Boomers & Beyond Mid July Issue, July 16, 2014

Sassy • Spirited • Successful

Mid July 2014

Michael Bell Heads Down A New Road!

• Nifty After Fifty • Life Today • Let’s Face It! • Going Beyond

Sassy • Spirited • Successful Welcome to Boomers & Beyond, a publication celebrating the unique challenges and joys of being 50 plus. We will connect you to the sassy, spirited and successful in Northwest Ohio to add a bit of BOOM to the next chapter of your journey. Mark Twain once said, “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Get ready to expand your mind and get to the heart of the matter as we embrace the now and prepare for the beyond. sas•sy

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Enjoy this issue!

• Nifty After Fifty

Staying healthy with regular exercise

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• Life Today...Deal With It! 4

A grandparent’s role

• Bright, Beautiful and Booming Make-up tips for the mature woman

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• Michael Bell 6

There is life after politics

• Let’s Face It Community boomers & their beyond

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• Books For Boomers Community boomers & their beyond

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• Going Beyond 8

Hot topics

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Nifty After Fifty

By Frank Nagle BS, ACSM CPT As we age it is important to make sure we take preventative measures to stay healthy. Exercising regularly will help slow down the aging process. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) only 50% of the complications with health and wellness are actually due to aging. The other 50% are due to a sedentary lifestyle, which can be changed with frequent and consistent exercise. A few issues many face due to aging are lack of activity, decreased strength and muscle atrophy (decreased muscle mass). These three factors play a large role in slowing people down, causing them to become even more sedentary. Exercise is a great preventative measure to ensure you stay strong, healthy and provide yourself with a great quality of life. Here are some strength and endurance exercises to get you on the right path to a healthier and stronger life.

Lunges: Squats: Lunges are a great Squatting is a basic body movelower body exercise and ment that we use repeatedly in it is a movement pattern our activities of daily living. Howthat is used throughout ever, many people are not using our day. First you want the correct form, which can to start in a split stance cause discomfort and irritation in (right foot forward and the ankles, knees and hips. The left foot behind you). correct form is to start with your Next lower your left feet shoulder width apart. Then knee down to the push your hips back, keep your ground and then stand knees directly over your toes and up. Keep your knee over lower till your thighs are parallel with the ground. your toe and keep your chest up to keep your form Stand from that position and repeat. Using the correct form will load your body weight on your muscles proper. Once you complete a set on the right leg, and reduce strain on the surrounding joints. Try doing switch your stance and repeat the exercise for the other side of the body. Try 2 sets of 10 repetitions on this exercise for 3 sets of 10 with proper form. each leg.

Planks: The abdominal region is typically a region where many people accumulate excess weight. Planks are excellent for strengthening and toning the abdominals. First start with your toes pressed into the ground resting your weight on your forearms. Keep your back straight creating a straight line from your shoulder to your hip down to your ankle. Hold this position for a set time, for example 3060 seconds.

Try doing this exercise for 3 sets of 30 seconds.

Never compromise your form during these exercises.

You want to feel the burn in the last 3-5 repetitions so squeeze out as many as you can all while using the correct form. You may want to work with a personal trainer to meet your goals and develop a program for your specific needs. Trainers ensure you are using the proper form, reduce the risk of injury and keep you accountable.

Exercising three times a week can have a positive impact on an individual’s health and quality of life. Breaking a sweat, being sore and challenging yourself with exercise will make all the other tasks in everyday life seem easier.

You will notice that after 2-3 weeks of exercising, you will

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Chest Press: Using a cable press machine you can target the upper body to prevent muscle atrophy. Chest press is great for building strength in the pectorals, deltoids and arms.

First set your weight and grab the cable. Start with the arms extended; draw your elbows back till your arms are perpendicular with your body.

Then press the weight forward and repeat the repetitions. Try this exercise for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

have more energy, be more focused and feel stronger.

Keep “nifty after fifty” while looking and feeling younger and accomplishing tasks you may have thought weren’t possible before.

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Life Today...Deal with it!

• Let your voice be heard: a voice of love,

By Bill Geha dignity and respect.

In this ever-changing world the role • Remember a grandparent’s love is of grandparents is more important unconditional and everlasting. than ever. They must be the beacon • Make certain to stress the imof hope and love for their grandportance if being drug-free and kids. With social media affecting be the example. kids more than ever and the • Watch for changed behavblended family becoming such a ior such as uncooperativeness, big part of our culture, the suphostility, or loss of interest in port and love of grandparents old friends, hobbies, sports and is so vital. Often in this fast appearance. paced world we forget how imDo you remember your relaportant a hug from someone who tionship with your grandparents? loves us really is. When this need is Whether they were positive or neganot satisfied, kids sometimes seek tive some were defining moments in love from inappropriate places and this our lives. If you remember the movie is when grandparents must fill the void.

“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” • Take time to make a phone call, send a card, give a Sylvania grandmother Fran Cary took her grandson Josh well, that was my family, and my Wipf to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in December, hug, make a lunch date, or do 2013. Traveling together can be a great way to connect grandmothers on both sides were the matriarchs of the famia project together; these memwith your grandchild! lies. When we walked in they ories will last a lifetime. got the first kiss. They always seemed to know our business, and as a teenager that can be very annoying, but we knew without a doubt that their love was unconditional.

Remember, these memories are for a lifetime!

Boomers Hit the Road!

American Automobile Association representatives Theresa Macy and Sue McCloskey, executive vice president, recently spoke with the Lady C Travel Group, Marsha Cyranawski, Sandy May, Pat Freeman, Gail Cooper, Nancy Bell, Candy Sturtz, Nancy Kelmanski, and Angie Woodward. The group met earlier in the spring to discuss travel options. They plan to explore day trips to local destinations and eventually widen their scope with trips outside of the area.

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Bright, Beautiful and Booming Make-up tips for the Mature Woman Shannon Schwanbeck, owner of Merle Norman, 6626 Monroe St. in Sylvania, shares her strategies on skin care and make-up to age gracefully and gloriously.

A good foundation Concealer is your friend. Use one with zinc oxide to block out the sun so dark spots don’t get darker. Use a liquid foundation. Stay away from powder. You want to look natural and luminous. A stripling brush is the newest thing on the market Exfoliate As we age, our skin for applying foundation to achieve a soft look. cells take longer to Blush regenerate. Exfoli- Tap, tap, tap on cream blush and blend. Apply at ating speeds up checkbones and blend to the corner of the eye. new cell growth for Put a bit more on than you think you need. The younger looking color will fade throughout the day. skin. [3x a week The eyes have it manually or contin- The 50+ eye needs primer. Remember to keep ually with a serum] things soft. You want people to see your eyes not Take it off and hy- the make-up. Make your eyes pop with soft eyedrate liner pencils and contrasting shadow colors. For Remove your make-up every night and use a blue eyes try champagne, gold or copper. Brown deep hydrating serum that penetrates the eyes will sparkle with soft blues and epidermis. We can drink all the water lavenders. Green eyes will be enin the world but it won’t get to our hanced with plums and purples. skin, our largest organ. Also use Apply eyeliner from the outside alphahydroxy to soften dead in. Do not take it all the way to skin cells. the corner. It will ‘close in’ the SPF eye. Lengthening mascara will You need to protect your skin finish the look. from sun damage. Make cerPucker up tain your eye cream has SPF Choose a color a couple of protection too. shades darker than your natuBe gentle. Use your fingers to ral lip color. Line the lip then fill pat on product. it in a bit. A glaze (a lip gloss with Prime time a bit of ‘oomph’) will add shine and Primers fill in lines, and soften the plump your lips. skin. Your foundation will stay on longer by Try before you buy using a pea-size amount before using your conI tell my clients to get off their feet and grab a cealer and foundation. seat. We provide free facials and feel it is important to try things out before you commit.

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Michael Bell Heads Down a New Road There is Life after Politics

By Mary Helen Darah “To tell you where I am heading, I have to first tell you where I have been,” says former Mayor of Toledo Michael Bell. “There is life after politics.” Bell is currently experiencing a new way of living after ending his political career on Jan. 5, 2014. For the past 23 years, Bell has been in public service serving as fire chief, fire marshal and mayor. “Even when I was off duty, I was always ‘on,’” says Bell. “As a public servant you always have to be ready to go.”

For the last six months, Bell has been able to experience the simpler things in life. “I have barbequed three times this last week and watched the sunset. I also don’t have to sleep with my phone anymore. I never really fell asleep because I never knew when I would be needed. To not have my phone is a ‘biggie.’”

Hit the road Due to the intensity and demands of his former career, it took Bell some time to transition into a different pace. “I had to disengage from all city business,” says Bell. “I got in my car and headed to Florida. I was there for three months but I came back periodically. I wanted to return for the firefighter funerals. I think that 90-day transition was very helpful and gave me the time to decide what I wanted to do if I chose to go back to work. While sitting on a Florida beach, I figured out what I wanted to do in the next chapter of life.” Bell came up with three criteria that future projects must meet. “It must be fun, help people and be financially beneficially,” says Bell. “If a project doesn’t meet all three, I will get on my motorcycle and enjoy being a free retired man.”

Bell is currently interested in a few ventures. He is working

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as an executive producer for the Toledo Troopers movie.

Former Toledo natives Guy Stout and Steve Guinan wrote the screenplay. Bell feels the project has the potential to rebrand Toledo and northwest Ohio. He also feels the film will enhance the “woman can do anything movement.” He is also excited that the project will connect to the digital content movement. “It could put us on the front end of a boom similar to that of Silicon Valley in regards to computers,” says Bell. “It is exciting. This is a real Hollywood movie with Brett Leonard as the producer. He [Leonard] has done a number of films including Virtuosity, and Lawn Mower Man. Both films include digital content in its very early stages.” The movie is a feature film that Bell hopes will bring a California element to the city of Toledo. Actors that are being considered for the film are Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon and Vince Vaughan. The film will also use Toledo talent including musicians and skilled laborers for set production.

Other projects that interest Bell include working on a production of a super car using skilled labor trades in the community. He also has not given up on figuring out how to make the marina district successful. “I think I am in an easier position to help my foreign investors now that I am in the private sector. I want it to be a success story for Toledo,” says Bell.

Get moving Bell’s free time is spent rollerblading and riding his bike.

Bell says, “I have a whole lot of fun. I get to sleep past 8 a.m. and not feel guilty. Life after retirement is unbelievable if you embrace it. You can’t let time march past you. Get up and get moving. The nice part is, you get to move at your own pace.”

BOOMERS

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Let’s face it...

You’re a boomer...what’s (your) beyond?

Mari Davies, Executive Director, Toledo Ballet My career has been such a fantastical, meandering journey, from Assistant Fashion Coordinator at LaSalle’s to grad school and a teaching career that spanned 20 years and 6,000 miles, to human rights education and advocacy, to my current directorship of an iconic arts org, Toledo Ballet. The lesson learned is that anything is possible if you celebrate and exercise your imagination. I also feel this is true in one’s personal life. Having lived so many places, I am open to wherever my next chapter takes me, but this will be solely my decision. Since my children and future grandchildren are in the Southeast, the wind might blow me there eventually. But I am honest when I tell friends and family that my heart belongs in Maine, and I joke (kind of) that my next gig will be working at the Farnsworth Museum gift shop or driving the ferry boat from Maine’s midcoast mainland to Monhegan Island, pointing out seals, whales and puffins to the ogling tourists.

Ain’t life grand?!

Joseph D. Napoli, President & GM, Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club & Toledo Walleye Hockey Club We are very fortunate to live in Toledo, so the work life balance is much easier than our previous stints in Chicago and Detroit. Annette and I love being actively involved in the lives of our children – we have three teens and two below the age of 10. Needless to say, they keep us very young. On the community side, we have a great opportunity to further develop the “Hensville” entertainment district in downtown Toledo, so I'm looking forward to being part of that, too.

Jim Tichy Retired Sports Director WNWO TV Since retiring in 2007, Peg and I have enjoyed every minute of our new life!

Friends and family have been the cornerstone of our happiness, and we’ve been blessed with good health to boot.

What’s beyond? Hopefully, exciting travel, new friendships, volunteer work, grandpa duty and romantic evenings with my best friend.

Books for Boomers

You don’t need a beach to enjoy a good read. Here are a few suggestions from the knowledgeable staff of the Sylvania Branch Library to keep you flipping pages all summer long.

“The Vacationers,” by Emma Straub Celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary and their daughter's high-school graduation during a two-week vacation in Mallorca, Franny and Jim Post confront old secrets, hurts, and rivalries that reveal sides of themselves they try to conceal.

“All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II, ten years in the writing, ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ is his most ambitious and dazzling work.

“Price of fame: the honorable Clare Booth Luce,” by Sylvia Jakes Morris Traces the story of the playwright, Congresswoman, and first American female to be appointed to a major ambassadorial position abroad, covering such topics as her advocacy of women's equality and the deep personal losses that shaped her life.

“The Engagements,” by J. Courtney Sullivan The story of four couples linked over several decades by

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one diamond ring, and the woman who launched the most famous diamond campaign in the world.

“Light between Oceans,” by M.L. Stedman A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthouse, until a boat carrying a baby washes ashore.

“Burgess Boys,” by Elizabeth Strout Catalyzed by a nephew's thoughtless prank, a pair of brothers confront painful psychological issues surrounding the freak accident that killed their father when they were boys, a loss linked to a heartbreaking deception that shaped their personal and professional lives.

“Sisterland,” by Curtis Sittenfeld When the strongest earthquake in U.S. history occurs just north of their St. Louis home, Kate and Jeremy find the disaster further complicated by Kate's self-proclaimedmedium twin's prediction about a more powerful earthquake, a situation that places Kate under public scrutiny and reveals her own psychic abilities.

By Sue Schafer, Manager, Sylvania Branch Toledo Lucas County Public Library

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GOINGBEYOND

attendEVENTS

It’s Friday!

Toledo Museum of Art, Peristyle Terrace Concert by It’s Essential (Motown) Friday, July 25 6:30-8:30 p.m. www.toledomuseum.org Music Under the Stars Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre Sundays, July 20-Aug 10, 7:30 p.m. www.toledosymphony.com Art on the Mall Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

University of Toledo, Centennial Mall www.toledoalumni.org

getMOVING

Mad Anthony River Rally Bicycle Tour Maumee Valley Adventurers Saturday, August 2 YMCA Perrysburg www.ride.toledoareabicyclists.org

4 Paws Sake Golf Outing Fundraiser to help rescue, provide sanctuary, and re-home abandoned, stray and neglected dogs Sunday, August 17, Bedford Hills Golf Club www.4pawssake.org

buyLOCAL

The Market on Main Tuesdays in Sylvania Downtown Sylvania Association Tuesdays through October, 4-7 pm www.downtownsylvania.org

Toledo Farmer’s Market Saturdays 8 am – 2 pm 525 Market Street, Toledo www.toledofarmersmarket.com Toledo Choose Local supporting locally-owned independent businesses www.toledochooselocal.com

searchWEBSITES

dotoledo.org events, happenings, information on Toledo cowboom.com deals on new, pre-owned & refurbished electronics viagogo.com concert, sports, arts, festival tickets wowowow.com The women on the web Kayak.com Deals on hotels, flights, cars

helpCHARITIES

ProMedica St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary “The Stars Are Out” Celebrity Wait Night & Art Auction Sunday, August 3, 5-9 p.m.

Premier Banquet Complex For tickets call 419-509-9387

Sylvania Schools Athletic Foundation Air Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band Live music, dancing & food Centennial Terrace, August 1, 7 p.m.11:30 p.m. www.supportsylvaniaathletics.com

serveVOLUNTEER

Readforliteracy.org Read with children, support adults with literacy, help in office and fundraising events.

Sunshine.org Volunteering in a variety of ways to help those with developmental disabilities

Redcross.org Blood drive, serve meals, various other opportunities