Female, Fit and FiftyExercise is not optional: You don't have to run a marathon to be fit and healthy or suffer through a triathlon that includes a half-mile swim in the ocean. But you do need an exercise habit. Especially as we age, exercise is not optional. Yet unless we had been athletes as kids or young adults, and few of us were, we do not know how to find our edge. Learning how to carve out time to meet our fitness needs or to push ourselves physically and mentally is one of the greatest challenges to aging well. Finding the inspiration to exercise: Inspired by her highly popular blog "Be the Dog", Carolee Belkin Walker's Getting My Bounce Back is a relatable story of what it's like to be a successful professional woman encountering all things fitness for the first time. Even if readers have never put on a pair of running shoes or tried again and again to get a fitness habit, they'll relate to the highs and lows of Walker's journey to the back of the pack and ultimately stumbling on a path to resilience and well-being. Happier more confident woman: You could fit two of Walker inside what her body looked like in February 2014. But it is the powerful sense of confidence and resilience that's had the greatest impact on Walker and inspires others. This book is about Walker digging in, discovering who she is, and seeing how far she can push herself to be strong, fit, healthy, and most important, resilient. Her writing is full of humorous situations as she decides to be an active participant in life and not take the setbacks, or herself, too seriously. Benefits of reading Getting My Bounce Back: Learn how to make time for exercise Get inspired to get fit Learn how you can be more confident and happier

Birgit Schuhmacher analysiert typische Exklusionsrisiken von Menschen mit Demenz und zeigt auf, wie der in menschenrechtlicher, aber auch in systemtheoretischer Hinsicht universal zu denkende Anspruch auf Inklusion fur sie umgesetzt werden kann. Die Autorin untersucht den Bedeutungsgehalt der Begriffe Inklusion, Integration und Teilhabe in unterschiedlichen Disziplinen. In Bezug auf Demenz werden Ausgrenzung und Einbeziehung im (hohen) Alter, in der Familie, im Sozialraum, in rechtlicher Hinsicht und am Ende des Lebens diskutiert.

Der Band fokussiert auf Pflege- und Hilfebedarfe im Alter und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen im Sozialraum. Zum einen werden hierfur ausgewahlte Inhalte mit Bedeutung fur die Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaften theoretisch fundiert. Zum anderen werden Forschungsprojekte vorgestellt, die spezifische Fragestellungen aus dem Themenkomplex "Alter und Pflege im Sozialraum" empirisch untersucht haben. Damit werden erstmals sozialraumliche Perspektiven auf pflegerische Kontexte im Alter mit theoretisch und empirisch begrundeten Beitragen in einem Band zusammengefuhrt.

Tina Denninger beschaftigt sich aus soziologischer Perspektive mit normativen Anforderungen an den alternden Koerper. In diesem Zusammenhang spielen Fragen von Schoenheit und Hasslichkeit, Unsichtbarkeit und Sichtbarkeit sowie Anerkennung und Missachtung eine grosse Rolle. Grundlage fur die empirische Untersuchung sind qualitative Interviews mit Mannern und Frauen zwischen 50 und 85 Jahren, die mithilfe des Blicks als analytischem Instrument ausgewertet werden. Am Ende steht in jedem Fall die Erkenntnis, dass Schoenheit bis ins hohe Alter eine grosse Rolle spielt. Die Befragten orientieren sich weiterhin stark an hegemonialen Schoenheitsidealen von Schlankheit und Jugendlichkeit, wobei sie auch Strategien der Umdeutung ihrer alternden Koerper finden: Dennoch sind die Aussagen von einer starken Abwertung des alternden Koerpers gepragt.

When Nina Collins entered her forties she found herself sloshing in a brew of hormones. As symptoms of perimenopause set in, she began to fear losing her health, looks, sexuality, sense of humor-perhaps all at once. Craving a place to discuss her questions and concerns, and finding none, Nina started a Facebook group with the ironic name, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?," which has grown exponentially into a place where women-most with strong opinions and fierce senses of humor--have surprisingly candid, lively, and intimate conversations. Mid-life is a time when women want to think about purpose, about how to be their best selves, and how to love themselves as they enter the second half of life. They yearn to acknowledge the nostalgia and sadness that comes with aging, but also want to revel in their hard-earned wisdom. Part memoir and part resource on everything from fashion and skincare to sex and surviving the empty nest, What Would Virginia Woolf Do? is a frank and intimate conversation mixed with anecdotes and honesty, wrapped up in a literary joke. It's also a destination, a place where readers can nestle in and see what happens when women feel comfortable enough to get real with each other: defy the shame that the culture often throws their way, find solace and laugh out loud, and revel in this new phase of life.

Die Autorinnen und Autoren fuhren interdisziplinar Wissensbestande zum Thema Altersforschung zusammen. Neben unterschiedlichen Perspektiven bieten sie in kompakten Beitragen einen Einblick zu Prozessen des Alterns und uber Erkenntnisse zu gesundem Altern. Daruber hinaus werden zentrale Ansatze und Modelle diskutiert sowie unterschiedliche disziplinare Perspektiven zuganglich gemacht. Der rote Faden, der sich durch die Beitrage zieht, ist der Zugang zu gesundem Altern. Kritische Reflexionen und Ausblicke runden den Sammelband ab.

Getting older goes hand in hand with losses of many kinds -- ending careers, empty nests, illness, the deaths of loved ones -- and this book by one of the world's most beloved grief experts helps one acknowledge and mourn the many losses of ageing while also offering advice for living better in old age. The 100 practical tips and activities address the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, social, and physical needs of seniors who want to age authentically and gracefully, and each idea also includes a seize-the-day action to live fully and with joy in the present moment. For those who've just entered their 50s or are well on their way to the century mark, this book promises elder-friendly tips for comfort, laughter, and inspiration.

Circumvent the tired and conventional approaches of finding purpose, passion, or happiness to discover a path of fulfillment after 60 by pursuing desires, master risk-taking, and expanding horizons with confidence. The crisis of unfulfilled lives unfolds gradually, often with acquiesced boredom and a flimsy search for purpose. Our relevancy comes into question, or we succumb to the idea that the future will be one of slow-moving ambition and then an even slower glide into comfort as the flush of freedom fades. We can change this outcome if we want to. We should want to. The 60-Something Crisis: How to Live an Extraordinary Life in Retirement is the first book to circumvent the tired and conventional approaches of finding purpose, passion, or happiness, or using reinvention to discover a path of fulfillment after 60. It presents a clear, practical framework through four portals-geography of place, yield, kinship, and freedom-to navigate and support future well-being and happiness. Readers will learn how to pursue desires, not roadmaps, to increase self-confidence and master risk-taking, and will discover the power and potential of investing in themselves at this time of life. Barbara L. Pagano provides the foundation for taking on or taking back late-stage growth and shifts the conversation from "What's next?" to "What do I need to know, what do I need to do now, and how soon can I get started?" This book is more than happy talk. Pre-retirees on the brink of a major life transition or retirees who want more from life will find themselves pulled toward a higher target of well-being that endures. Mature adults, now novices in an unfamiliar, uncharted landscape, will welcome a smart, well-written, practical, and poignant guide to hustle them forward, anchored in an award-winning author's deeply personal experience, well-researched content, and over 200 interviews with retirees and pre-retires. The 60-Something Crisis offers a powerful message for the last third of life.

Although we've been conditioned to think "middle aged" is practically a four-letter word, the realities of women in midlife today are far different than what our mothers experienced. Women in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s are living younger, vibrant lives. But influenced by our youth-obsessed culture, we fear that when we hit midlife, we stop being relevant and no longer have options-that it's simply too late for us. Contradicting long-ingrained beliefs, Robi Ludwig draws on myth-busting data from scientific research and on her experience as a therapist to show midlife is not the beginning of our decline-it is actually a time to pursue our dreams. In Your Best Age Is Now, she offers specific advice on how to change our perception of this next life phase and make the best of it by: * Letting go of stress to create a more balanced life; * Identifying false thinking that is holding us back; * Taking charge of our love life and relationships; * Staying relevant in the workplace or starting new, exciting careers; * Becoming more spiritual and leading a life of gratitude; and more. Your Best Age Is Now provides the guidance you need to reject the status quo, become more "you" than ever before, and find the kind of happiness you never thought possible.

A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart, the bestselling author of Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family, and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes. "The fundamental misunderstanding of our time is that we belong to one age group or another. We all grow old. There is no us and them. There was only ever an us." - from The Age of Creativity It has long been thought that artistic output declines in old age. When Emily Urquhart and her family celebrated the eightieth birthday of her father, the illustrious painter Tony Urquhart, she found it remarkable that, although his pace had slowed, he was continuing his daily art practice of drawing, painting, and constructing large-scale sculptures, and was even innovating his style. Was he defying the odds, or is it possible that some assumptions about the elderly are flat-out wrong? After all, many well-known visual artists completed their best work in the last decade of their lives, Turner, Monet, and Cezanne among them. With the eye of a memoirist and the curiosity of a journalist, Urquhart began an investigation into late-stage creativity, asking: Is it possible that our best work is ahead of us? Is there an expiry date on creativity? Do we ever really know when we've done anything for the last time? The Age of Creativity is a graceful, intimate blend of research on ageing and creativity, including on progressive senior-led organizations, such as a home for elderly theatre performers and a gallery in New York City that only represents artists over sixty, and her experiences living and travelling with her father. Emily Urquhart reveals how creative work, both amateur and professional, sustains people in the third act of their lives, and tells a new story about the possibilities of elder-hood.