Ann Hamm The SilverSneakers program is a great way to add to your workout program. Did you know that there are about 3,000 SilverSneakers participants here in SaddleBrooke? You could have these wonderful benefits and not even know it. SilverSneakers is adding another strength 45 class. This class is a 45 minute muscle only, body…
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Features, February 2015
Live like a centenarian
Susan Dawson-Cook The Blue Zones, 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest highlights locales worldwide where high concentrations of people live to the ripe old age of 100 and beyond. Many live independently, are mentally agile and some even walk miles to the grocery or tend to crops or backyard gardens.…
Generals, February 2015
Recreation Fair raffle winners
Gwen Lewis Thank you to all that came to visit the HOA2 Fitness Table at the Recreation Fair on January 24, 2015! The following are the winners of the raffle from the Recreation Fair: Professional Teeth Whitening: Mary Clark Round for two Golf at Robson Ranch: Barbara R. Sprouls Round for two Golf at Robson…
Generals, February 2015
Wellness Symposium March 21st
Upcoming Events: We will be holding the second annual Integrative Wellness Symposium on March 21, 2015. This is very exciting as we will have Jonathan Tait, D.O. as our Keynote Speaker. He specializes in Medical Fitness, Functional Medicine, Nutrition and Sports Medicine. This same day we will have other health lectures as well as a…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Fall prevention must be a priority for an aging population
Bill Brown “Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among people age 65 and older,” according to the Centers for Disease Control. As a result, fall prevention must become a number one priority for an aging population. In the past decade, more than 200,000 Americans over 65 died following falls and…
Generals, January 2015
Health Night Out: Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplantation
Don Jensen Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplantation will be discussed by January guest speaker Dr. Amit Fadia on Monday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. On Monday, January 26 the Health Night Out team will welcome Dr. Amit Fadia, Nephrologist, to SaddleBrooke. Dr. Fadia will discuss frequency, classification, management and treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease…
Features, January 2015
Start the new year right
Susan Dawson-Cook Most people start out the New Year with fitness resolutions, follow them for a month or two and then abandon them for prior not so healthy living habits. By establishing realistic, measurable and time specific goals, you can become one of the few New Year’s resolution success stories. Realistic fitness goals can be…
Generals, January 2015
Sun Sounds of Arizona
Kathy Desmarais Are you, or someone you know, print-disabled? Most of us think of the blind when we think of the print disabled. But it also applies to those who have difficulty seeing the printed word due to cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, low visual acuity, retinitis pigmentosa, complications from diabetes, multiple sclerosis, brain and…
Features, January 2015
The Doctor Speaks Out – January 2015
Dietmar Gann, M.D., a Tucson cardiologist, presents The Diet of Hope, a nonsurgical, rapid weight loss program to fight obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease with a low carb, low sugar diet. The featured speaker for the January 15 health lecture, The Diet of Hope, is Tucson cardiologist, Dietmar Gann, M.D. During this presentation, Dr.…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Joe Pinella offers free Healing Movements training
Bill Brown Healing Movements is a class using Chi Gong and Tai Chi Kung which involves a series of postures and exercises including slow, circular movements, regulated breathing, focused meditation and self-massage. Here in SaddleBrooke you have the opportunity to try it without any cost because your first experience is a free trial. Joe Pinella…