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News Category: Wellness
Give Your Immune System a Boost
What are you doing to try and stay healthy during the pandemic? “During times like these, it’s easy for some of the basics to get away from us,” recreation coordinator Jodi Wendl, Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill, shared during a recent discussion on immune health. “We should do things that fit into our lifestyle and make us feel good.” Things like eating right, sleeping and exercising. Masonic Villages makes eating right easy, with in-house chefs who make meals that fit the appropriate dietary standards. Indoor and outdoor recreation areas are another benefit. For example, Masonic Village at Elizabethtown has over
Healthy Brain Aging
The aging process affects each person differently, exaggerating strengths and weaknesses. However, medical research has found that memory and attention are most affected by aging, since, according to Dr. Charles Duffy, a neurologist at Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, "memory requires attention and attention requires memory."
Tips For Choosing the Right Wellness Center for You
Wellness centers (also referred to as fitness centers or gyms) can help you get healthy, lose weight, learn life skills and escape life’s daily stresses. Masonic Villages’ wellness staff from across the state have shared the top things to look for when joining a wellness center.
Living Heart Healthy
Did you know heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States? It is an equal-opportunity killer which claims over 600,000 million lives annually.
Addressing Wellness Inside and Out
The Baird Wellness Center, located at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, is known for offering an array of cardiovascular and strength equipment, personal training and group fitness classes to village residents and the greater community.
Cycling for Health and Happiness
Masonic Village staff member Marcia Blome makes her hour-and-a-half commute to Elizabethtown on bike, in recognition of National Bike Month.
Brain Health and Wellness
According to the Functional Aging Institute, the top three concerns among older adults are losing money, losing independence and losing brain function, but you can still take control of your brain health.
Keeping the Holidays Low-Stress for Caregivers
William Anderson spent his early life serving his country as a Marine and 27 years as a field agent with the FBI. He and his wife, Camilla, moved to Masonic Village at Elizabethtown in 2005.
