http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:29:09 EST Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg http://www.ajc.com 5 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/04/26/senior_wii.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/04/26/senior_wii.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:10:43 EDT Eighty-four-year-old Dorothy Asher enters the activities room at the Golden Living Northside nursing home in her wheelchair, ready for her scheduled boxing match. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/04/15/american_legion_nursing_home_post.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/04/15/american_legion_nursing_home_post.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:00:55 EDT TRUMBULL, Conn. — Milton Pierce's voice reverberated across the room as the former World War II bomber pilot called the roll at his monthly American Legion meeting. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/23/stone_mountain_hiker.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/23/stone_mountain_hiker.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:59:07 EDT When Julius C. Lee, 63, moved to the Atlanta area from Detroit 10 years ago, a friend took him to Stone Mountain. "I got hooked. I just loved it. We didn't have a place like that in Detroit. I was so impressed with Stone Mountain," said Lee, a married father of five and grandfather of 10 who lives in Lithonia. Now he climbs the giant rock five days a week, making four or five trips up and down the mountain each time. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/06/atlanta_triathlete.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/06/atlanta_triathlete.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:31:20 EST After six decades of physical inactivity, Erin Swensen moved off the sofa and onto the bike and track and into the pool. The Atlanta woman tried her hand at running, swimming and cycling — competing in her first triathlon last year. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/01/lifestyle_del_webb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/03/01/lifestyle_del_webb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:06:11 EST Donald Freund and his wife, Carol, were familiar with active adult developments, having lived in Sun City Hilton Head in South Carolina. But the new Del Webb at Lake Oconee brought them closer to their children and grandchildren, who live in Georgia. He chatted about their home. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/20/senior_jazz_class.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/20/senior_jazz_class.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:32:33 EST A fitness class that combined good music and good movements proved soothing to the ears of Joseph Savage. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/15/lifestyle_oaks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/15/lifestyle_oaks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:06:59 EST John Hanson and his wife, Stella, moved 5 miles down the road to the Oaks at Sandy Plains, intrigued by the idea of downsizing and being able to customize their new ranch-style condo. Hanson, 63, who works for nuclear consulting company INPO, talked about their home. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/12/flirting_after_50.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/12/flirting_after_50.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:23:23 EST The dating game changes when the players grow older. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/08/baby_boomer_community_planning.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/08/baby_boomer_community_planning.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:09:30 EST Atlanta is a magnet for the young and upwardly mobile, but it's also graying like never before. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/06/supercentenarians.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/02/06/supercentenarians.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:34:13 EST Robert Young believes that age is just a number — no matter how high it gets. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/travel/otherdestinations/int_stories/2009/02/03/elderhostel_travel_retiree.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=23 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/travel/otherdestinations/int_stories/2009/02/03/elderhostel_travel_retiree.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=23 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:17:39 EST So you've escaped middle age and are ready for the long calm of retirement. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/01/29/nursing_home_arrest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/01/29/nursing_home_arrest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:26:42 EST A 94-year-old resident of an Atlanta nursing home is fighting claims she assaulted a fellow resident with a telephone. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/28/combat_cane_classes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/28/combat_cane_classes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:04:10 EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Combat isn't the first thing you think about when you see someone walking with a cane. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/23/cycling_volunteer.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/23/cycling_volunteer.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:57:11 EST Through bumps and breaks, weather and war, Donald Schaet has kept the wheels of his bicycle rolling. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/11/lifestyle_deatoncreek.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/11/lifestyle_deatoncreek.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:04:14 EST Dave and Sandy Henault enjoy the social scene so much at Village at Deaton Creek, they made business cards with their photo, address and phone numbers for neighbors to remember them. The retired couple, who have been married five years, chatted about their home in the Hoschton neighborhood. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/02/atlanta_single_baby_boomers.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2009/01/02/atlanta_single_baby_boomers.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:02:50 EST A divorce eight years ago left Randy Thompson feeling isolated and alone. The father of two adult children sought social outlets where middle-aged singles could mix and mingle but found few near his Fayette county home. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2009/01/04/lifestyle_villagesriverpointe.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/stories/2009/01/04/lifestyle_villagesriverpointe.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 13:15:09 EST Rose Anderson packed up and left Maryland, where she had lived for 37 years, to move to Georgia near her daughter and two grandchildren. She found a home in the Villages at River Pointe, an active adult community in Canton. Anderson, who is "63 going on 20," chatted about her place. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/29/baby_boomers_health_survey.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/29/baby_boomers_health_survey.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:32:44 EST The gap between perception and reality may be widening for baby boomers. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/11/Buckhead_fitness_group.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/11/Buckhead_fitness_group.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:43:01 EST Shortly after Jane Fonda donned her leg warmers and got the country moving to a popular fitness craze called aerobics, a group of Atlanta exercise enthusiasts followed suit. As the fitness industry evolved and new exercise trends bit the dust, the Buckhead residents kept marching to the fast-paced, foot-stomping movements they enjoyed. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/05/aging_effect_stress.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/homefinder/activeadult/stories/2008/12/05/aging_effect_stress.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:34:10 EST Here's a conclusion we can't argue with: Many rewards in life require taking risks, and the decision to take such risks often must be made under stressful circumstances — whether you're a stockbroker, a surgeon or a commuter in rush-hour traffic.