Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related disorders.
A recent study by Mayo Clinic shows that exercise and other physical activities can reduce the number of senescent cells.

Dear Savvy Senior,
I would like to find out if my 72-year-old mother is eligible for food stamps or any other type of assistance program. When my stepfather died last year, mom’s income dropped in half and is having a hard time paying her grocery bills. What can you tell us?
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Many Minnesotans visit state parks and hit the trails in summer, but winter outdoor activities are just as fun. To help people plan winter visits to state parks, recreation areas and trails, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shares top ways to have fun this winter, with or without snow.

A corps of guides are now trained to bring nature-based therapy to youth experiencing trauma in southeast Minnesota. The eleven guides participated in The Healing Forest project sponsored by Project Get Outdoors (Project GO), a Wabasha-based nonprofit working to connect underrepresented youth to nature.

There will be a number of new faces running area school districts next school year, after numerous superintendents have announced their intentions of not coming back to their respective school districts.
Some are retiring from districts like Owatonna Superintendent Jeff Elstad and Triton Superintendent Craig Schlichting.
Others, however, are leaving under less positive circumstances.

John Fox has done a lot over his close to three decades career saving lives.
Now, at the end of his career, the newly appointed interim Dodge Center Ambulance Director has just one goal; keep the ambulance going now and into the future.
“I’m not looking to go anywhere, I would love to finish out my career here. I think this is a fine community. I think this is a perfect example of how it can be done,” Fox said.