Say hello to new kinds of senior centers in America. Ecumen’s continuing care retirement community Parmly LifePointes and the residents of Chisago City, Minnesota had a vision – to create a wellness center that takes a proactive approach to aging. It’s a new kind of senior center. MinnPost.com wrote about Vitalize! Wellness Centre here. You can also watch a two-minute video about it here. The buzz is this: Almost seven in 10 of the fitness center’s 221 members aren’t Parmly residents. They’re people who live independently in this Twin Cities exurb. A few weeks a go an 80-something woman came in wanting to take swimming lessons. She had always wanted to learn how to swim … Living … . Learning … Growing … What a great way to grow old.
Say hello to new kinds of senior centers in America. Ecumen’s continuing care retirement community Parmly LifePointes and the residents of Chisago City, Minnesota had a vision – to create a wellness center that takes a proactive approach to aging. It’s a new kind of senior center. MinnPost.com wrote about Vitalize! Wellness Centre here. You can also watch a two-minute video about it here. The buzz is this: Almost seven in 10 of the fitness center’s 221 members aren’t Parmly residents. They’re people who live independently in this Twin Cities exurb. A few weeks a go an 80-something woman came in wanting to take swimming lessons. She had always wanted to learn how to swim … Living … . Learning … Growing … What a great way to grow old.