This is followed by a discussion of reciprocal benefits for young children and older adults; expanding support networks, promoting mental health, building resilience, and modeling prosocial behavior. Research suggests that older adults' decisions to volunteer initially, sustain the commitment, or abandon...
Exercise has an astounding array of benefits for older adults for prevention and treatment of conditions and diseases frequently occurring in late life. Some benefits are well-known, such as for cardiovascular health, hypertension, and weight control. Others, such as positive effects on activities of...
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were less likely to listen to music every day. Black older adults were more likely than others to have sung in a choir in the past year, and Black and Hispanic older adults were more likely to say that music is very important to them. ...
That work paid off when they found that pooling together those 36 studies was enough to show that for older adults, exercise can indeed benefit their memory. The team, including Aghjayan’s advisor Kirk Erickson in the Department of Psychology and other researchers from Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Uni...
Maintaining a healthy diet is important no matter your age. However, at Maplewood Senior Living, we know how much diet can impact overall wellness for older adults. Our excellent culinary team uses the freshest ingredients and heart-healthy recipes when preparing meals and food options f...
Intergenerational volunteering in early childhood education and care (ECEC) occurs when older adults invest their time in unpaid work that supports young children who are nottheir kin. One important outcome of this type of volunteer activity is a sense of intergenerational solidarity, defined as form...
The purpose of this paper is to identify and illustrate the rationale and scientific support for Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) as a leisure activity of benefit to older adults which allows them to become physically active and improve their overall health status. The findings suggest that TCC improves ...
Older adults are the fastest growing population in the world, with the number of those over sixty years old expected to grow to more than two billion by 2050. In recent years, discussions have focused on programs aimed at fostering socioemotional factors
Dance can be especially beneficial for older adults who can’t run or do more intense workouts, or for those who don’t want to. One 2015 study found that even a gentle dance workout helps to promote a healthy heart. And there’s plenty of evidence which suggests that dancing lowers the...