Pick An Adventure, Any Adventure: The New Face of Senior Independent Living
It's seven-thirty am on a Friday morning. Hillary Kenyon, 72, has already decided that today will be a Nordic ski day. So the resident of Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village, a senior independent living community in Bend, Oregon heads twenty minutes away to Mt. Bachelor for a couple of hours of cross country skiing. Heavy clouds have discouraged her from heading to the chairlifts, but it's no big loss. She has already skied three days this week.
"I haven't found the time to sit down for the last fifty years," the Connecticut native explains. "And since I moved to Touchmark two years ago, I have more to do than ever."
Rigorous activities like cycling, hiking, and skiing, once reserved for athletes decades younger, are gaining popularity with seniors living in communities. Gone are the days when retirees fill their days with shuffleboard and flower arranging. Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village has long distance cycling clubs, downhill, and cross-country skiing groups, even clubs for mountain biking enthusiasts.
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