Can You Imagine a More Accessible City for Seniors? Take a Short Survey to Help Three High School Engineer Students Keep Older Adults Safe and Independent in their Community

December 17, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dear readers of The Upside to Aging, Do you ever feel as if you are in danger while crossing the street? Are the countdown times on crosswalk signals too short, causing you to rush across or risk injury? If so, or even if you know someone who has these feelings, then we feel that this […]

This is NOT an Anti-Aging Book: A Closer Look at Cameron Diaz’s The Longevity Book

April 2, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Longevity Book is a surprisingly pleasant and easy read that is perfect to add to your summer reading list. It offers great tips on how to openly discuss our unique experience, which is so critical to our own perceptions of self-worth.

An Interview with Meg Laporte on her Series Age in America

February 12, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Meg’s interview is live on Itunes this week! Meg LaPorte, is a freelance writer and communications consultant, adjunct instructor at UMBC’s Erickson school, and founder of Age In America. She serves as director of communications and marketing for LifeSpan Network and writes for various senior living publications, including McKnight’s Long Term Care News and Senior Housing […]

An Interview with Joyce Williams, 2018 UK Blogger Finalist for ‘Grandma Williams’

October 23, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Joyce Williams also known as “Grandma Williams” on her journey to becoming a first-time blogger at 80! Joyce is a fantastic example of how older adults are disrupting the long-held (stubborn) beliefs of what it means to grow older. With a stellar sense-of-humor and an impactful pen (keyboard), […]

Is Yoga Right for You? Learn How You Can Develop a Yoga Practice that Embraces Health and Aging

May 29, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Guest Post Author: Travis Friot | Yoga for Health and Aging For starters, let’s debunk some common myths about this practice. Yoga is for everyone. A lot of people envision yoga as a time and place of extreme stretching and flexibility. Images of people looking like contorted pretzels and even chanting some ominous conjuring language come to […]

An Interview with Meg Laporte on her Series Age in America

March 20, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

This week I sat down with Meg LaPorte, a freelance writer and communications consultant, adjunct instructor at UMBC’s Erickson school, and founder of Age In America. She serves as director of communications and marketing for LifeSpan Network and writes for various senior living publications, including McKnight’s Long Term Care News and Senior Housing Forum. LaPorte […]