Touchmark at Harwood Groves - July 2014 Newsletter
1. TOUCHMARK AT HARWOOD GROVES
THE{FULL}LIFE
July 2014
Kids of all ages welcome summer
Games, prizes, and even a clown! There is no
better way to wrap up school and get ready for
summer than with a carnival. Residents and
staff organized games and passed out prizes
to grandchildren, team members’ children, and
children from HeadStart. Everyone had a ball!
2. If you read the title and said to yourself, wait a
minute, it’s July: July is the time to celebrate
independence and unification. As countries and as
individuals, we are keenly attracted to the notion
of independence. Research tells us that it’s our
lifestyle—things we do and choices we make—that
determines how we will age.
According to research done at California State University, Fullerton by C. Jessie Jones and Roberta E.
Rikli, a key element in maintaining independence later in life is sustaining one’s “fitness capacity
Brian Pryor
Executive Vice President
Declare interdependence!
CAPTURING DELIGHT{FULL} MOMENTS
Putting together a fun (and
slightly messy) handmade note,
Arline Hudson works with Life
Enrichment/Wellness Director
Anne-Marie Fitz to press her print
on notecards that she sent to her
children. Looking over the print,
Arline shared, “You can learn an
awful lot about yourself when you
look at your own prints.”
Local comedienne Auntie Kreamsaugen (from Park Rapid’s Jaspers
Theater) entertained during the monthly birthday bash. She used
joyful as her theme, which fit perfectly with the laughter, singing,
and dancing.
Residents toured the Fargo Air Museum, checking out the plans for
future expansion.
Mayor Dennis Walaker and
challenger Brad Wimmer stopped
by to visit and discuss the
upcoming elections.
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3. CLUB NEWS
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FITNESS
PERSONAL TRAINER
AWARD
LIFE STORY
PERSONAL CARE
PERSON-CENTERED CARE
AQUATIC
July is Berry Month!
Did you know that
blueberries can help with
your workout? The high
water content can help
keep the body hydrated
during exercise. Blueberries
have one of the highest
amounts of antioxidants
of any fruit and are a
complex carbohydrate that
provides you with energy.
A handful of blueberries
is a great snack to have an
hour before your workout.
Blueberries are also
considered to improve
memory as well as prolong
the aging process of the
brain.
The most nutritious way
to have blueberries is
fresh or frozen. Try this
healthy blueberry smoothie
recipe (just throw them in
a blender and blend until
smooth):
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup Greek yogurt or
nonfat plain yogurt
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 tsp honey
New programs to try
Circuit Training. Short
on time? Try a circuit
training class! Circuit
training combines strength
and cardiovascular exercises
while moving from station
to station. Classes are
Mondays and Wednesdays
5:30 to 6 pm.
Silver Sneakers®
Circuit
Training combines fun
with fitness to increase
cardiovascular and
muscular endurance with a
standing-circuit workout.
Upper-body strength
work (using hand-held
weights, elastic tubing
with handles, and a Silver
Sneakers ball) is alternated
with low-impact aerobic
choreography. Wednesdays
10 to 10:45 am. Fridays 9 to
9:45 am.
New services to check out
Massage therapy has been
shown to relieve muscle
stiffness and soreness. It
also benefits your mood
and outlook on life! Make
an appointment with
Touchmark Massage
Therapist Brenda Nelson by
calling 701-212-0245.
NeuroCom®
Balance
Master®
July screening
special Using interactive
technology, the Balance
Master provides objective
assessment of the muscle
groups that control
balance. A certified trainer
uses the assessments to
identify balance issues,
offer exercises to improve
balance, and evaluate a
person’s progress. During
the month of July, schedule
your complete balance
assessment for $50 ($125
value). Call Touchmark
Health & Fitness Director
Mark Minette at 701-526-
1055.
The club will be closed
Friday, July 4, in
observance of Independence
Day. Have a fun, safe
holiday with family and
friends!Touchmark’s amazing maintenance men
to the rescue! This time, they helped save
baby ducklings.
Diving into our work
(strength, endurance, agility, and
balance).” Simple, right? So why declare
interdependence? Because life happens.
Appointments, other priorities, injuries,
and many other reasons all serve to
interfere with or distract our attention
from exercise. Encouragement and
accountability can be essential to sticking
with a fitness program.
In our office, several team members go
to the local YMCA to exercise at noon.
Sometimes, we join a group exercise class
together, and other days we each do an
individual program; regardless, we check in
with each other. We carpool. We rearrange
schedules.
During this month when we celebrate unity
and independence, ask someone to start a
walking group with you. Join a class. Walk
around the corner and visit a friend. Ask a
Life Enrichment/Wellness team member
about steps you could take with others to
improve your fitness capacity.
Declare interdependence—and gain more
independence!
For more information about Touchmark’s
Life Enrichment/Wellness program or
the research regarding standards for
maintaining physical independence in later
years, email me at FullLife@Touchmark.
com.
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