Get Fit With Movement You Enjoy
No Gym Required!
By now, you’re probably tired of hearing about getting fit. Every article says you should eat specific things and exercise regularly, but what if you’ve never enjoyed going to the gym or jogging? You’re probably not going to start running marathons, lifting weights, or joining a sports club at this point. It can make you wonder if other options exist to add more physical activity to your daily routine. The answer is yes. Instead of going to the gym or running through your neighborhood, you can find creative activities to provide extra movement to your day. Even better? You’ll improve your physical and mental agility. Here are two creative aging activities you can explore. TAKE THE STAGE Acting is an excellent activity for anyone to start. Through acting, you’ll notice improvements in your concentration and memorization. Depending on the play, you may be required to stay moving, which will benefit your physical health. Plus, you’ll get many opportunities to socialize with your castmates. Many local theaters actively look for aspiring actors to audition. Case Study
BUST A MOVE You may have fond memories of dancing in clubs, at weddings, or during special events, but the opportunities to boogie become rarer as we get older. Thankfully, dance classes and studios love sharing the enjoyment of dance with people of all ages. Whether you like salsa, tap, waltz, swing, or some other type of dance, you can find a class or group ready to welcome you.
Hit-and-Run Victim Secures Maximum Settlement
It was a nightmarish event, the kind every driver dreads. The victim was sitting quietly in his vehicle, waiting for a red light to turn green, when he was slammed from behind by a speeding pickup. The collision drove his vehicle straight through the intersection and knocked him unconscious. By the time he regained consciousness, the driver who struck him had fled. The victim, a veteran of three branches of the military, contacted our firm for help. Fortunately, because he engaged us so
quickly, we were able to secure video footage from a nearby store showing a white pickup slamming into his vehicle, pulling around him, and speeding away. In recognition of March as Traumatic Brain Injury Month, what happened next is a cautionary lesson in the importance of tracking possible brain injuries over a sustained period after an accident. Our client immediately sought emergency care for nausea, head and neck pain, and problems with his memory and word recognition. He returned to the doctor a few days later with balance problems and eye pain. He was told to take ibuprofen and rest.
a possible additional lesion in or near his brainstem or cerebellum. Subsequent reviews of our client’s tests by a neuro-ophthamologist and neurologist found he had suffered a brain hemorrhage and a stroke. Unfortunately, the hit-and-run driver who crashed into our client was never identified, so we sought compensation for him under the limited uninsured motorist provisions of his own policy. The insurance company tried to low-ball him, contending that our client’s problems were caused by a preexisting condition. But we were able to produce medical evidence from before and after the accident to show that our client had indeed been injured in the crash. The insurer ultimately agreed to pay the maximum damages allowed under the policy — $150,000. This client’s story underscores the importance of consulting an attorney as soon as possible after an accident. If you or someone you know has suffered an injury in an accident, do not hesitate to contact us immediately for a consultation.
A neurologist also told him his symptoms would improve over time. They did not.
In the weeks after the accident, our client suffered increasing vision problems. His optometrist told him his symptoms were consistent with a brain injury, and a neuro- ophthamologist confirmed that diagnosis, citing at least one lesion in his brain and
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