SENIOR CIRCLE OF CARE

At the beginning of October, we celebrate Active Aging Week. This week of celebration explores the ways that older adults can stay active and engaged in local communities. According to Active Aging Week.com, “the overarching goal of [this week] is to challenge society’s negative perceptions of aging by demonstrating that individuals over 50 can thrive in all aspects of life.”

One senior in Billings who loves to stay active and engaged is Lucy, who at 86 still enjoys attending as many yoga and strength classes a week as possible, and loves getting 15 miles in everyday on her stationary bike. On top of this, Lucy loves swimming, an activity that pays homage to her long-time love of the ocean and her aquatic accomplishments—such as swimming “with the trusting penguins in Antarctica.” One important thing Lucy wants other older adults to know is that exercise classes are free to try and chair classes are offered for seniors who can’t stand for longer lengths of time. Lucy regularly attends chair yoga and chair strengthening classes and encourages others to come try them out.