Aging In Full Bloom

Who doesn't remember working the broom and towel in front of the TV with Body By Jake?

Now in his 60s, Jake knows how important it is to stay active and physically healthy. I talk with Jake about his beginnings on TV, and what he is doing today to help older adults stay active during COVID-19.

Jake started as a personal trainer with clients including Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford, whom he trained for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Steinfeld became Chairman of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 and served until 2011 under Governor Jerry Brown.

As a tribute to his lifelong devotion to physical fitness and for his persistent teaching of the Fitness Life Style, he was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame, Class of 2006.

Jake was named Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils in 2012. Through the cooperation of public and private partnerships, the NFGFC rewards "Don't Quit" fitness centers to elementary and middle schools that show innovative ways to promote fitness and nutrition in their schools and communities across the United States.

As Jake states, "We all have dreams. And, you know, a lot of folks don't act on their dreams because they get afraid. They feel they're not to be able to succeed. Well, maybe they talk about their dreams and the people they talk to about them, but they maybe might not be as positive as they would hope them to be. It's not that they don't want you to succeed, but like my parents, they don't want to see you get hurt."

https://dontquit.com/

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This episode is to help everybody understand what area agencies on aging do all across the country and your state.

I talk with Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging's Communications Manager Steve Centofanti.

COAAA is one of twelve area agencies on aging in the state of Ohio, and one of more than 650 area agencies on aging in the United States.

Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging helps older adults and individuals with disabilities live safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible with the assistance of various service providers. COAAA arranges and coordinates non-medical in-home services that help with daily living, such as homemaking, personal care, transportation, home-delivered meals, emergency response, minor home modification, skilled nursing.

COAAA has licensed social workers and registered nurses who are care coordinators, are care managers. They connect individuals who need help in the home to area service providers who provide those services, such as transportation, as providing home-delivered meals, and homemaking and personal care.

http://www.coaaa.org/

1-800-589-7277

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Caring for a parent, spouse, or relative who cannot care for themselves due to age, infirmity, or illness is one of the noblest human activities. It's also one of the most stressful, posing challenges that can be painful, confusing, frustrating, and deeply rewarding-sometimes all at once. When Caregiving Calls is an invitation to a deep conversation about caregiving and its meaning for you.

Aaron Blight has lived the caregiving experience many ways-as a family caregiver for a mother-in-law struggling with brain cancer as it stole her mental clarity and ultimately her life; as the owner of a home care company that supported thousands of families living their own versions of the same journey; and as a researcher, lecturer, and consultant traveling the world to learn from family caregivers and their professional helpers.

He shares his insights in eighteen brief, thoughtful chapters that examine the many facets of caregiving. He explores how caregiving reshapes family relationships, challenges comfortable assumptions, and stresses your ability to manage your time, energy, and emotions. He shows how the changing mental and physical state of a loved one can lead to growing vulnerability, needs, and loneliness on the part of care receiver and caregiver alike. He shares stories-poignant, funny, and often inspiring-that vividly capture the unique daily realities of the caregiving life. And he offers candid, practical advice that can help family caregivers do a better job of coping with the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual challenges they face.

Aaron Blight, Ed.D., is an international speaker, author, and consultant on caregiving, aging, and healthcare. He is the founder of Caregiving Kinetics and has been recognized as a "Top 100 Healthcare Leader" by the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare.

Once you hear a few segments from his book, you will want to read more of it immediately.

https://bookshop.org/books/when-caregiving-calls-guidance-as-you-care-for-a-parent-spouse-or-aging-relative/9781733914147

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Even though we are going through times where we can't connect like we used to, or want to, offices on aging around the country are still an important part of older adults' lives.

I talk with Trudy Wilson, Director of Prime Time Office on Aging. Prime Time is a senior center located in Jefferson County (OH), serving people who are 60 years and older.

Prime Time is a division of Trinity Health System and is part of the larger Catholic health initiatives, known as Common Spirit Health. Prime Time is only one of two senior centers that are in that system that is affiliated with the local hospital.

Prime Time offers a wealth of activities and services to keep you active and healthy! Whether it be our health screenings, Bible studies, crafts, computer classes, garden group, or just getting together for a good ol' game of bocce, we are always looking for new and exciting ways to help our members live life to the fullest.

https://www.primetimejeffersoncounty.com/

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Wow, what an honor to speak with Lifting Hearts With The Arts Founder & President Maya Joshi.

With COVID-19 causing her and her family to limit their family visits, she and her sister start LHA to work with assisted/independent living facilities to pair residents with members of their team based on mutual interests.

Individuals from their organization then reach out via Zoom, Skype or FaceTime to connect with residents.

Based in Chicago, the group is now touching lives in Nevada and Texas as well!

Find out more at https://www.liftingheartswiththearts.org/

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I interview Lee Gutkind, author of My Last Eight Thousand Days. This is his 17th book, and I couldn't put it down.

"This revealing, candid, and vivid portrait of one man’s view of aging written by the man who played a crucial role in establishing literary, narrative nonfiction in the marketplace and in the academy, examines male aging in a way we’ve not seen before."

In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, taking his skills as an immersion journalist to perform a deep dive on himself. Here, he offers a memoir of his life as a journalist, editor, husband, father, and Pittsburgh native, recounting not only his many triumphs, but also exposing his missteps and challenges.

You can purchase his book by going to his website,

https://leegutkind.com/books/my-last-eight-thousand-days/

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I welcome my good friend Cindy Paige to the episode. She has written a book that I want you to know about, and hear her story behind the writing of it.

This book is a collection of practical strategies, artfully woven together with storytelling of the pain of the journey and the humor of life. Told as a metaphor to climbing Mount Everest, Summit will meet you in your current situation and set you up to reach your personal destination of peace and happiness.

"Are you stuck in the aftermath of life’s storm? Climb out of pain to find peace. Everyone experiences pain and loss—and it hits you like a storm. This book is a collection of practical strategies artfully woven together with the storytelling of the pain of the journey and the humor of life. Told as a metaphor for climbing Mt. Everest, Summit will meet you in your current situation and set you up to reach your personal destination of peace and happiness. You will be guided to:

• Prepare. From where you are to where you want to be—you will map your destination and gather what you need.

• Climb. Learn practical tips and strategies to tackle your mountain and hear from others on their trek. You are not alone.

• Summit. The journey is hard, but not impossible.Peace is yours.If you are someone who has experienced a loss and would like to move forward in your recovery, this book is for you.

Readers will feel the empathy of their own pain mirrored in the metaphor of the mountain climb but see the transformation of that pain into realistic milestones on the journey to peace. You can reach your Summit. Begin the journey today.

https://www.amazon.com/Summit-Guide-Peace-Cindy-Paige/dp/1647462932

Cindy is a Certified Senior Advisor at Oasis Senior Advisors. Oasis specializes in help seniors find the right match when looking for Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care locations.

Contact Cindy at 614-407-1470 or email her at [email protected]

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A great heartwarming story, based around the old black telephone we all grew up with.

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