Tag: health

Fitness Boot Camp – Burn away that ho hum workout

Bye-bye ho hum workouts; boot campers pushing it to the max

Barbara Shippy and Vicki Baker Instead of working out alone to those boring cardio and strength training workouts, try the Ranch’s newest form of fitness training, Boot Camp, offered by residents Barbara and Mike Shippy. One-hour classes are jam packed full of exercises choreographed to your favorite 50s, 60s and 70s music. Tone all muscle…

September 2015 Volunteer Fair

Marie Milleage On September 2, the second Living Well at Robson Ranch Volunteer Fair will be held from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the clubhouse. Mr. Patrick Smith, Executive Director of Serve Denton, has arranged to give a keynote address directing attention to how volunteers can assist the needs of Denton County residents by working with non-profit…

Beat cabin fever – Join the Living Well Walkabouts

A walk in the rain for these Robson Ranchers

Vicki Baker The unpredictable and unseasonably rainy weather throughout May and June had kept many Robson Ranchers indoors. But for others, they beat “cabin fever” by joining the Living Well Walkabouts. Eleven walkers braved the light rain during the early morning of May 16. Yet everyone agreed to forge onward, and with luck on our…

Don’t rain on this walkabout

Steadfast walkers in spite of the recent spate of thunderstorms

Vicki Baker Rain, rain, go away…and it did just that for the Living Well Walkabout on Saturday, April 25. Over the past week, just as we thought it was warming up, Mother Nature decided to send a downpour of rain. But on this weekend morning bright sunshine and mild temperatures met the 11 walkers at…

Living well at Robson Ranch celebrates Men’s Health Month

Marie Milleage In celebration of Men’s Health Month, Living Well at Robson Ranch presents “For Your Eyes Only” on Wednesday, June 17, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the clubhouse. In 1994 Congress passed and President Clinton signed into law Men’s Health Month to bring awareness of the prevention and treatment of critical medical conditions…

Living Well presents “Continuum of Care” seminar

Veronica Woods, Brookdale Assisted Living, and Kimberly Reed, Good Samaritan Society, address continuum of care options.

Marie Milleage The Living Well Committee presented its monthly health and wellness seminar on Wednesday, May 20, titled “Continuum of Care.” Kimberly Reed, Marketing Manager from Good Samaritan Society, and Veronica Woods, Marketing Manager, with Brookdale Assisted Living, presented an informative and educational seminar about continuum of care and assisted living communities. They explained that…

Robson Ranch Health Fair

Althea Parent Thank you for attending the 11th annual Robson Ranch Health Fair. There were almost 600 residents that attended this event. We hope that you were able to visit all 92 vendors who took their time to be with us at the Health Fair, donated door prizes and provided fun and interesting gifts and…

Yoga program expanding

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. class from front to back in the Peaceful Warrior pose are Deb Nortunen, Mary Dickerson, Wendy Hicks, Ginny Brady, Susan Engstrom and Dick Cecil

Susan Engstrom Today, senior citizens are the largest population doing yoga to stay fit and healthy and Robson Ranch yoga is expanding its program to its residents to keep up with this trend. Yoga is a complete mind, body and spirit practice. This practice will strengthen and lengthen your body, open up your perspective as…