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68-year-old Kay Glynn eats broccoli every day, but that is not the most earnest thing she does. Kay pole vaults in sub-freezing temperatures, and there have been days of 0 degrees in the Missouri farm country where she lives.
The NSG features competition in 22 sports and attracts athletes from all 50 states. It is what has become a biennial celebration of health and wellbeing.
Greg Lindsay and Jerry Lake are partners in the pursuit of perfection. They may be the only team in National Senior Games competition to both have recorded perfect games in official events.
Vegan runner Ellen Jaffe Jones took her health into own hands through running and a plant-based diet.
Vivian Stancil, once a morbidly obese woman with an intense fear of the water is now a healthy, city official who runs two non-profits.
Julia Hawkins, 105, and Diane Friedman, 100, both broke records in 2021 to become the two fastest centenarians in the world.
Dave Jarvis overcame extreme mental and physical hurdles to win three Gold Medals at the 2021 Florida Senior Games, swimming only six months after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery at the age of 74.
Recently, 105-year-old Julia Hawkins became the oldest female in history to compete in a track and field event. Growing Bolder’s video of her historic run has been viewed millions of times. You’ve seen Julia run now see what makes her run as Marc Middleton shares the rest of the story.
A senior soccer club in The Villages, Florida, is helping older adults form new friendships and lead healthier lives.
Surf instructor Chris Ross shares how surfing can teach the importance of relationships as well as separating healthy concerns from unhealthy fears.
Philipp Djang is one of the most decorated swimmers in National Senior Games history. How is he surviving life during the pandemic, which means the end of swim practices? Growing Bolder checks in with him to discuss this and more.
Marc Middleton, Growing Bolder CEO, and Marc T. Riker, National Senior Games Association CEO, chat about the state of organized sports for 50+ adults.