Retirement is an opportunity to redefine what an active and engaged lifestyle looks like for you. When considering a change in living situations, especially a move to an active senior living community, it’s important to ensure that maintaining a fulfilling lifestyle remains a top priority to ensure your physical and social well-being.
Senior living communities like Harbour’s Edge offer a diverse range of activities and opportunities to remain engaged, vibrant, and connected. Continue reading to explore all the ways you can maintain your dynamic lifestyle while fostering social connections.
Benefits of an Active Lifestyle for Seniors
An active lifestyle offers numerous benefits, especially as we age. Physically, it enhances muscle strength, balance, and overall health, reducing the risk of falls and diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Regular exercise also boosts immune function, which is crucial for seniors.
Cognitively, staying active supports brain health, lowering the risk of dementia by enhancing executive control and motor skills. Physical activity also releases endorphins, improving mood and alleviating depression and anxiety, contributing to overall mental health.
Socially, group exercises and activities foster connections, combating loneliness and providing a sense of community and purpose.
Ways Seniors Can Live More Active Lives
Staying active can be so much easier when living in a community filled with opportunities. At Harbour’s Edge, you can choose from a daily calendar of various activities, and the vibrant community of Delray Beach is nearby to offer cultural, recreational, and adventurous activities. Between community and nearby activities, there’s so much to do when you live at Harbour’s Edge that the real difficulty will be in narrowing down your options each day!
Build Your Physical Fitness
Harbour’s Edge resident Dr. Barbara Shuler says she found community living “beautiful and serene. The residents inspire me to stay healthy and love myself.” Here are some ways residents are investing in staying physically fit and healthy here:
- Energizing with Fitness Classes: Residents engage in waterfront fitness classes, including chair yoga, tai chi, water aerobics, and strength training.
- Exploring the Outdoors: Whether with a friend, walking group, or by yourself, residents enjoy strolling beautifully manicured grounds.
- Following Personalized Wellness Programs: Customized wellness programs here are designed around residents’ goals and needs.
Pursue Your Passions (and Discover New Ones!)
There’s always an engaging way to pursue your passions with others at Harbour’s Edge. Resident Peggy Rankin says, “Harbour’s Edge has a group of retired professionals, retired artists, retired people of all sorts who (are) enriching just to be with. And it’s the atmosphere and the fact that there’s always something available to do (and) always people inviting you to be with them to do it.” Here are some other ways residents indulge in what they love here:
- Creative Arts: Residents explore their creative side in the art studio, taking classes from guest artists or learning new skills from neighbors.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Engaging with the community offers a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Many residents connect with the surrounding community through various volunteer programs.
- Social, Cultural, and Educational Programs: There’s always a new performance to attend, a guest speaker to enjoy, or a presentation from fellow residents.
Connect With Others and Broaden Your Horizons
Resident Carol Levin says, “I think that truthfully, life is meant to be shared and be together.” She’s right! Strong social connections can lead to a longer, healthier life. At Harbour’s Edge, there are numerous ways to build meaningful relationships, from shared meals to excursions around Delray Beach. Here are some ways that residents connect.
- Social Clubs and Community Events: Residents participate in diverse activities that foster friendships, including numerous social clubs and scheduled community events.
- Dining Experiences: With a range of delectable dining experiences to choose from shared memories are often made over shared meals.
- On-site Library: Whether joining the book club or simply relaxing in the well-stocked library with an old favorite, the library is also a popular spot here.
Live Your Best Life at Harbour’s Edge
Delray Beach, with its tropical Southeast Florida weather and artistic, bohemian vibe, has long been the perfect place for those who want to embrace an active retirement. Harbour’s Edge is an inspiring oasis on the Intracoastal Waterway for discerning seniors who want an active senior living community that supports their holistic health and well-being.
Discover what a sophisticated and purpose-driven community lifestyle looks like. Contact us to learn more and schedule a tour.
