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We’re celebrating Active Aging Week with with daily videos, articles, podcasts, and our complementary downloadable resource guide, Playbook for Active Aging: 7 Keys for Whole Person Health.
All Active Aging Stories
Five Revelations from “The New Age of Aging” That Show America is Growing Bolder
The New Age of Aging, a landmark study conducted by Age Wave reveals “the beginning of a complete paradigm shift as today’s modern elders dismantle the long-held cultural beliefs and social norms about how older women and men should think, feel, and act.”
7 Surprising Facts About Aging Feet
Failure to take care of our feet can lead to a host of problems as we age. Discover these surprising facts about aging feet you should know – but probably don’t.
Growing Bolder’s 10 Keys to Successful Aging
Successful aging in an ageist culture is not easy. And there is no right or wrong way to do it. Growing Bolder CEO Marc Middleton offers 10 keys to successful aging that he has learned from active, happy and healthy, men and women in their 80s 90s and 100s.
Ken Dychtwald: The World’s No. 1 Thought Leader on Aging
Ken Dychtwald joins Growing Bolder’s Marc Middleton for a candid conversation on the state of aging today.
The Poster Girl for Compressed Morbidity
Over the past two years, 91-year-old Ann Kahl has racked up $0 in health care costs and currently takes no regular prescription medications. She attributes daily activity for bringing her health, happiness and strength.
Putting Active Aging in Focus
A college professor in her 50s started recording her 99-year-old grandmother’s daily workouts. It sparked an idea and a new career. In “Lives Well Lived,” Sky Bergman shines a spotlight on 40 people, between the ages of 75 and 100, who are redefining what it means to “grow old.” Find out why this first-time filmmaker felt so passionate about sharing these stories and how she hopes it changes lives.
Adventure Women
This group of Adventure Women has spent the past eight years hiking rocky trails, paddling blackwater rivers, biking coastal islands and zip-lining down a mountain. But above all, they’ve learned the true value in sharing experiences and living life together.
GB One-on-One: Former Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello
Dr. Antonia Novello is the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. In a thought-provoking conversation with Growing Bolder, she reveals how she felt the weight and pride of 59 million minorities on her shoulders after her appointment. Plus, she looks ahead to the coming age wave and explains the important steps our leaders and society must take to prepare for it.
GB One-on-One: Dr. Richard Carmona
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona’s road to success was anything but easy. He was born to a poor immigrant family in New York City, where he experienced homelessness, hunger and health issues, only to rise to unimaginable heights of success. Today, he’s an in-demand thought leader who speaks passionately about the changes this nation needs to make in order to better care for our seniors.
GB One-on-One: Dr. Joycelyn Elders
She was one of the most controversial Surgeon Generals in U.S. history and at 87 years old, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders is weighing in on how we, as a nation, take care of our seniors.
GB One-on-One: Tony de Leede
Tony de Leede is one of the world’s most successful wellness entrepreneurs. In the latest episode of GB One-on-One, he describes how his fitness goals have evolved as he’s aged and how he’s sharing that knowledge with others.