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Enriching the lives of seniors through Home Care, Therapeutic Recreation, and Seniors Fitness

09/12/2025

Team Member Spotlight 📣

Gideon, one of our wonderful team members working hard to enrich the lives of our clients. Thank you Gideon for all you do for Best Life! ⭐️

09/03/2025

Every word tells a story. We used Scrabble not just for fun, but to keep the mind sharp, hands active, and conversations flowing.

At Best Life, we believe wellness is built in the small, meaningful moments like a game shared together.

08/14/2025

Our series on Foundational Movements is back! For part three of our series, my client Doug is working on a variation of a Rowing Movement.

Rowing as with the rest of our foundational movements, is an essential movement pattern that we use every single day without even noticing. From picking up an object from the floor to pulling up our pants, to maintaining a nice upright posture, we use this many different variations of rows every single day!!

It is essential that as we age we make sure to perfect this movement to the best of our abilities so we can live free, independent and pain free lives.

Form (as with all movements) is essential in order to avoid injury and to get stronger. To maintain form, always make sure your shoulders are rolled back before initiating the movement. When initiating the movement, make sure your shoulder blade draw straight back and closer together, while avoiding rasing your shoulders or extending (rotating elbows up)

Start in sitting, then advance to standing and in various other positions such as in a bent over position. Variety is always beneficial so you will be able to handle anything life throws at you!! Have a wonderful summer everyone and stay active☀️☀️☀️

07/31/2025

Introducing: Who I Am, A Personal Care Guide

A simple but powerful tool designed to help older adults share what truly matters, so caregivers can connect with them on a deeper level.

This guide supports person-centered care by capturing routines, preferences, personality, and history because great care starts with understanding the individual.

Now available on Amazon!
🛒 Grab your copy!

07/10/2025

It’s not every day that we can celebrate a 100th birthday!

One of our beautiful clients is celebrating a special milestone! Grateful to be a part of such a wonderful moment 🎂🎂💯💐💓

06/23/2025

As we experience this warm weather please make sure to drink lots of water, wear sun protection, and stay in air conditioned spaces when possible! Seniors are more vulnerable to heat related illnesses, so it’s important to check in with your loved ones. ☀️🕶️

06/15/2025

Service Spotlight: Home Support

Compassionate, reliable support right where it’s needed most. Our dedicated caregivers help seniors stay safe, comfortable, and independent at home, offering personal care, companionship, and daily assistance tailored to each individual’s needs. Contact us today for a free in-home assessment.

06/10/2025

This reel demonstrates some of the Power Training Exercises we provide with Best Life Aging PTs. Lots of research suggests that as we age, the first aspect of our muscles that we lose is the speed in which we are able to contract our muscles to perform certain tasks (aka muscle power.) These are known in fancy fitness terms as type 2 fibers.

In order to combat the decline of type 2 fibers we have to work in ways that activate these fibers, with the Need for Speed 🚗 🚗!!!! Work in low rep ranges (3-5 times) and higher sets (4-5 groups.) The weight should be low to moderate with lots left in the tank at the end of each set. You should feel just that you are just about to feel a little tired by the last rep. The key is to limit fatigue because fatigue slows the movement thus working other muscle fibers. Take long rests between sets (2-3 mins) and make sure you have something in front of you if needed for balance.

Have a wonderful summer everyone and get after it 💪💪☀️☀️☀️

06/08/2025

Had the opportunity to represent Best Life at the Legacy Expo in the Glebe this afternoon!

05/16/2025

Service Highlight 24 Hour Care:

When safety, comfort, and peace of mind matter most, our 24-hour home care services are here to support you and your loved ones, day and night. From companionship to complex care needs, our trusted team is there every step of the way.
Contact us to learn how we can create a personalized plan that fits your family’s needs.

05/15/2025

Welcome back to another post in our Foundational Movements Series☀️☀️

For part two we will be discussing the split squat. This movement is a great example of a semi single leg compound movement. This movement is important for daily activities such as tying shoes, picking up to grab an object and knee stability during hiking or walking. It is important that we gain full range of motion before we begin to load this movement (ideally floor- half a foot from the floor.)

This movement helps with gaining strength in our quads and glutes. Some Variations include the following.

-Partial bodyweight Split squats (great place to start)

-Lunges (great way to work on strength and power)

-Assisted split squat (Using a heavy band strapped overhead, this can help allow you to get lower to help assist with the up portion of the movement)

Make safety the number one priority!! Have some sort of support in front and make sure good technique is done before moving on.

Reach out to us today and see how I can support you in reaching your physical goals🌸🌸💪💪💪💪

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