decorated swimmers in National Senior Games
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