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Fountain of Youth

Do you want to know what the fountain of youth is? It’s regular exercise, socialization, prioritizing your mental and spiritual health and pursuing passions that keep you engaged in life. It’s not about age; it’s about attitude.

  • Masters Sports

World Champion Joe Johnston is Hurdling Life’s Challenges and Vaulting into his 80s

Joe Johnston is the best pole vaulter in the world over 80. Step inside “the Joe Dome,” his DIY pole vaulting paradise that he added onto his home in order to pursue his life’s dream.

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  • Sports

Team Barbados is Growing Healthier, Fitter, Stronger at the National Senior Games

Team Barbados travels to the National Senior Games in the pursuit of growing “healthier, fitter, and stronger,” physically and socially.

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  • Sports

Pole Vaulting Legend Kay Glynn Raises The Bar On What 70-Year-Olds Can Achieve

Kay Glynn is a 70-year-old grandmother and a pole vaulting legend who defies age, expectations, and gravity, inspiring adults of all ages to get off the couch.

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masters athetes
  • Sports

Playbook for Life – 6 Life Lessons from Masters Athletes

Older adults have so much wisdom to share from their experience in masters sports. Here are 6 life lessons learned from senior athletes.

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  • Veterans

Veterans, Are You Accessing All Your Benefits?

Elder law attorney Vanessa J. Skinner outlines the key benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  • Entrepreneurship

Looking For Your “What’s Next?” Consider a Career That Cares

Are you eager to find your own “what’s next?” There are countless ways to make a professional pivot. Here’s one that’s great for people who love helping others.

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  • Food & Nutrition

Add Some Green to Your Holidays: Winter Kale Salad

Nationally-known sports dietitian Tara Collingwood shares her recipe for the perfect winter kale salad.

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  • National Senior Games

Charting The Course for Masters Athletes | 1-on-1 with Sue Hlavacek

Meet Sue Hlavacek, the first woman to be named President & CEO of the NSGA. Growing Bolder’s Marc Middleton goes 1-on-1 with Hlavacek to explore her vision for the future of the games and what to expect in 2025 in Iowa.

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  • National Senior Games

Astronaut-Athlete Shares Life Experience That’s Out of This World

Larry DeLucas is the only man who can say he’s dunked a basketball in outer space. He was a NASA special astronaut who flew to outer space for scientific research in 1992, and now in his 70’s, competes in bowling and cornhole at the National Senior Games. 

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National Senior Games Runners
  • National Senior Games

Let The Games Begin! Top Stories To Watch At 2023 National Senior Games

From olympians to centenarians, here are our top stories to watch at the 2023 National Senior Games.

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  • National Senior Games

Even Pickleball Is Second To Softball For Bonnie Strang

Bonnie Strang is a two-sport National Senior Games athlete who will be competing in Softball in Columbus, and Pickleball in Pittsburgh.

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  • Masters Sports

Mean Jean: Pickleball’s Fiercest Champion With An Infectious Smile

Jean Kiker was a tennis player all her life, but it only took one day for this 85-year-old to change sports and get addicted to pickleball.

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