Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Senior Olympics - 2011 National Games

The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) announced that Houston will host the 2011 Summer National Senior Games—The Senior Olympics—one of the largest recurring multi-sports events in the United States and the largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors.

Approximately 15,000 top male and female senior athletes, ages 50 and older, from across the United States are projected to compete in 18-20 different sports within separate age divisions at venues located throughout the Houston Area during the 16-day event, set tentatively for June 19 – July 5, 2011.

For more information on the 2011 Summer National Senior Games – The Senior Olympics, please call 713-437-5296.

Contact Name: Emily Yates
Contact Phone: (713) 308-5908
Contact Email: eyates@houstonsports.org

Indian Aging Congress – 2010

A joint VIIIth Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Geriatrics and XV Biennial Conference of Association of Gerontology, India is being organized as INDIAN AGING CONGRESS – 2010 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ( India ) on 12th, 13th and 14th November, 2010.

Address: - Conference Secretariat

Dr. I. S. Gambhir, Organizing Secretary,

Professor & Head,

Room No- 1363 (B), Department of Medicine,

Institute of Medical Sciences,

Banaras Hindu University,

Varanasi – 221005 (India).

E-mail:iac2k10@gmail.com, iac.bhu.2010@gmail.com

Ph. No. 09415255998 (Mob)

Fax No. 0542-230-7520

Web Address: www.bhu.ac.in/IAC/ (for outside BHU users)

http://internet.bhu.ac.in/IAC/ (for BHU users)


Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Simple Tips to Motivate Yourself to Exercise

There are a million ways to motivate yourself to exercise, actually, but these are a few that really worked for you.
• Have fun. If you hate running, don’t go to the track for exercise. Find something you like. The only really important thing is to get your body moving and your heart rate up.
• How you feel after a workout. You always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And you let that motivate you for the next time.
• Calories burned. If you count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), you know that the more you exercise, the more calories you burn — and the bigger your calorie deficit.
• How you’re going to look. Imagine a slimmer, fitter you. Now let that visualization drive you.
• Change it up. Even if you have a routine you enjoy, mix it up from time to time. Try entirely different exercises. You can check out a tape at the library and try yoga or kick boxing for an afternoon. This will not only keep you interested, it will break your muscles out of their routine and help produce better results.
• Get a buddy. Exercising with a friend introduces a positive kind of peer pressure. You will be more likely to go to the gym if you know someone is waiting there for you. Talking and laughing while exercising will also keep you from being bored.
• An exercise log/graph. For some reason, writing it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean?
• Get appropriate clothing. If you don’t have the appropriate clothes for the exercise, it can be irritating, uncomfortable, frustrating, or even unsafe. If you exercise outside after dusk, be sure you have reflective clothing to prevent traffic accidents. Also be sure the clothing looks nice; if you don’t like the way your clothing looks, you may feel uncomfortable, and less likely to exercise.
• Pack Ahead of Time: An iPod, athletic shoes, a towel… whatever. Walking around the house trying to find stuff is a good time to lose your resolve. Put everything together in your gym bag. When you finish working out, take out things that need to be laundered and replace them immediately.
• Have a Goal. What do you want to achieve? Make it specific, make it meaningful, make it obtainable. Be sure to have short-term benchmarks along the way. It’s OK to change your goals if the original plan doesn’t work, but have a goal. Regularly evaluate how you are doing on your goals.
• Success stories. You find the success stories of others incredibly inspirational. If a fitness website has success stories, you’ll almost always read them.
• Reward Yourself. Have a healthy reward when you reach a goal. Buy a new yoga video. Whatever works for you to celebrate in line with your healthy lifestyle!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Senior citizen Help lines in India

City

Organization

Helpline

Ahmadabad

Age well Foundation

079 2662 0606

Bengaluru

Bangalore City Police & Nightingale Medical Trust

1090

Dignity Foundation

080 4151 1307

080 4166 1122, 1076

Chandigarh

Chandigarh Police

1090

DadaDadi.org

9888 9888 47

Chennai

Help age India

1253

Senior Citizens' Association

044 2621 3908, 3850

Dignity Foundation

044 2449 3165

Delhi

Help age India

1800 180 1253

Delhi Police

1291

Age well Foundations

011 2983 6484, 0484

Hyderabad

Help Age India

1253

Heritage Trust

040 2339 0000

Senior Citizens' Association

040 2353 2149

Indore

we care for you

0731 251 0308, 252 2111

Kolkata

Kolkata Police

98300 88884

Pranam

033 2419 0740

Dignity Foundation

033 2418 7937, 2429 6048

Mumbai

Mumbai Police

1090

Help Age India

022 2637 0754, 0740

Dignity Foundation

022 2389 8078, 8079

Pune

Pune Police

1091

Aadhar

022 2421 0683

Punjab

- DadaDadi.org

9888 9888 47

Nagpur

police Senior Citizens Helpline

0712- 2564333