TOUCHMARK ON SOUTH HILL

THE{FULL}LIFE

July 2014

Adding balance to your life

During an informative session, Touchmark Fitness Director Lori McCormick, PT, CEEAA, talked about the importance of maintaining and improving balance as well as how balance changes as we age.

Lori introduced a new advanced assessment and rehabilitation system during the presentation. The NeuroCom® Balance Master® uses interactive computer technology to identify and objectively evaluate each individual’s unique balance and movement patterns.

As a trained therapist, Lori can create a customized training program to help improve balance. Bob Finley (left) volunteered to help with a balance demonstration.

Find your {FULL} Life at Touchmark

Enjoy cooking in the updated kitchen of the Lincoln A cottage home. With 1,275 square feet, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, the home also features new flooring and appliances.

The Manito apartment offers a full kitchen, den with French doors, one bedroom, and one bathroom. Tour this 850-square-foot apartment today.

Declare interdependence!

Brian PryorExecutive Vice President

If you read the title and said to yourself, wait a minute, it’s July: July is the time to celebrate independence and unification. As countries and as individuals, we are keenly attracted to the notion of independence. Research tells us that it’s our lifestyle—things we do and choices we make—that determines how we will age.

According to research done at California State University, Fullerton by C. Jessie Jones and Roberta E. Rikli, a key element in maintaining independence later in life is sustaining one’s “fitness capacity (strength, endurance, agility, and balance).” Simple, right? So why declare interdependence? Because life happens. Appointments, other priorities, injuries, and many other reasons all serve to interfere with or distract our attention from exercise. Encouragement and accountability can be essential to sticking with a fitness program.

In our office, several team members go to the local YMCA to exercise at noon. Sometimes, we join a group exercise class together, and other days we each do an individual program; regardless, we check in with each other. We carpool. We rearrange schedules.

During this month when we celebrate unity and independence, ask someone to start a walking group with you. Join a class. Walk around the corner and visit a friend. Ask a Life Enrichment/Wellness team member about steps you could take with others to improve your fitness capacity.

Declare interdependence—and gain more independence!

For more information about Touchmark’s Life Enrichment/Wellness program or the research regarding standards for maintaining physical independence in later years, email me at FullLife@Touchmark.com.

For the Mother’s Day celebration, delicious fruit crepes as well as an assortment of teas delighted people’s taste buds. Pianist Robert Burchell and vocalist Annette Gorseth provided the entertainment.

CAPTURING DELIGHT{FULL} MOMENTS

The local Sacajawea Middle School marching band marched through the Touchmark campus delighting everyone.

Traveling to Couer d’ Alene, Idaho, Touchmark residents and friends from Spokane’s Southside Senior & Community Center stopped at Couer d’ Alene’s senior center for lunch and a musical performance. Next, they enjoyed a scenic lake boat cruise.

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration, transportation information, and participation requirements.

Tuesday, July 1, 5 pmMen’s Club Dinner and Discussion Group hosted by Executive Director Jeff Bair. No charge. Forum.

Monday, July 21, 6:30 pm Piano Recital by Jennifer Morrison’s Piano Studio students. Lobby.

Thursday, July 24, 5 - 7 pm Annual Dinner & Open House with music by The MasterClass Big Band, an 18-piece intergenerational ensemble. Dinner provided. No charge. Open to public. Four Seasons Dining Room and Patio.

Tuesday, July 29, 1 pm Wellness Lecture with Dr. Ernest Raab from Northwest Neuropathy, who will present Neuropathy: The Latest Treatments. Forum.

Wednesday, July 30, 11 am Lunch ’n Learn. I am Just Looking; But for What?, presented by Executive Director Jeff Bair. No charge. Hoyles.

See the full calendar of events online: TouchmarkSpokane.com/pdf/community-event-calendar.pdf

It that time of year again!

Join Fitness Director Lori McCormick, PT, CEEAA, every Tuesday for a scenic Centennial Trail Walk along the Spokane River. Bus leaves at 9 am. Sign up in the activity book for transportation.