F ORT BEND FAMILY YMCA
GOOD NEWS
V OLUME 5
ISSUE
1
J ANUARY 2015
Happy New Year!
Diet for the New Year
'Twas the week after Christmas,
and all through the house
Nothing would fit me,
not even a blouse.
As I dressed myself
in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again
to do battle with dirt---
I won't have hot biscuits,
or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot
and quietly cry.
The cookies I'd nibbled,
the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties
had gone to my waist.
I said to myself,
as I only can
"You can't spend a winter
disguised as a man!"
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome,
and life is a bore--But isn't that what
January is for?
When I got on the scales
there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store
(less a walk than a lumber).
So--away with the last
of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake,
every cracker and chip
Unable to giggle,
no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all
and to all a good diet!
I'd remember the marvelous
meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces
and beef nicely rared,
Every last bit of food
that I like must be banished
"Till all the additional
ounces have vanished.
www.clevelandseniors.com
The wine and the rum balls,
the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said,
"No thank you, please."
I won't have a cookie-not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew
on a long celery stick.
January Event:
Lunch and a Movie with Friends! Feature Film: Unbroken
Our group will head to Star Cinema Grill Thursday, January 8th at 11:00 am
Start Cinema Grill is located around the corner from the Y off Hwy 6. They offer a
full menu served during the movie.
Fee: $6.00 for movie ticket. You will pay for your ticket and food at the theater.
Please register at the Welcome Center so we know who to expect.
P AGE 2
F ORT BEND FAMILY YMCA
Balance Difficulties as we Age: When the vestibular system starts which the sufferer does not want
-Keith Swensen, Physical Therapist
to degenerate, elderly individuals
are at risk for frequent loss of balHaving both feet planted on the ance and falls. Diseases of the
ground may not be as easy as we neuromuscular system can further
age. The body’s internal system for compound the problem.
collecting information about its
position relative to the outside People with vestibular lesions can
world is made up of a complex be potentially treated with specific
sensory system.
As we age, exercises to improve vestibular
degeneration occurs to the sensory function or can be taught compenreceptors. An example includes satory techniques. A one pound
vision being affected by increase cuff weight around the ankles can
lens density. Another example was be used to increase the awareness
shown in a study done by Skinner of ones feet and where they are in
and his coworkers, they found that space. Head movements side to
there is an age related decline in side and up and down help to
position sense. This means that an retrain the vestibular system on
individual may not realize that he/ movement. It should be noted that
she is not fully lifting his toes off one in three elderly clients
the ground while he/she is walking. complain of vertigo. The symptoms
When the local sensory system is of vertigo includes room spinning,
not acute, balance is left to the light headedness, dizziness, and
vestibular system. The vestibular feeling off balance.
system is located in the inner ear.
The function of this system is to Vertigo results from a disturbance
detect head position and move- of the semicircular canals in the
ment.
inner ear or nerve tracts leading to
them. It can be very debilitating in
New Member Incentives:
Invite your friends to join the Y! Tell
them how much you love it here and if
they join by January 12th, they will
pay no joining fee! That is a savings
of up to $125! Plus, when you refer a
friend or family and they join, you get
a free month of your paid membership.
YMCA Open House: Saturday, January 11th 10:00-1:00. This is a great
time for guests to check out our Y!
Volunteer Opportunities:
Want to Volunteer to help with the
Open House? Contact Glenn
Gaskin,
Member Services Director.
Volunteer with Meals on Wheels,
Monday—Wednesday
each
week
through Fort Bend Seniors.
to get out of bed for fear of
setting it off. Vertigo should be
evaluated for the actual cause of
the disturbance. The cause could
be coming from the brain (central
vestibular system) or it could be
from the inner ear structures and
the eyes (peripheral vestibular
system). Once a cause is determined then the proper treatment
can be implemented. Physical
therapy can be helpful when the
insult is to the peripheral vestibular system. The rationale is to
stimulate an imbalance in the
vestibular system to promote
increased tolerance to movement.
There are many specific exercises
for each different type of insult to
the vestibular system. A physical
therapist with vestibular and balance retraining is qualified to help
design the proper program for
each individual. Although aging can
make balance a challenge, there
are treatments that can help keep
ones feet planted to the ground.
Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels:
If you didn’t get to register for Meals on Wheels in December when be
began the free lunches, register now at the Y.
Complete the Fort Bend Seniors Nutrition Analysis Application and have
the opportunity to receive free meals Monday through Wednesday each
week.
Once you are registered, Fort Bend Seniors provides a roster of
registered participants each preceding week and you sign for the days
you want to receive and eat the meals in the AOA room at the Y.
Bingo:
BINGO: Join us every Tuesday from 12:00-1:00 pm for bingo. Bring a
nice $10 gift or gift card(s) to place on the winners prize table.