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1. Admissions2. AlliedHealthSciencesCenter3. GraduateVillage4. SeniorSuites5. Townhouses6. StaggField7. ArtLinkletterNatatorium8. WellnessCenter9. FieldHouse10. AthleticTraining/ExerciseScienceFacility11. PhysicalEducationComplex/ BlakeArena/JamesNaismithCourt12. AppletonTennisCourts13. BlakeTrack14. IrvSchmidSportsComplex15. PotterSoftballField

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Additional InformationREGISTRATION (8:00am – 2:00pm) in the Blake Arena PE Complex

SPONSORS’ BOOTHS (8:00am-1:00pm, Setup 7:30am) Located in the registration area. Please visit them and thank them for their support of our annual Senior Games.

FOOD Meals are available at Cheney Hall (#28) across from the Administrative Buliding on the Green: Breakfast $6 (8:00 – 9:30); Lunch ($6) 11:00 – 1:30; Dinner ($6) 5:00 – 7:00. Tables are also set up in the registration area should you like a cool air conditioned place to rest and eat.

SAFE (Senior Athlete Fitness Exam) (9:00am-2:00pm) This area is located near the registration area. Kim Nowakowski, MASG Board Member is coordinating PTs and Physical Therapy grad students, running the SAFE program. Massachusetts is the first state to run the exact same Senior Athlete Fitness Exam as the one run at the National Senior Game. Please visit our SAFE area and take advantage of its services.

WE HOPE your day at our event has been as special as it has been for us and we hope to see you here again next year. Please bring your friends.

Times, Dates, Locations of events are subject to change without notice. Check MASG website and/or at the Registration Desk for any changes to the program. Swimming events will take place on Aug. 5th at Springfield College.

8:00 REGISTRATION – Blake Arena PE Complex

8:15 TORCH WALK AND OPENING CEREMONY – Blake Track

9:00 TRACK & FIELD – ORDER of EVENTS:

FIELD: 9:00 am - High Jump-W 9:30 am - High Jump-M 10:15 am - Long Jump-W / Triple Jump-M 11:15 am - Triple Jump-W / Long Jump-M 09:00 am - Shot-W / Discus-M 10:15 am - Discus-W / Shot-M 11:00 am - Javelin-W / Hammer-M 11:45 am - Hammer-W / Javelin-M TRACK: [Heats: Women then Men, Old to Young] 10:00 am - 1500M 10:30 am - 50M 11:00 am - 100M 11:30 am - 400m 12:00 am - 800M 12:30 pm - 200M NOTE: NO POLE VAULT or RACE WALK at Springfield College.

9:00 RACQUETBALL – Blake Arena PE Complex

9:00 TENNIS – Appleton Tennis Courts

9:00 BASKETBALL – Men - Field House / Women - Dana Gym, PE Complex

FOOD AVAILABLE – Cheney Hall – See details in the column to the right

Showers and locker rooms will be open in the PE complex and just outside of the Strength and Conditioning room.

Program of Events – June 24, 2017

TIMES, DATES, & LOCATIONS of other MASG events are located

on our website at www.MaSeniorGames.org

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May 1, 2017

Dear Friends,

Massachusetts Senior Games celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016 in grand fashion, beginning with our opening

ceremony at the Springfield College Track with the parade of Morning Glory Walkers and ending with a closing ceremony

at the Townhouse Conference Room that featured outstanding speakers and presentations to folks who have been

instrumental in our 25 years of success.

In between the ceremonies, record-breaking numbers of athletes turned out to participate in our 25th anniversary games

especially in track and field, our flagstaff event. In over 30 different events over the calendar year of 2016, of which 17 were

also conducted by the National Senior Games organization, we have had more than 1000 athletes qualify for participation in

these 17 games at the national level, and at the writing of this letter over 256 of our Massachusetts athletes have registered

for the National Senior Games which will be held in Birmingham Alabama June 2-15, 2017. Interestingly, the NSGA will be

celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017.

We wish to thank our Presenting Sponsors: Springfield College, for providing the venue for our flagship events, and Blue

Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, for their continued support and sponsorship of our games, without which we would not

exist. Additionally, we had a record number of sponsors supporting our athletes by their appearance in our 2016 Program

Book. We are hopeful that number will be even greater this year, 2017.

We strive constantly to improve our games and the opportunities they provide to give adults 40 to 100+ years of age

incentives to stay fit, have fun, and make new friends. We believe in extending the quality of life to its maximum, and we

know that a physically and mentally fit population is good for our economy as well as for the quality of life for all involved.

Our plan for the future is to continue to provide quality programs for the seniors of our great state of Massachusetts, and we

are discussing ways of including more of our veterans in our programs. For more information on this subject, look for an

article called “Veterans” in this program book.

In closing, I would like to recognize Alice Bonner, Secretary of Elder Affairs, State of Massachusetts, and Heather Hurd,

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, for their presentations at our 2016 closing ceremonies at Townhouse Conference

Room. Also presenting was Mr. Jeff Neumann, son of Jack Neumann, founder of the games in 1991, who received a

plaque in recognition of the achievements of his father, the founder. Also receiving awards were Fred Thompson, former

Chairman of the Board, receiving the valued Bert Hall award for 2016, and Larry Libow, former Chairman of the Board

and former Managing Director, receiving the coveted Jack Neumann award for 2016. We wish Larry the best as he will be

retiring from the MASG after more than 15 years of service. A very special thanks goes to Dr. Betty Mann for her service as

Mistress of Ceremonies. Thanks to all who have contributed to the success of our previous years and to those of you who

will make the next 25 bigger and better.

Sincerely,

L. Davis Cox

Chairman of the Board, Massachusetts Senior Games

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A Message from G. Gregory Tooker, Vice Chair/Vice President, MASG

To organizations representing the interests of older citizens throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

Please contact me to arrange an appointment when I might personally speak before your group

and explain the many benefits of participating in the Massachusetts Senior Games.

E-mail: gtooker@comcast.net

508 446 2210

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Support Our Veterans

Make A Massachusetts Senior Games Fund Donation

The Massachusetts Senior Games is an all-volunteer organization that receives no local, state or federal funding. We are dependent on contributions from businesses and individuals for our continued operation. Please make a tax-deductible donation to help support the Games.

Beginning in 2018 all qualified veterans in the state of Massachusetts will be allowed to participate in the Mas-sachusetts Senior Games free of charge. All donations made through our website will go to a fund for Massa-chusetts veterans fees. So contribute what you can and contribute often for this worthy cause. Every single cent will go to support our veterans.

~ Thank you! The 2017 Massachusetts Senior Games Board of Directors

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The Massachusetts Senior Games’ success is largely due to its many dedicated volunteers, from our board of directors to our event managers to the students who help at the registration desk to the students who rake the sand at the long jump pit. Our thanks to the many dozens of volunteers for their help over the past 26 years.

We also want to encourage others of you to help us out in growing and expanding our reach to the many senior athletes (ages 40 to 104+) who don’t yet know about us. Going forward we welcome volunteers who

can help us spread the word, volunteers who can serve as our ambassadors, volunteers who will contact gymnasiums and other sports-related facilities to display posters of our events, volunteers who know about social marketing and can help us spread the word about our wonderful programs that permit adult athletes to participate in their favorite sport and continue to live healthy, happy and productive lives while promoting the economic growth of our communities. Of course; we will always need someone to rake the sand pit at the long jump event.

If you would like to volunteer to help us, please call us at 508-393-8785 or email us at Davis@MaSeniorGames.org and let us know you are available and willing to help. One of our board members will call you to discuss the possibilities with you.

Sincerely, Davis Cox, Chairman, Board of Directors, State Ambassador, Chair of Marketing & Sponsorship Committee.

“There’s another definition of “personal best” that anyone can achieve. It’s not about a peak time or distance in sports; it’s about overcoming obstacles, staying motivated throughout your life and inspiring others by your example. This results in greater longevity and a healthy, active lifestyle – and that is your Personal Best!”

Each year since 2013, NSGA has profiled a variety of senior athletes who exemplify the pursuit of a lifelong Personal Best. Their stories show how everyone can live a more active lifestyle. For 2017, the Personal Best program is featuring eight amazing athletes who have competed in every National Senior Games since the first in 1987. Two features will be posted each month from January through April, 2017. Enjoy these Personal Best stories at NSGA.com/30PersonalBest!

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Dear Participants:

Welcome to the 26th Annual Senior Games!

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It’s hard to believe that these games are now twenty-six years strong.

This is an amazing feat. What’s more incredible is all the personal

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THE BERT HILL AWARDPresented annually to a participant who exemplifies the spirit of the Games thru sportsmanship, effort, humility and positive energy. Recognized for living up to the high standards set by first Games Coordinator Bert Hill.

The Massachusetts Senior Games salutes our award winners:

THE JOHN L. NEUMANN AWARDPresented for meritorious service

to the Massachusetts Senior Games.

Neumann helped found the Games.Bert Hill Jack Neumann

1998 • Judy A. Scott 2000 • Frank Patchell, Jr.1999 • Evelyn Dunn 2001 • Waltraud Kenyon2002 • Bruce Kurtz 2003 • Warren (Bud) Mortensen2004 • Carl Buschner 2005 • Harriet Patch2006 • Sheila McKenna 2007 • Roz Clark2008 • Winnie Hopfe 2009 • Ken Wall2010 • David Ward 2016 • Fred Thompson

1996 • John L. Neumann 2000 • Carl Beal

1998 • Barry Welch 2002 • Marje Vallone

1999 • Sahler Smith 2004 • Patricia Bobba Donovan

2006 • Bob Beaudet 2008 • Linda Fitzgerald

2010 • Bill Clew 2016 • Larry Libow

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Statistics from the National Council on Aging and Center for Disease Control:

• ~15% of the U.S. population consists of adults over the age of 65 (over 1 in every 7 individuals)

• Chronic diseases and conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity and arthritis are among the most common, costly and preventable of all health problems

• About 80% of older adults have at least 1 chronic medical condition and about 65% have 2 or more

• 1 in every 4 older adults in the U.S. falls every year

• Less than 50% of those who have fallen talk with their healthcare provider despite falls being one of the leading causes of death and injury among older adults

The good news is that exercise has positive effects on health and chronic conditions. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a combination of strength, flexibility, balance, aerobic and postural exercises for older adults, however many seniors are not getting enough exercise.

At the National Meeting of the Senior Games, Dr. Becca Jordre, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, Cert MDT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of South Dakota, reported on the health and wellness benefits of participating in the Senior Games. Based on the research she has done with her colleagues concerning senior athletes, they have found that senior athletes have performed better on some functional tests of balance and strength than the normal ranges associated community-dwelling elders. Senior athletes tend to have better balance,

better grip strength, a faster walking speed, and increased leg strength allowing for a quicker transition from sitting to standing. Improvements in these areas can help to decrease the risk of falling.

Dr. Jordre is also the creator of the Senior Athlete Fitness Exam (SAFE) which is used to screen senior athletes in the areas of cardiovascular health, strength, balance/mobility, and flexibility/posture. It is used at the National Senior Games and has been implemented at some of the state games. The SAFE is free to senior athletes at the MA Senior Games today for the 4th consecutive year.

Athletes provide a basic health history and combined with their results on screening measures, they are given meaningful information on health and injury prevention. Some athletes are encouraged to continue what they are doing or they may receive information about making minor adjustments. Other athletes may receive suggestions to follow up with their physician or inquire about physical therapy services depending on their identified risks.

If you are interested in participating in the SAFE, please stop by the registration area as screening will be completed by Dr. Kimberly Nowakowski, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Springfield College, and Springfield College Doctor of Physical Therapy students and alumni.

It would be a great opportunity for you to stop in and see where you fall in relation to norms on these functional tests! Hope to see you!

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Congratulations to all Participants.

Enjoy the 2017 Games and a good and healthy life!

From: Dr. Kim Nowakowski (PT)

and Dr. Joanie Simmons (OT)

Special thanks to all Springfield College employees,

volunteers and the Office of Conferences & Special Events

for their support of the 2017 Summer Games

Congratulations on the twenty sixth anniversary of the Massachusetts Senior Games

Les Prentice Event Manager, Conventional Pistol

Congratulations to all the athletes of our Senior Games

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G. Gregory Tooker, Vice Chair The Massachusetts Senior Games

Kenneth Carabba, Fitchburg native, U.S. Marine and highly ranked marathoner is superbly suited to carry out the duties of Senior Games Coordinator. He is a certified track and field official (30 years) managing numerous events in Eastern Massachusetts each season. A background in business management serves Kenneth well. When not coordinating athletic events and working for the vehicle rental company, Enterprise, Kenneth serves as a volunteer in his community. He also enjoys hiking the mountains of New England and its ocean shores.

Recently, when reviewing details for the upcoming Massachusetts Senior Games track

and field events on June 24 at Springfield College, Davis Cox, MASG Chair and I were very impressed listening to Kenneth as he discussed event organization and technical information.

Kenneth doesn’t talk about it very much, but he has run 11 Boston Marathons. It is his favorite sporting event, even more so than the Super Bowl. He has a deep love for the race. Once you get him started, a wealth of information about world class athletic performance springs from his tongue.

We at the Massachusetts Senior Games feel extremely fortunate to have Kenneth working on behalf of MASG. As we prepare to present our major competitive events this year, we are confident that the complex administrative challenges associated with

coordinating these events will be capably met.

Meet the New MASG Games Coordinator –

Kenneth Carabba

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Many athletes and spectators don’t comprehend the tremendous amount of planning and preparation that go into conducting a Senior Games event. Without the hard work and dedication of our volunteer Event Managers, the Games would cease to exist. The Massachusetts Senior Games Board of Directors is very proud of our Event Managers and we are taking this opportunity to thank them for the wonderful assistance they have provided in making these 26th Anniversary Games a success.

In addition to serving as informal ambassadors for the Games and the individual sports they include, the Event Manager is on the alert to recruit athletes.

Information about the competition is disseminated by postings in stores, senior centers, workplaces, on Facebook and in sports venues. The Manager works closely with the Games Coordinator (Kenneth Carabba), to set a date for the athletic event and to secure officials if needed. It is important that the competition be closely monitored to be sure that official state and National rules are being observed and that disputes and scoring problems are quickly resolved.

Equipment preparation and readiness requires close attention as a missing or malfunctioning piece can delay or even result in the cancelling of the event. This means usually being at the site at the crack of dawn

to assure all is in readiness. Once the event is over, there is still a lot of work to be done, including accurately reporting the results of the competition to the MASG Coordinating Manager. Despite all of these sometimes stressful duties, the Event Manager needs to be upbeat and positive, encouraging the athletes, thanking volunteers and managing the event to a successful conclusion.

So a HATS OFF and WELL DONE to all of the MASG Event Managers! Thank you, everyone.

Unsung Heroes...

MASG’s Event Coordinators

SUMMER EVENTSArcheryCarmen and David Sarver

BadmintonBland Addison

Basketball - MenEd Conway

Basketball - WomenPosition Open

Billiards – EastDick Carey

Billiards – WestFred Lafayette

BowlingLiz Prentice

CyclingPosition Open

Disc GolfDavis Johnson

GolfDon Shaw

HorseshoesBob Arruda

Pickleball Dennis Pollard

Pistol ShootingLes Prentice

RacquetballPosition Open

Road Races Position Open

Shuffleboard Position Open

Softball - Men Chris Del Valle

Softball - Women Position Open

Strength & Conditioning Position Open

Swimming David Laing

Table TennisLeonid Sukher

Tennis Ariana Shemms

Track & Field (incl.Racewalk)Michael Budd

Track & Field (Timing)Thomas E. Stewart

TriathlonPosition Open

Volleyball - MenJohn Dandrow

Volleyball - WomenMary Tom

WINTER EVENTSIce HockeyPaul LaVenture

Alpine SkiingDavis Cox

Nordic SkiingPosition Open

SUPPORT STAFFGames CoordinatorKenneth Carabba

Volunteer CoordinatorJoan Simmons

Games PhotographerShawn Kosel

Registration AnalystColin Tooker

SAFE ScreeningKim Nowakowski

The Massachusetts Senior Games gratefully acknowledges the support of the following organizations and individuals:

2017 Event Coordinators

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Massachusetts Senior Games!

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Executive CommitteeChairman of the Board Davis Cox Personal Finance, NorthboroughVice Chair George (Greg) Tooker Consultant, WrenthamSecretary Joan Simmons Springfield CollegeDirector Fred Thompson Past Chair, Attorney, North AdamsTreasurer Susan Kelley Tax Services, Westfield

Board of DirectorsF. Daniel Burger Wellesley HillsBeth Evans LongmeadowCharles Redmond Springfield CollegeDavid Laing WestfieldJamie Stafslien MarlboroughKim Nowakowski Springfield CollegeLes Prentice Springfield

Mary Tom NewtonvilleMichael Whitman MarlboroughRobert Torteson GraftonTom Holloway Worcester

Games CoordinatorKenneth Carabba Fitchburg

Past Hon. ChairpersonsFederick LaFayette Dick MacPhersonBob Cousy Jane BlalockCurt GowdyDerek SandersonJoe MorganK. C. JonesLucinda W AdamsSteve GroganTina Noyes Richard A. McGlynnJohn L. NewmannBill SquiresBarbara J. Jordan Dr. Mimi MurrayLarry Garron

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Article by Douglas Brown

The Competitive Pistol 900 Match at Mass Senior Games has been running for sixteen great years! My dad, Dave Brown, has competed in each one. Every one! He looks forward to it every year and sometimes devises winning strategies: “I’ll be a year older next time and I’ll still be in the lower bracket...” He has a few medals, which he’s proud of.

Dave has been a shooter for as long as I can remember. He has told me stories of hunting when he was a kid in Gardner with a Stevens double that took 2 inch shells (he still has it). He’d break his shotgun down, wrap it in a towel, and take a bus out of town to hunt. He admitted that he had no idea how he’d get a deer back home if he got one! He was in Artillery for WWII (93rd, the Yankee Division), carrying a carbine and calculating precision Howitzer trajectories. After we won the war, he got a VA loan and bought a house in Winthrop Oaks in Holden. It was rather poorly placed, in that it was in the path of the Worcester Tornado, which reduced the house to matchsticks. I was in the house along with his wife Betty and a mother-in-law; we all survived but we all were severely banged up.

As you can imagine, this was a major life event for the family! After the National Guard left, looters and scavengers moved in. One thing Dave learned from this was that you have to rely on your own resources, sometimes.

After the War he had a few jobs, like Collier Keyworth in Gardner, American Steel and Wire in Worcester, then Norton Company. When he found out they had a shooting team he signed up, .22 Gallery, three position smallbore rifle. This was the Worcester Industrial League, back when Norton, Morgan, Wyman-Gordon, Heald and others

all had ranges. His wife Betty was a shooter, too. They both were very active in politics and supported many pro-2A candidates.

When I was little we’d clean a gun or two together, and he taught me the safety rules long before I fired a shot. He got me started as a shooter in the Norton Company’s Junior Rifle Program as soon as I was old enough. We hunted pheasant together and fished in the Wachusett, cast flys in the Quinnipoxet and Stillwater rivers (sometimes with flys we made), and fished from the shore and from boats in Quabbin and Quinsigamond. We ice-fished too. He brought me along to many “grownup” matches as soon as I could shoot well enough for competition. I can remember going with him to shoot 100 yard .22 target rifle at night at Worcester Pistol and Revolver Club (WPRC) in Boylston, where a moth could look like a shot in the 8-ring (!) then fly away. We shot Industrial League matches together. He shot

High Power at various ranges with Garand or AR over a quarter mile distance, a tiny black dot shimmering in the heat. We shot many of the statewide and NRA Regional 2700 matches. He shot a few air pistol matches, and he and I went down to MIT for the International Team airgun tryouts. When Norton evicted the team from their range, he joined WPRC, where he’s been a member for more than 20 years.

I don’t think he got involved in skeet too much, but he and his friend Paul had a clay thrower and they’d pop clays informally at WPRC. He shot International Defense Pistol Association (IDPA) for quite a while (and was an RSO), tried International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) a few times, and loved to pop bowling pins off the table. He shot International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE) on a regular basis.

He’s done a lot for the sport, but usually worked out of the

limelight. For example, for several years he was Eddie Eagle, mascot for the National Rifle Association Firearm Safety Program for children, where no one could see who it was in the big bird suit.

He’s 93 this year and has slowed down a little, but still shoots 300 gallery matches and shot Steel Challenge last year.

I don’t think he’ll shoot the Senior Games 900 this year, but he does plan to go to volunteer. After his first Senior Games match, he told me I had to join in because it was a fun, low pressure, well-run match. He was right; we shot side by side for fifteen years.

Shooter Dave Brown

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Article by G. Gregory Tooker

As this nation continuously struggles with the health care issue, a very necessary part of the discussion is conspicuously absent. It is the subject of wellness and the means we employ to improve it in this country.

Americans have let their lifestyle slowly guide them into the swamp of physical inactivity. The age of technology is unwittingly the greatest facilitator of this predicament. Those wonderful systems that enhance the efficiency and productivity of our daily lives have also softened and enlarged our bodies as we sit mesmerized in front of screens perpetually within sight. This dark side of technology, coupled with increasingly poor dietary habits, is creating a national population that will require trillions of dollars in medical services downstream. Legislators, try as they will, cannot untie this Gordian knot until they finally admit that a massive, well-coordinated effort to improve the overall wellness of our population is essential to a successful solution.

Wellness promotion is not high tech. There are many approaches to achieving improved fitness and health. A small percentage of our citizenry voluntarily engages in healthy lifestyle practices on a daily basis. You see them out there, walking, running and biking all over the landscape. The problem is, the example they are setting goes virtually unnoticed without the addition of another very important ingredient, interaction.

Every single one of us who has made the personal decision to a live healthy life must become an ambassador for wellness in one way or another. This can be accomplished informally, in the course of everyday conversation with family, friends and fellow employees, as well as in a more structured

fashion, using group talks, lectures and other forums promoting face-to-face communication. Books, DVDs, TV-advertised exercise contraptions and programs may spark initial interest but the novelty wears off quickly and the hardware is left to rust in closets.

If every one of us who practices the religion of personal wellness would commit to fully converting just one fellow citizen each year, think of the positive impact this would have on solving the health care crisis in our country. Peer pressure works amazingly well if done in a positive, respectful way.

Let’s take a look at the nuts and bolts of just how such a hypothetical peer support action strategy might work. First of all, there must be well defined common goals. For our purposes, that would be a significant improvement in commonly accepted health and wellness markers, such as Body Mass Index, blood pressure, total cholesterol levels, substance abuse modification, etc. Documented activity in an approved physical exercise program over a given period of time (annually) would be another goal.

There also must be positive incentives and rewards to motivate long term behavioral change. In the context of today’s health care crisis, such a reward could come in the form of credits to help reduce the cost of health care insurance, commensurate with the improvement in personal health markers cited above. With the recent introduction of innovative health care software programs and generic coding systems, the documentation and performance tracking of individual progress is administratively feasible. Accurate insurance rate modification would indeed be economically possible with the use of a common, nationally accepted performance data processing program.

Putting the above strategy to work might look like the following scenario. Your fellow worker in the cubicle next door is a dedicated family person striving to achieve professional recognition. He or she rarely takes a break and often eats lunch at the work station, munching on a couple of slices of pizza or an ice cream bar while pounding away on the keyboard. Rarely do you see a head pop up over the wall. You, on the other hand, get up at least once an hour to stretch and move around, grab a drink of water and rest your eyes. After lunch, which usually consists of soup and a salad, you take a brisk walk around the building, often in the company of work companions who are exercise-oriented.

One day, while leaning over the cubicle wall and chatting with your neighbor on one of the rare occasions he or she is not glued to the screen, you learn your work mate is distressed over excess weight and high blood pressure. Worried about just having been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and the cost of medication to control the condition which will not be fully covered by insurance, your neighbor is anxious about the future.

Almost all of us have experienced this situation, on one side of the coin or the other. At that very moment you, as an individual, can make a meaningful difference, not only for your fellow citizen but for humanity as a whole. Then is the time to advocate for wellness. As a convert to a healthy lifestyle, you have the credibility needed to effectively motivate your neighbor to practice healthier behavior. Not that you should take on the job of personal lifestyle coaching, although with proper preparation, this can be a very rewarding profession. But you can give him or her a respectful, gentle nudge in the right direction toward available resources that

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will be of help. Afterwards, you can follow up with periodic reinforcement in the form of encouraging words, helpful literature and perhaps an invitation to join you and your companions in some healthy activity, such as the Massachusetts Senior Games <maseniorgames.org>

I honestly believe that our country could construct a national wellness promotion peer

support program that would reward both beneficiaries of and advocates for improved lifestyle. It is the one critical missing component needed to achieve meaningful health care reform.

About the author:

Mr. Tooker is the Vice Chair of the Massachusetts Senior Games and a

competitive runner with over 40 years experience on the road and track. Prior to his retirement, he was a risk management consultant to private industry and to the National League of Cities and state municipal leagues throughout the United States for over 25 years.

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Article by Joanne Avey

That’s a question I hear all the time. Pickleball has been around since 1965, yet there are many people who have never heard of this sport.

Pickleball is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. The game is played much like tennis but on a smaller court, using an oversized ping-pong paddle and a plastic ball with holes in it; it can be played as singles or doubles. It is easy to learn and can develop into a very competitive, fast-paced game. The game has many of the same elements as tennis, so players can apply their tennis strokes and strategies when learning or perfecting their game.

Pickleball is gaining popularity in senior communities; however, many younger players are finding this game appealing, with some schools even introducing pickleball to their students in physical education classes. According to USAPA, there are over 15,000 indoor and outdoor courts in the United States.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN It all began one summer day when Joel Pritchard and Bill Bell and their families were sitting at the Pritchards’ home in the state of Washington looking for something

to do. There was an old badminton court on the property, but they could not find enough badminton equipment, so they improvised by using ping-pong paddles and a whiffle ball. The game evolved from there.

WHERE DID THIS INTERESTING NAME COME FROM? Well, there are two versions to the story. The first is that it was named after the Pritchards’ dog “Pickles”, who would chase the ball and run off with it. The second is that, because of the combination of different sports, it reminded Joan Pritchard of the “pickle boat in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats”. Joan herself wrote a column stating this was indeed the case. The dog came two years later and was named after the game. For some reason, the dog story stuck.

WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY! Our group began playing pickleball at a town hall gym, where two courts were taped

onto a basketball court. During the summer months, we would chalk lines on outdoor tennis courts in the area. Soon after, we were allowed to paint three courts onto a parking lot at a local park. Over the years, we’ve played at different venues in surrounding towns. As one venue would close to us, we’d find another to take its place.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Some of our group play socially, some play in tournaments, and some enjoy giving instruction to new players so they, too, can learn and enjoy this fantastic sport. A group of us have even taught the physical education teachers at a nearby school, so they may introduce the game to their students.

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER Pickleball is open to everyone, unlike tennis and racquetball where you reserve court time for only two to four players. In pickleball, everyone is welcome to join the group. To find places to play in your area, go to usapa.org and join the fun!

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The information in this article is to provide athletes and coaches with an overview of the latest guidelines in sports nutrition. While there is no such thing as a magic diet or food, there are many ways in which eating and drinking well can allow athletes at all levels of performance to achieve their special goals of their training and competition programs. It makes no sense to train hard and ignore the benefits that follow from good choices.

A well chosen diet offers many benefits to all athletes, irrespective of sex, age, or level of competition:• Optimal gains from your training program• Enhanced recovery within and between

workouts and events• Achievement and maintenance of an ideal

body weight and physique• A reduced risk of injury and illness• Confidence in being well prepared for

competition• Consistency in achieving high-level

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Despite these advantages, many athletes do not meet their nutrition goals. Common problems and challenges include:• Poor knowledge of foods and drinks and

inadequate cooking skills• Poor choices when shopping or dining out• Busy lifestyle leading to inadequate time to

obtain or consume appropriate foods• Indiscriminate use of supplements and

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Whenever highly talented, motivated and well-trained athletes meet in competition, the margin between victory and defeat is small. Attention to detail can make a vital difference. Diet affects performance, and our eating and drinking patterns will influence how well we train and whether we compete at our best.

Energy NeedsGetting the right amount of energy to stay healthy and to perform well is key. Consuming too much energy increases body

fat: too little, and performance falls, injuries are more likely to occur, and illness results.

The foods we eat and the fluids we drink provide for the immediate energy needs of the body as well as influencing body energy stores. Energy stores play several important roles related to exercise performance, since they contribute to size (body fat and muscle mass), function (muscle mass), and fuel for exercise (muscle and liver carbohydrate).

Carbohydrates for TrainingCarbohydrate provides an important, but relatively short-lived, supply of fuel for exercise, and the storage depots, in the form of glycogen, must be refilled each day from carbohydrate foods in the diet.

Everyday eating plans need to provide enough carbohydrate to fuel their training programs and to optimize the recovery of muscle glycogen stores between workouts. General targets can be provided for carbohydrate needs, based on everyone’s size and the demands of their training programs.

The average athlete can store approximately 1,600 to 1,800 calories from carbohydrate in the muscles, liver, and blood. You don’t need to eat a “high carbohydrate diet” since this term can be misunderstood. Rather you should eat sufficient carbohydrate to meet the fuel needs to train well or at high intensity.

Protein NeedsProtein has been considered a key nutrient for sporting success. Whereas ancient Olympians were reported to eat unusually large amounts of meat, today’s athletes are provided with a vast array of protein and amino acid supplements to increase their protein intakes. Amino acids from proteins are the building blocks for the manufacture of new tissue including muscle, and the repair of old tissue. They are also the building blocks for hormones and enzymes that regulate metabolism and other body functions. Protein provides a small source of fuel for the exercising muscle.

The debate over the precise protein needs of athletes is largely unnecessary. Dietary surveys show that most athletes already

consume diets providing protein intakes above the maximum recommended level, even without the use of protein supplements. Therefore, most athletes do not need to be encouraged or educated to increase their protein intakes.

Whey protein is particularly popular as a recovery supplement, or supplement ingredient because it provides a rapidly absorbed high-quality protein source. However, only a small serving of whey protein is needed and the real value of these recovery supplements is that they can be practical to consume after exercise. In many cases, an everyday dairy food such as milk or yogurt may be able to look after recovery needs just as well for a fraction of the cost. Sweetened versions of these dairy foods can provide protein, carbohydrate, and fluid for immediate recovery, as well as other nutrients, such as calcium and magnesium for total health and well-being.

HydrationA good hydration strategy is an essential part of every athlete’s preparation for competition. You can limit dehydration during training and competition by drinking water or a sports drink. Being thirsty can be a useful signal of fluid loss and some scientists suggest that drinking when you are thirsty is all that is needed to guide fluid intake during exercise. Since the negative effects of dehydration on high-intensity performance are generally greater in warm environments, you must upgrade drinking practices in these conditions to minimize the overall fluid deficit. It is not necessary to drink enough to prevent loss of body weight, but the amount of dehydration should normally be limited to a loss of less than approximately 2% of body weight. Rehydration after exercise is part of the preparation for the next exercise session, and replacement of sweat losses is an essential part of this process. Both water and salts lost in sweat must be replaced.

Just like new shoes, don’t try out new plans for fluid and fuel replacement at a major competition. Try these plans during the first training and then again at minor events to find out what works best for you.

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