Page 6 - Boca ViewPointe - November '21

Page 6, Viewpointe November 2021

Dear Boca Pointe Age Better By Giving Back

Dog Owners: To Your Community

By Oris Martin, Fitness Director, on walking with your shoulders back, chest up and pelvis
We have had a few recent Acts Retirement Life Communities, Inc. over your ankles.
complaints from residents 6. Do balance exercises. Your balance deteriorates with
who have had uncomfortable Ever notice how ageless some people look? I am always age, and falls are the leading cause of disability in seniors.
encounters with dogs off leash amazed when residents tell me their age. It seems like ninety While physical activity in general helps balance, you should
a round t he is the new sixty-five! What is the secret to being youthful also do balance-specific exercises. Attend one of our group
property. We at any age? Famous television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz exercises such as Tai Chi, or strength and balance class.
are reaching out says that 70% of aging is affected by negative behaviors and 7. Try exercises to increase your range of motion. If
to our residents simple things you may not know to do. you find that you can’t reach things you used to, work on
to remind them of Here are ten of those simple things to remain active and stretching your arms overhead daily. This will restore your
our rules concerning vibrant as you age: ability to reach for things in that overhead cupboard and help
keeping dogs on leashes and cleaning pet litter. As a 1. Retain a sense of humor. Don’t take things too you feel more independent.
resident of Boca Pointe you must: Keep your dog on seriously, instead continue to see the funny side of life, 8. The importance of strength training. As we age, we
a Leash. All dogs must be controlled on a leash by an by enjoying a good joke or comedy, and even laughing at lose muscle. This process known as sarcopenia can be slowed
able-bodied person, at all times, whenever the dog is on yourself sometimes. with regular cardiovascular and strengthen training exercise,
property. Also, you must clean up and properly dispose 2. Focus on positive relationships. As the old rhyme which strengthens the heart and slows muscle loss.
of pet waste when your pet relieves itself. Knowing and goes: make new friends, keep the old, one is silver, the 9. Spend ten minutes every day stretching. Stretch
abiding by our community’s animal-related ordinances other is gold. Focus on maintaining positive and supportive before you get out of bed. Even if you are not physically
will help make our neighborhood a better place for relationships. Too much time alone can lead to isolation and able to do any other exercise, regularly stretching of all your
everyone. Thank you!  loss of social skills making you appear older. muscles can ward off atrophy.
3. Watch what you eat. It’s easy to get in the mindset 10. Give back. Don’t buy into the myth that because
to question, ‘what difference does it make at my age?’ you’re a senior you’re incapable of making an important
Remember what you eat affects not only your weight, but contribution to society. Many of our residents volunteer at
your mood, sleep and sense of general well-being. the local public schools, food pantry, and here within the
On behalf of The Club at Boca Pointe we 4. Learn something new. Sign up for a course at FAU or community. Having meaningful purpose and a sense of
would like to remind our residents that NO take up a new activity. This forces your brain to create new fulfillment keeps you young!
walking, running, bicycle riding or dog walking pathways, and maintain, or increase your mental sharpness. This month, I would like to challenge you to think of ten
5. Be aware of your posture. As we age, we have a
is permitted on the golf course or golf cart tendency to spend more seated. This causes the upper body things that you’re grateful for, and at least one way that you
can give back to this beautiful community we live in. Happy
paths. For safety reasons, the to weaken and the lower body to sag forward. Concentrate Thanksgiving! 
paths are for golf carts only.

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