Happy #WellnessWednesday! Today, ERS Wellness Director Chloe Hough shows us the 'Dumbbell Fly,' which strengthens our chest muscles. You'll need a sturdy chair without wheels and hand weights, or other light objects, such as food cans or books. Give it a try, and see what you think! Click here to see more exercise demonstrations. Take time today for exercise — your body, mind & spirit all will feel better. #ERSlife Know an older adult who would be helped by these workouts? Please forward to them using the boxes on the left of the screen that are marked with the symbols for various social ..read more

This Mindful Monday, Shannon Braun, director of ERS' Center for Memory Support and Inclusion, offers a tip for people who are care partners for people who are living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia: To figure out the best times to do difficult or strenuous tasks, take your 'energy temperature' is most optimal. Please feel free to share this with someone who can benefit from this information. Here's the video ..read more

Happy #WellnessWednesday! Today, ERS Wellness Director Chloe Hough shows us Twists, which work our core and the side muscles of our abdomen. You'll need a sturdy chair without wheels and a hand weight, or other light object, such as a half-gallon milk jug. Give it a try, and see what you think! Click here to see more exercise demonstrations. Take time today for exercise — your body, mind & spirit all will feel better. #ERSlife Know an older adult who would be helped by these workouts? Please forward to them using the boxes on the left of the screen that are marked with the symbols for var ..read more

This Mindful Monday, Shannon Braun, director of ERS' Center for Memory Support and Inclusion, provides suggestions about how to ease the stresses of being a care partner.  Please feel free to share this with someone who can benefit from this information. Here's the video ..read more

Happy #WellnessWednesday! Today, ERS Wellness Director Chloe Hough shows us a Weighted Tricep Exercise, which works the muscles on the back of our upper arms. You'll need a sturdy chair without wheels and a hand-weight, or other light object, such as a water bottle, food bottle or heavy book. Give it a try, and see what you think! Click here to see more exercise demonstrations. Take time today for exercise — your body, mind & spirit all will feel better. #ERSlife Know an older adult who would be helped by these workouts? Please forward to them using the boxes on the left of the screen tha ..read more

Happy #WellnessWednesday! Today, ERS Wellness Director Chloe Hough shows us Standing Obliques, which work the muscles on the sides of the abdomen. These are like the exercises we did last week, except we do these ones standing. Oblique muscles are important for a few reasons. Among them: They help you move your body from side to side. They have a significant role in improving your posture and strengthening your lower back. They help your body bend, and help rotate your trunk. Also, they help with your breathing. You'll need hand-weights or other light objects, such as heavy books or food ca ..read more

This Mindful Monday, Shannon Braun, director of ERS' Center for Memory Support and Inclusion, relays some suggestions from the National Institute on Aging about how to keep our older loved ones safe. The tips include ideas about driving, medications, and hazards in the home. Please feel free to share this with someone who can benefit from this information. Here's the video ..read more

Long-distance caregiving, which the National Institute on Aging defines as being provided by someone living more than an hour away from a loved one, can be a helpful way to assist the primary care partner. This Mindful Monday, Shannon Braun, director of ERS' Center for Memory Support and Inclusion, offers suggestions about how to effectively help. Please feel free to share this with someone who can benefit from this information. Here's the video ..read more

Happy #WellnessWednesday! Today, ERS Wellness Director Chloe Hough shows us a 'Weighted March,' which exercises our lower-body muscles. You'll need a sturdy chair without wheels and two hand-weights or other objects, such as heavy books or food cans. Give it a try, and see what you think! Click here to see more exercise demonstrations. Take time today for exercise — your body, mind & spirit all will feel better. #ERSlife Know an older adult who would be helped by these workouts? Please forward to them using the boxes on the left of the screen that are marked with the symbols for various s ..read more

This Mindful Monday, Shannon Braun, director of ERS' Center for Memory Support and Inclusion, tells us vision problems can lead to dementia in some people. A study published in the American Medical Association’s Neurology journal estimated 1.8 percent of dementia cases — representing about 100,000 people in the United States — potentially could have been prevented through healthy vision. Fortunately, 90 percent of vision issues can be prevented through early detection or treatment. So keep getting your eyes checked. Here's the video ..read more