If your family has a lot of friends, throwing a Friendsgiving is one way that you can enjoy the season with people you care about. A Friendsgiving is similar to aThanksgiving where you enjoy a meal together, except it will only include your family’s closest friends. Seniors will enjoy a Friendsgiving because it will give them a chance to reconnect with their friends, especially those that they may not have spoken to in a while.
Reach out to your loved ones and ask them if they’re interested in having a Friendsgiving. Everyone can pitch in and bring their favorite seasonal dish to help make the experience memorable.
Enjoy a Board Game Night
Board games are a great way for you and your loved one to bond together on chilly autumn nights. You can invite the entire family to sit around and enjoy a game together.
Some fun board games to play with seniors include Monopoly, Battleship, Scrabble, Clue, Chess, and Axis & Allies.
Get outside
Fall is great time to get outdoors, the temperatures are cooler.Pick a path and go for a walk, invite a friend to join you.You can admire the fall colorsand maybe find some treasures, colorful leaves, pine cones.
Remember to try to get at least 30-40 minutes of activity in your day. Even 1-2 minutes of movement every hour, throughout the day has a BIG IMPACT
Too Much Sitting?
Sitting Diminishes your brain
People who site for more than 10 hours a day are a greater risk of developing dementia. Prolonged sitting can also worsen symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Sitting impacts your Longevity
Studies have found that sitting for 8 hours a day with no activity puts you at similar risk of dying as smoking and obesity.Too much sitting leads to an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and blood clots
Sitting damages your mobility
Anytime you spend a lot of time in one position, your muscles adapt to that position, which makes it so that your less flexible, it is harder to get full range of motion when you are doing an activity
