tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54108700069503825402012-02-06T03:17:22.934-08:00Senior Life Guide.comThe Senior Life Guide blog is for interaction with all the visitors of the seniorlifeguide.com website. The SeniorLifeGuide.Com website is one of the worlds largest online resource directories for Seniors. With over 1 Million useful listings providing resources for Seniors. Senior Housing, Senior Care, senior Health, Money, Activities, Travel, and thousands of of other helpful hints.Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-91457926411541837692010-05-05T01:02:00.000-07:002010-05-05T01:05:13.144-07:004 Best Exercises for Older Adults Improve strength, balance, flexibility and endurance
For older adults and seniors who want to stay healthy and independent, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommend four types of exercises:
Strength exercises build older adult muscles and increase your metabolism, which helps to keep your weight and blood sugar in check.
Balance exercises build leg muscles, and this helps to prevent falls. According to the NIH, U.S. hospitals Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-41655897182929919772010-05-05T01:00:00.000-07:002010-05-05T01:00:25.795-07:00Tips For a Long Lasting MarriageWhy Long Term Marriages LastIn talking with couples who have been married for many years, these aspects of marriage (not listed in any type of priority) are listed as necessary for a long lasting marriage. Continue to build intimacy -- both sexually and emotionally -- throughout your marriage.
Create passion for life and for one another.
Forgive one another. Don't hang on to past Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-59869563660465485562010-05-05T00:53:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:53:01.710-07:00The Top 50 U.S. Cities for Senior LivingThe Top 50 U.S. Cities for Senior Living
Ranked by Senior Living Needs: Health, Economics, Social, Crime and More
Bankers Life & Casualty Company, which specializes in insurance for seniors, gathered a panel of experts on gerontology and senior issues to determine which U.S. cities offer the best quality of life for older adults.
The panel rated the top 50 U.S. cites for senior living, based Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-82968136531058628662010-05-05T00:47:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:47:48.341-07:00The Top 50 U.S. Cities for SeniorsPortland, Oregon offers the best senior living benefits in the U.S., according to a survey released by Bankers Life and Casualty Company.
Seattle, San Francisco, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh are also at the top of the list.
How Was the Best Cities for Seniors Survey Conducted?
Bankers says the survey, released in 2005, was designed to identify the top 50 metro areas in the U.S. that offer the Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-13533151726442380022010-05-05T00:46:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:46:05.179-07:00WHAT DO SENIORS LIKE TO DO?COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
40 percent - Percentage of seniors 65 and older who have a computer at home.
25 percent - Percentage of seniors 65 and older who use the Internet.
CARS
78 percent - Percentage of householders age 65 and older who own a motor vehicle.
3 percent - Percentage of households with a householder age 65 or older who have three or more cars available to use.
Related Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-49602537397049377462010-05-05T00:40:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:40:25.135-07:00WHAT DO SENIORS LIKE TO DO?WHAT DO SENIORS LIKE TO DO?
RECREATION
11.3 million - Number of seniors 65 and older who engage in exercise walking at least six times a year.
Exercise walking is by far the most popular sports activity for seniors (and also for younger adults), followed by exercising with equipment, net fishing, camping, golf and swimming.
About 3-in-10 - The number of mass market, or “pocket sized” booksSenior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-11749933331898924382010-05-05T00:39:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:39:10.344-07:00Where and how the senior population chooses to liveWHERE DO MORE SENIORS LIVE?
17 percent - Percentage of Florida’s population that was 65 and older on July 1, 2004. Florida led all states in this category.
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Dakota and Iowa followed closely, at 15 percent each.
4.2 percent Percentage increase in the number of seniors age 65 and older in Nevada between July 1, 2003, and July 1, 2004.
This is the highest Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-75034396119248860522010-05-05T00:38:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:38:12.750-07:00Fun Facts About the Senior PopulationVOTING
79 percent - Percentage of U.S. citizens age 65 and older who were registered to vote in the 2004 presidential election. Seniors make up the highest percentage of registered voters in any age group.
71 percent - Percentage of seniors 65+ who were registered to vote and reported that they voted.
19 percent - Of all voters in the 2004 election, this percentage was 65 and older.
41 Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-24974378576937803512010-05-05T00:36:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:36:54.460-07:00Fun Facts About the Senior PopulationEMPLOYMENT
5 million – Number of seniors age 65 and older who have jobs.
EDUCATION
73 percent - Percentage of seniors age 65+ in 2004 who have at least a high school diploma.
19 percent - Percentage of seniors age 65 and older in 2004 who had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education.
47,000 – The number of seniors 65 and older who were enrolled in college in October 2004.
Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-21415738318944182472010-05-05T00:34:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:34:17.976-07:00Fun Facts About the Senior PopulationWhat lifestyle decisions does the senior population make? For example, where do most seniors like to live? Are more seniors married? And what does the senior population like to do for fun?
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Take a look at these interesting statistics on the lifestyle choices that the senior population makes, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau:Senior Life Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545441278664180279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-39990234447759794062010-02-12T08:02:00.000-08:002010-02-12T08:02:40.700-08:00http://www.seniorlifeguide.com/http://www.seniorlifeguide.com/Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12147766808185762724noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410870006950382540.post-19900037463097142802010-01-31T12:25:00.000-08:002010-02-02T10:10:28.180-08:00Welcome to the Senior Life Guide blogWe would like to invite all visitors to the Senior Life Guide blog to share any helpful hints, information or concerns you may have relating to all aspects of Senior Life. We invite Seniors and all family, friends or caretakers worldwide to leave your comments here. Your input is greatly appreciated.
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