Activity and Sleep Trackers

Roughly 1 in 10 Americans owns an activity or sleep tracker. They conduct in-home ethnographic studies to provide the most accurate and actionable data of everyday product usage. Trackers showed promise for improving overall health with older consumers. Seventy-seven percent of participants reported trackers to be useful, and 45 percent reported increased motivation for healthier living. Usability issues, however, presented major barriers to adoption by older consumers. This research is made available as part of AARP’s Project Catalyst initiative....

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 92 words · Melissa Conner

Age Discrimination Against Oregon's Older Workers

They also wanted to find out if older workers feel the need for stronger age discrimination protections. Oregons older workers are concerned about age discrimination. While many have seen or experienced it, very few actually report it. These workers want Oregons age discrimination laws strengthened to deter discrimination and protect against retaliation. Both landlines and cell phones were used. Research was conducted December 13-28, 2018. For more information, like contact Rebecca Perron atrperron@aarp....

March 7, 2019 · 1 min · 84 words · Michelle Cobb

La verdadera comida de Oaxaca en el corazón de Nueva York

Queria aprender como se preparaba la verdadera comida indigena. La cocina tradicional oaxaquena ha pasado por siglos de generacion en generacion. Lo que mas me impresiono de la cocina indigena tradicional de Oaxaca es que es muy saludable. No hay electricidad, ni gas, por lo que hay que prender el fuego con lena. Hay que elaborar todo desde la base mas rudimentaria. Y asi fue que yo aprendi a cocinar....

March 6, 2019 · 1 min · 186 words · Jennifer Olsen

Creating a Personal Care Agreement as a Family Caregiver

About 40 million people are helping to care for older relatives and friends. Some leave their jobs to do so, and some end up as live-in caregivers. All give up much of their personal freedom. Should they be paid for their work? Thats a controversial question. Families often think that providing unpaid care comes with the territory of being a daughter or son. But what if the parent needs meals prepared, medications monitored and help with dressing or bathing?...

March 5, 2019 · 2 min · 323 words · Brittney Turner

Tito Nieves, una vida de contrastes

Membresia de AARP: $15 por tu primer ano cuando te inscribes en la renovacion automatica. Como los afrontaste emocionalmente? El pensamiento ha sido siempre positivo porque yo tengo tanta fe en Dios que no me quema nada. Siempre me he cuidado y tengo lasalud perfecta. Subi mas de 40 libras por retencion de liquido y la enfermedad me afecto los pulmones. Gracias a Dios, ahora estoy al cien por ciento....

March 5, 2019 · 1 min · 201 words · Ronald Durham

10 Midi Skirt and Dress Styles to Embrace

Midi skirts are trendy, but many of us avoid them due to fear of frumpiness. After all, were the vivacious, spirited, self-confident women who invented the mini. Here are 10 whys and ways we can all get on board. The mostunflatteringlength is exactly at the widest part of your calf. A good tailor can tweak any midi to hit exactly where its best for you. Even an inch can make a difference between beautiful and blah, so go for it....

March 1, 2019 · 2 min · 216 words · Sarah Gomez

Montana Voters Support State Retirement Savings Plan

Most voters said that they would take advantage of a state retirement savings program, if one were offered. Given these circumstances, a state program would be well received. Research interviews were conducted in March 2019. The sample was drawn from a registered voter list. All data are weighted by age and gender according to March 2019 registered voter database statistics for Montana. For more information on this issue in Montana, c’mon contact Tim Summers attsummers@aarp....

March 1, 2019 · 1 min · 90 words · Randy Drake

Relationship Status: Single — Dating Among Grown-Ups

Single Grown-Ups Are Open to Dating Are single GenXers, Boomers, and grandparents ready to mingle? Many seem to be at least open to it, according to a new AARP survey. Most prefer an offline course of action. When communicating with a new romantic interest, GenXers are twice as likely as Boomers to prefer texting them. It was conducted from December 28, 2018 through January 14, 2019. For more information, contact Vicki Gelfeld atvgelfeld@aarp....

March 1, 2019 · 1 min · 80 words · Vanessa Garrett

6 tipos de alojamientos económicos

Cuanto tiempo mas te quedarias explorando un lugar si el alojamiento fuera economico o incluso gratuito? Normalmente, cuando se trata de viajes, el alojamiento es lo mas caro ennuestro presupuesto. Esta bien gastarse una buena cantidad en un complejo turistico cuando viajamos en busca de descanso. En tales ocasiones, lo que realmente necesitamos es un lugar donde dormir, asearnos y guardarnuestro equipaje. Entonces, por que pagar tanto por el alojamiento?...

February 27, 2019 · 1 min · 142 words · Brandon Jordan

Caldo de huesos: ¿Moda o beneficio real para nuestra salud?

Los caldos de huesos han vuelto a nuestras cocinas. Para mi abuelita, un buen caldo era la estrella contra cualquier mal. Y es que una sopa calientita, con ingredientes frescos, y llena de sabor es simplemente reconfortante. Y ella no era la unica fiel creyente de esto. Casi todas las abuelas, latinas o no, recurrian a los caldos cuando alguien se enfermaba. Membresia de AARP: $15 por tu primer ano cuando te inscribes en la renovacion automatica....

February 25, 2019 · 1 min · 121 words · Holly Johnson

Los años 2000

El fenomeno provoco una especulacion desenfrenada en estas empresas, de las cuales varias quebraron o dejaron de funcionar. Tomo 17 anos para que la industria tecnologica recuperara las perdidas. Membresia de AARP: $15 por tu primer ano cuando te inscribes en la renovacion automatica. Houghton murio en el 2007. Su historico triunfo marco el fin de 71 anos en el poder del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). Politico del partido conservador PAN, Fox asumio la presidencia con altos indices de popularidad....

February 25, 2019 · 1 min · 80 words · Diana Pena

AARP New Mexico Retirement Security Survey

New Mexico registered voters believe retirement savings is important. The study included an oversample of registered voters who indicated their household income was $35,000 or less. The registered voter database for New Mexico does not include household income information. For more information, contact Jennifer Sauer atjsauer@aarp.org. For media inquiries, contactmedia@aarp.org.

February 22, 2019 · 1 min · 50 words · Christopher Hendricks

Los consejos sencillos de Jack Bogle para los inversionistas

invierten su dinero, fallecio el 16 de enero. Membresia de AARP: $15 por tu primer ano cuando te inscribes en la renovacion automatica. AARP The Magazineentrevisto a Bogle para la edicion de agosto/septiembre del 2017. George Mannes Veinte anos de escribir sobre Wall Street me ensenaron dos lecciones clave: 1. Los mercados financieros parecen ser infinitamente complejos. La mayoria de esa complejidad son solo palabras. El secreto para entender y dominar los ahorros y las inversiones es mantener sencillo el proceso....

February 22, 2019 · 2 min · 261 words · Deborah Rogers