The Admiral at the Lake Blog

If you’re wondering what the big deal is about FitBit, welcome to the wonderful world of smartphone exercise apps! These are apps you can download from Google Play (Android phones) or iTunes/App Store (iOS), in many cases for free.

A vacation away from your current environment is good for you. Whether you take a cruise to Alaska or help build houses for Habitat for Humanity, walking different roads, visiting unfamiliar locations, and sleeping in different beds benefit your health.

Another holiday season has come and gone. It’s easy to overindulge during the whirlwind of parties and cornucopia of festive fare, and some of you may have done just that.

Though The Admiral at the Lake is known for its resident-directed programs, not all fun area activities occur at The Admiral itself.

Chicagoans love their city. Should you move out of Chicago just because you’re getting a little older?

The Admiral at the Lake residents Bill Hinchliff and Joyce Dugan would answer, “Absolutely not!”

Are you falling prey to these 10 myths about senior living communities?

1. Senior living communities (SLCs) are for old people who can’t take care of themselves any longer

If you call 55 old, perhaps you have a point. Residents of independent living communities must be healthy, because no nursing care is provided. In many cases, SLC residents continue to work, drive, volunteer and travel. They choose senior communities to avoid housing maintenance and household chores and to be in the company of like-minded adults.

“I’m not ready” is frequently part of the internal dialogue we have during our lives.

"I’m not ready to leave my family and go to college."
"I’m not ready to be married."
"I’m not ready to have a child."
"I’m not ready for my child to leave for college."
"I’m not ready to uproot my family for a better opportunity or promotion."
"I’m not ready to be a grandparent."
"I’m not ready for retirement."

Just as Baby Boomers changed the U.S. perspective on civil, women’s, and disabled rights; eradicated polio; and introduced new concepts in music, technology and media, we are revolutionizing aging.

Admiral residents volunteering at Olympics celebrations in The Harbors.

Aging is inevitable, but the speed of aging may not be, according to new research.