By Kelly Neufeld
As Impowerage’s new Marketing Coordinator, website administrator and regular contributor I thought I should introduce myself.
My Story
A few years ago, as part of my psychology major I took a course called Adulthood and Aging. I was struck by the overwhelming evidence from multiple studies that eating well and exercising regularly led to a dramatically better standard of living during the retirement years. I knew I wanted to be an active fulfilled senior.
I never would have guessed that a few years later I would find myself working for a seniors magazine and be a part of spreading the Impowerage mission that not only can you age gracefully but powerfully.
Technologically Savvy Seniors
Every time I tell people I’m working for online senior’s magazine they mistakenly think it will be hard to gain a large readership.
But they don’t realize that this senior generation is more technologically advanced than ever. Seniors have the highest growth rates of Internet use and they are using the internet 4 times more often in 2007 than they did in 2000.
Baby-Boomer Generation Re-defining Old Age
Our population is aging, currently one in ten people is aged 60+ years, and by 2050 one in five will be over the age of 60. The baby-boomer generation is starting to enter their seniors years. And just as baby-boomers redefined parenting, middle-age and the idea of a lifelong career, they will be recreating what it means to grow old.
Many people still think that being a senior means using a walker and living in a retirement home when research shows that only 7.4% of Americans over the age of 75 live in a nursing home. This generation of seniors is more active and healthier than previous generations.
As I’ve been reading over the previous articles I’m inspired by all the amazing things people have accomplished in their senior years. From starting business to running triathlons there doesn’t seem to be anything seniors can’t do.
At Impowerage, we’ll be featuring inspiring seniors and motivating our readers to live their best lives. I’m excited to be a part of Impowerage and welcome feedback from readers. Please leave comments under the story or email me at Kelly@impowerage.com
About the Author Kelly Neufeld is the Marketing Coordinator for Impowerage as well as a regular contributor. When not reading about inspiring seniors and the latest technological advances, you’ll find her writing, tweeting and connecting with people who share the Impowerage Mission. She enjoys working out and playing with her two toddlers.
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Kelly it is lovely to be in your 30s or late 20s but do you really know what a 50 plus women feels? How can you write something that you do not have first hand knowledge about? Is that a fair obsevation?
It’s true that I am younger than 50. I don’t know what it feels like to be over 50 but I can interview seniors and research articles on things that might be of interest to them. I also share some of the technology tips I know. Many of the articles on this site were written by people in their senior years.