Wichita Community Matters May 2017

Commun ty Matters Wichita Presbyterian Manor

May 2017

Art is Ageless® winners announced Wichita Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless juried competition.

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“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Amy Watson, Life Enrichment Director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.”

Wichita Presbyterian Manor has many classes, activities and programs in our community that support seniors in a healthy and active lifestyle.

For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years.

Winners in the juried competition were:

And it’s not just for independent living residents. PATH participants can use the pool and Wellness Center as part of their physical therapy regimen.

Best of Show (professional): Maria Ctibor, “Navy Pier” Best of Show (amateur): Mary Davis, “Castle on the Hill” People’s Choice: Nancy Kreibach, “Ebb & Flow” WINNERS, continued on page 2

Our new Wellness Center has treadmills, exercise bikes, stretch bands and weights, and other fitness equipment that residents can access from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.The Wellness Center also includes an indoor water exercise and therapy pool, with a variety of group aquatics classes and free access for individual use.

Water aerobics classes, which focus on strengthening and balance, are held Monday,Wednesday and Friday at 8 and 10 a.m.; each sessions lasts about 40 minutes.

At the Westerly Residences, the Prime Time Fitness class focuses on resistance and strength training using exercise balls, resistance bands and small weights.

Residents of the Westwinds independent living neighborhood have a Stronger Senior exercise class on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays, focusing on ACTIVE LIVING, continued on page 4

WINNERS, continued from page 1

Christmas (professional): Dennis McKay, “Winter Bliss” Christmas (amateur): Jean Stahl, “The Nativity” Drawing (professional): Fredric Cowart II, “No Parking” Drawing (amateur): Shirley Alexander, “Turtles Sunbathing” Mixed Media/Crafts (professional): Paulette Mattingly, “Decorated Eggs”

Painting (professional): Henry “Skip” Kreibach, “Red Pear” Painting (amateur): Caroline Kiehl, “Sunflowers & Pottery” Photography (professional): Chester Bernat, “Number One” Photography (amateur): Gary Stahl, “Route 66” Quilting (professional): Dianne Coleman, “Hearts & Bonnets” Quilting (amateur): Nancy Kreibach, “Evening & Feathered Star”

Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur): John “Jack” Davis, “Tiger’s Eye”

Sculpture/3-D (amateur): Leland Alexander, “Lodge Pole Pine Wood Stool”

Needlework (amateur): Dwight Freeman, “King Tutankhamun”

Local competition winners will join winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the masterpiece level.

Winning entries at the masterpiece level may be selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards.

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Dawn Veh, executive director Melody Dodge, marketing director

Artists Nancy and Skip Kreibach visit with Cheryl Myer and Jo Harris.

Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs.

It encourages Wichita Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through the annual competition, as well as art classes, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.

Life enrichment team members Julia Tritsch and Meggin Nicolas serve reception guests.

Gary and Jean Stahl took home blue ribbons in the photography and Christmas categories.

Caroline Kiehl won the amateur painting category with “Sunflowers & Pottery.”

To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Amy Watson, life enrichment director, awatson@pmma.org.

Telephone: 316-942-7456 Fax: 316-941-3806 Address: 4700 W. 13th St., Wichita, KS 67212-5575 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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Three exercises you should do every day

By Rashelle Brown for Next Avenue

Balance and mobility training can benefit us at any age, but it becomes more important as you reach and pass the age of 50.

Maintaining joint range of motion allows you to move naturally and helps to combat the postural problems that cause neck, back, shoulder and hip pain.

surface, such as a thick rug, a bath towel folded in quarters, a foam balance pad, an inflatable balance pod or a rigid wobble board.

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This exercise works wonders Here’s a short sequence of three for the hips exercises you can do every day to and spine.The improve and maintain your balance and movement mobility. Done in a slow, controlled should be slow fashion, you can finish the whole and small at first, workout in under 10 minutes: progressing to a slightly deeper twist and bend with Balance stands each successive repetition. Start by With balance training, the goal is not standing with your feet in a wideonly to improve proprioception, but legged stance and extend your arms also to improve your body’s reaction straight out to the sides, in a rendition mechanics so you can quickly move to of da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. re-establish center of mass and recover Take in a deep breath and engage your to a normal body posture. core muscles. Exhale as you slowly As I tell my clients, balance training is hinge forward at the hips and slightly most effective when you are almost twist, bringing your right hand down falling, so it’s important to challenge and across your body toward your yourself every time you do this left knee. Rather than moving at the exercise. shoulder joint, aim to make all of the motion happen in your hips and trunk.

At its most basic level, balance stands simply require you to stand on one Also, be sure you are bending forward foot for 30 seconds. For some, this will at the hips and not from the lower be easy the first time, while others may back.You may not come anywhere need to stand close to a wall or in a close to touching your knee, and that’s door jamb to put out their hand to re- fine. Listen to your body and stop establish balance every few seconds. when you feel any tension in the backs of your legs, your hips or your back.

Once you can balance on each foot on a stable surface for 30 seconds, it’s time Return to the starting position and to make it harder.Try looking up at the repeat on the left side. Do a total of ceiling while you balance. Once you’ve 20 slow repetitions, 10 on each side, mastered that, move to a less stable alternating as you go.

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Jumping jack arms This exercise loosens up the shoulders, stretches the spine and works out all those kinks we get from sitting with less than optimal posture.

Stand with your feet in a wide-legged stance, arms down by your sides.

Engage your core, making your spine long, and slowly raise your arms out to the sides and as far overhead as you can, in what is essentially the arms-only movement of a jumping jack.

Don’t let your arms travel out in front of your body — imagine your body stuck between two large panes of glass, not allowing your arms to move outside of that space. I f you can’t reach all the way up overhead by staying inside the imaginary panes, just stop where your lateral motion ends and return to the start position. Do 30 repetitions.

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stretching, balance, chair aerobics, and strength training.

If the weather isn’t suitable for walking outdoors, you can still get a workout in. Some residents walk the floor in the Westerly, where eight laps equals one mile.

Wichita Presbyterian Manor’s Post-Acute To Home (PATH®) program isn’t just about getting you home—it’s about getting you back to your life.

Call 316-942-7456 today to schedule your personal appointment and tour.

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Vacation memories We will be featuring summertime, Independence Day, and vacation memories in an upcoming issue of Community Matters.

If you have a story to tell about any of these topics, or if you just want to tell the world what you love about living in your senior living community, we want to share your story.

If you’ve got a story to share, contact Amy Watson, life enrichment director, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.

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Assisted living residents keep active by taking walks around the community and attending the Stronger Senior class on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays; morning and afternoon sessions are available.The afternoon class uses exercise balls and stretch bands.The exercises also work on leg strengthening and manual dexterity.

Our memory care community residents enjoy taking walks with Life Enrichment team members to other areas in our community. And our long-term care and PATH community has a daily Restorative Exercise class.

No matter what your level of experience or ability is, there are lots of options for staying fit at Wichita Presbyterian Manor.

Let’s move!

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