The roar of the crowd echoed around the vast, vaulted glass ceiling of the Grand Parlais museum in Paris, France. Sean Shumate looked up in awe. Thousands of people were cheering for the elite wheelchair fencing athletes from all over the world competing at the 2024 Paralympic … [Read more...] about A Game Of Thought: Fencing
Exercise and Fitness
Actively Seeking The Sun: Exploring Carriage Roads And Jordan Pond (Part 2 of 3)
This might be the perfect time to start dreaming of a fresh adventure for the latter part of 2025. My husband and I started planning the trip we took this past fall of 2024 with a cycling group to Acadia National Park in Maine about a year before it happened, and it was worth the … [Read more...] about Actively Seeking The Sun: Exploring Carriage Roads And Jordan Pond (Part 2 of 3)
Fitness And Friendship: A Great Way To Get Fit While Being Social
If you haven’t yet found a way to be active while also being social, you can double your gains if you combine the two. We all know moving keeps us healthy, but the social aspects have been proven to make at least as much of a difference in our well-being as exercise. Check out … [Read more...] about Fitness And Friendship: A Great Way To Get Fit While Being Social
Winter Wanderings
We always get a nice day or two in winter, so if you’re able, consider driving to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Lexington. You can do some hiking on their trail system and see some sites, such as a historic grist mill built in 1833. You may even get a peek of the Kentucky River … [Read more...] about Winter Wanderings
Fitness + Friendship = Pickleball
If you haven’t yet found a way to be active while also being social, you can double your gains if you combine the two. We all know moving keeps us healthy, but the social aspects have been proven to make at least as much of a difference in our well-being as exercise. Check out … [Read more...] about Fitness + Friendship = Pickleball