Comments on: 7 Anti-Aging Tips for a Long, Healthy Life

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:45:34 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Daisypicker5! Yes, taking care of yourself is a great anti-aging tip….and I think I’ll take care of myself by taking nap right now

By: Daisypicker5

Daisypicker5 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:22 +0000

Great tips!! I watched a video about preventing wrinkles, it really helped me understand that to be healthy and stay young you just have to take care of yourself.

By: LauriePK

LauriePK — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:22:08 +0000

When I was working with Big Sisters and Big Brothers, I went to a retired person’s community center to give a talk about a new program we were launching. It was just after lunch I think, and they had 4 piece band in this big common area with couches and a huge dance floor! There were about 25 retired people there, most waltzing and foxtrotting away….it was SO COOL. I didn’t dance, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the dancers and the band.

Some community centers – not just seniors’ ones – offer dance lessons and events. And, some continuing education programs give dance lessons, and of course so do dance companies.

I think it depends on where you live…

The church in my community is putting on a square dance soon, and I think I’ll drag my hubby along! I remember square dancing when I was in school, as part of gym class. I loved it then, and I’m curious to see if I’m as enchanted with it now. Dancing isn’t just an anti-aging tip for older people — it’s the key to a long, healthy life for young’uns as well.

Now, I want to dance instead of getting back to work!

By: Sandy C.

Sandy C. — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:07:42 +0000

I love to dance! It is unfortunate that there are not more opportunities for social dance in non-alcoholic environments. I am not crazy about square dancing, and I find that much other dancing takes place in bars or smokey environments. Am I alone in noticing this???

By: LauriePK

LauriePK — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:49:48 +0000

“I have found that social dancing leads to a continued engagement with life – past, present, and future – and holds the promise for successful ageing,” says researcher Dr Jonathan Skinner from Queen’s University in Belfast. “It contributes to the longevity of the dancers, giving them something to enjoy and focus upon – to live for. It alleviates social isolation and quite literally helps take away the aches and pains associated with older age.

“In addition to this, and especially in Northern Ireland, dancing brings people together across communities, creating solidarity, tolerance and understanding.”

Dancing is not only an anti-aging tip — it’s a key to a long, healthy life! Gives you more energy, too. For more info about Skinner’s research on how dancing leads to longer, healthier lives, go to Science Daily’s “Dance Your Way to Successful Aging” (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401103127.htm).

Are you a dancer? I’m not yet, but maybe when I’m old