With the arrival of spring, warmer weather and longer days are a perfect opportunity for everyone, including mobility aid users, to refresh their exercise routines. It’s essential to stay active to maintain good health, improve mobility, and boost mood. Here’s how you can adapt your exercise routine to fit your needs while still ensuring safety…
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Stair Lift Guide
There comes a point in many people’s lives when they begin to find it difficult to walk up and down stairs without help. Such mobility problems can be the result of injury, illness, weakness in the legs, poor eyesight, reduced balance and a number of other conditions. If you find that it’s becoming harder and…
How Compression Socks Work
Compression socks and stockings have a variety of benefits. They improve blood flow, lessen pain and swelling in the legs and reduce the risk of conditions resulting from poor blood circulation, such as deep vein thrombosis (DBT), which is a type of blood clot. Many different types of people wear them, including the elderly, pilots,…
Four Health Challenges of Aging
There’s no doubt about it, getting older can be a daunting prospect. However, if you’re aware of some of the common health challenges of aging and how to address them, you’re well on your way to aging more healthfully and comfortably. Weakened immune system People over the age of 65 tend to see their immune…
How Seniors Can Keep a Sharp Brain
Few people grow older without noticing some differences in their body and mind, but these changes don’t always have to be negative. As a matter of fact, there are numerous tricks that seniors can incorporate into their routine to keep their mind sharp and their memory going strong. Learn New Things Never let anyone tell…
How Seniors Can Avoid Identity Theft
Did you know that an identity theft occurs once every three seconds? Seniors are particularly vulnerable. They’re often targeted because they tend to have more money saved than younger adults, and because they tend to be less likely to suspect malicious intent when they receive an email or phone call from someone they don’t know.…
Spring Cleaning Tips for Seniors
Birds will soon be chirping, flowers will begin to bloom and temperatures will slowly warm up, which means that it will be time for spring cleaning before we know it! As seniors age, spring cleaning on their own gets harder and harder. If you’re stepping in to help an elderly loved one clean his or…