Keswick Wise & Well

Boxing has been shown to improve cognitive and cardiovascular function, enhance balance, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It is also used as a therapeutic intervention for Parkinson’s disease! Challenge your brain, mind, and balance while safely learning the basics of boxing without contact, standing or seated. Skill level: All levels.

Chronic pain such as arthritis, back pain, neck pain, headache, pelvic pain, or other types of pain can be debilitating. Learn strategies to manage your pain through exercise, healthy eating, cognitive pain management, as well as how to deal with concerns like fatigue, sleep problems, difficult emotions, weight loss, and communicating with family and friends. Learn core self-management skills such as action planning, problem solving, and decision making. This is a six-week series produced by the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.

When journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet a group of adults aged 85 and up, he expected to learn of challenges, loneliness, and the deterioration of mind, body, and spirit. What he encountered was the opposite. These adults lived with lightness and contentment, upending contemporary notions of aging. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a guide on how to age well, informed by those who have mastered exactly that! The book is available through the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Kindle app, and most booksellers.