Did you skip breakfast again this morning? Maybe because you overslept this morning or because you believe it will help you lose weight? Stop doing that! Eating breakfast is essential to balancing your blood sugar levels, energizing your body, and stimulating your metabolism. Breakfast doesn’t have to be a complicated and fancy meal. Something simple,
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Did you know that staying positive can lower the level of stress in your life? It can also improve your psychological and physical being because it affects your outlook on life. For #wellnesswednesday this week, let’s keep things simple: offer more smiles than frowns, more assistance than criticism, and make more friends than enemies. My
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#wellnessWednesday #seniorhealth #eldercare
It’s been particularly warm in our lovely city of Alameda lately. That means it’s even more important than usual to stay hydrated, but do you know how to recognize the signs of dehydration? Here are a few top common signs you’re dehydrated:
Increased thirst
Dry mouth and skin
Rapid heartbeat
Dizziness and
A daily exercise regimen is important for people of any age trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
It becomes even more critical as we enter our golden years. Regular physical activity helps improve mental, cognitive, and physical health and helps delay or prevent many common health issues. As a result, the risk of diabetes, heart
You may ask, are our residents going stir crazy being isolated all the time? We hope not. We are working hard to help make sure social distancing doesn’t mean isolation.
Exercise is a fundamental part of keeping your body and immune system healthy. So, we do what we can to make sure exercise still goes
What a rousingly fun time we had last week at the Wellness Carnival! Everyone who had the opportunity to complete all the fitness tests had a chance to spin the wheel and enter their name in our raffle. Well, the dust has finally cleared, the frog jump game has migrated back to storage along with
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AEC Living and AES Fitness are hosting a senior wellness carnival! Mark your calendars and join us Wednesday, July 31st 1pm-4pm at Waters Edge Lodge at 801 Island Drive Alameda. Activities will include games and tips and tricks to make wellness fun.
For more information call: 510-748-0158 and RSVP to
https://www.aecliving.com/aes-senior-wellness-carnival
As originally featured in the Patch by Carolyn Avery
Please join the 26th annual Senior Health & Fitness Day for seniors and their families on Wednesday, May 29th from 1pm to 3 pm at Mastick Senior Center at 1155 Santa Clara Ave. in Alameda. RSVP here.
This event is part of a nationwide celebration of senior fitness.
In the interests of supporting our mission of helping seniors in our community, our Community Living Specialists (CLS) Jordan and Cheryl visited the San Leandro Senior Resource Fair to represent AEC living and if necessary, assist in pointing our East bay Seniors in the proper direction for other resources. Since often times it becomes apparent
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Echoing a long-held sentiment by AEC Living, The Patch says “It’s never too late to start exercising.”
In fact, exercising is one of the things we value the most, and our therapy department is our most proud and outstanding division within AEC Living. Why? because it often turns people around for the better and achieves long-lasting