Seniors Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/seniors/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Seniors Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/seniors/ 32 32 120051390 80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227617 The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned about it in a Weekly Reader: Betty immediately thought she wanted to hike it someday. But adult life and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/feed/ 0 227617 A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:30:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226927 From Canada’s “As it Happens” comes a story by way of Texas of a “Grandma Stand” where volunteer elders offer to lend an ear to anyone beset by troubles. Anyone can walk by the purple lemonade stand and sit down across from a real grandmother to chit-chat, ask advice, or just vent a little to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/feed/ 0 226927 TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226363 In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change a live. Encountering 88-year-old Army Veteran Ed Bambas working at a local grocery store in Detroit, Australian content creator and TikToker Samuel Weidenhofer decided to try and raise some money to allow the man to retire. The veteran, who […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/feed/ 0 226363 3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey – Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-rebel-nuns-escape-senior-home-to-return-to-their-abbey-prompting-epic-win-in-showdown-with-church/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-rebel-nuns-escape-senior-home-to-return-to-their-abbey-prompting-epic-win-in-showdown-with-church/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226328 From Austria comes the story of 3 ‘rebel’ nuns who left an elderly care home and broke into the historic abbey where they had lived their entire adult lives. While doing so they made headlines worldwide, amassed a captivated and supportive following on social media of over 100,000 people who cheered them on as they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-rebel-nuns-escape-senior-home-to-return-to-their-abbey-prompting-epic-win-in-showdown-with-church/feed/ 2 226328 Seniors Who Listen to Music May Slash Their Dementia Risk by Over a Third https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seniors-who-listen-to-music-often-slash-their-dementia-risk-by-over-a-third/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seniors-who-listen-to-music-often-slash-their-dementia-risk-by-over-a-third/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224847 Older people who listen to music often slash their risk of dementia by more than a third, according to a new study. The researchers studied people over the age of 70 and found that listening to music—or playing an instrument—is linked to a reduction of up to 39% in the chances of developing the debilitating […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seniors-who-listen-to-music-often-slash-their-dementia-risk-by-over-a-third/feed/ 0 224847 80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:56:09 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224429 With every step toward the finish line, Natalie Grabow was proving it’s never too late to get started. Earlier this month, the 80-year-old grandmother from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, became the oldest woman to ever finish the punishing Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She swam 2.4 miles—even though she never learned to swim […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/feed/ 0 224429 95-Year-Old Man Starts Taylor Swift Fan Club in Retirement Home and Draws Nationwide Swiftie Support https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-man-starts-taylor-swift-fan-club-in-retirement-home/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-man-starts-taylor-swift-fan-club-in-retirement-home/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:31:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223761 Taylor Swift just released her latest album The Life of a Showgirl and her popularity has reached every demographics—including a certain 95-year-old in a Nebraska retirement home. Frank Uryasz is a resident at the Remington Heights Retirement Community in Omaha. He was talking to a worker one day who expressed disappointment that Swift had never […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-man-starts-taylor-swift-fan-club-in-retirement-home/feed/ 0 223761 Walking Just 4,000 Steps 1-2 Days a Week May Help Older Women Live longer https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-just-4000-steps-1-2-days-a-week-may-help-older-women-live-longer/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-just-4000-steps-1-2-days-a-week-may-help-older-women-live-longer/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224425 An important exercise minimum of 4,000 steps one or two days per week was just identified in a study as a benchmark to help seniors live longer. The study patients were also are less likely to develop heart disease, say study’s authors. The research, published online by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, examined not […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-just-4000-steps-1-2-days-a-week-may-help-older-women-live-longer/feed/ 1 224425 Gumbo Cook Worried About Regular Customer’s No-Shows Goes to His Home and Saves His Life https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:34:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223542 Something had to be wrong. For over a decade, his routine was as reliable as the sunrise: every day around 11 a.m, the door to the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida would swing open and one loyal customer would walk in. Donnell Stallworth, a cook at the Shrimp Basket, said the regular visitor is like […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/feed/ 1 223542 Living With Purpose May Protect Your Brain From Dementia, Shows Huge New Study https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/living-with-purpose-may-protect-your-brain-from-dementia-shows-huge-new-study/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/living-with-purpose-may-protect-your-brain-from-dementia-shows-huge-new-study/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:22:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223419 By Lisa Howard Previous studies into regions of the world where people tend to live longer has shown that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from the University of California in Davis shows that having a sense of purpose in life may have another benefit as […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/living-with-purpose-may-protect-your-brain-from-dementia-shows-huge-new-study/feed/ 0 223419 Britain’s Strongest Grandmother Breaks 4 World Records Just Months After Taking Up Powerlifting https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:57:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223270 ‘Britain’s strongest grandmother’ has broken four world records just 18 months after taking up powerlifting “by accident”. At the age of 65, Martine Barons has become a four-time champion after lifting for Great Britain at the World and European Championships. The 5-foot 6-inch mother-of-three with four grandchildren started lifting weights for fun back in December […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/feed/ 0 223270 Scientists Find a Switch That Could Stop Osteoporosis, Making Bones Stronger in Old Age https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-a-switch-that-could-stop-osteoporosis-making-bones-stronger-in-old-age/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-a-switch-that-could-stop-osteoporosis-making-bones-stronger-in-old-age/#respond Sun, 21 Sep 2025 22:00:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223120 There is a high demand for safe and long-lasting medications to treat bone loss for the millions of people with osteoporosis. Discovering new targets for drug development is therefore a key step towards better therapies. In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University in Germany demonstrated that the G protein receptor called GPR133 plays a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-a-switch-that-could-stop-osteoporosis-making-bones-stronger-in-old-age/feed/ 0 223120 Mangy Shih Tzu Wandering Streets Gets New Home as 75 Seniors in a Care Home Unite to Adopt Him (LOOK) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mangy-shih-tzu-wandering-streets-gets-new-home-as-75-seniors-in-a-care-home-unite-to-adopt-him/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mangy-shih-tzu-wandering-streets-gets-new-home-as-75-seniors-in-a-care-home-unite-to-adopt-him/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:17:43 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222810 A few months ago, it seemed like he was the dog no one wanted—now he’s got a new leash on life, with lots of seniors doting over him. The black and gray Shih Tzu was found wandering the streets of Austin, Texas. His fur was overgrown and matted. He had no tags—and no owner looking […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mangy-shih-tzu-wandering-streets-gets-new-home-as-75-seniors-in-a-care-home-unite-to-adopt-him/feed/ 1 222810 66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band (Watch) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/#respond Sat, 13 Sep 2025 16:01:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222637 The dream never died, even after a wife and daughters and decades-long career as an accountant filled up every aspect of Kent Broussard’s life. Somewhere deep in his mind, the dream still survived. Now 66, he still remembers when it first took root in 1968, as a nine-year-old attending his first Louisiana State University football […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/feed/ 0 222637 Beet Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older People by Changing Their Oral Microbiome https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beet-juice-lowers-blood-pressure-in-older-people-by-changing-their-oral-microbiome/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beet-juice-lowers-blood-pressure-in-older-people-by-changing-their-oral-microbiome/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:11:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222311 The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter in England conducted the study which was published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. It followed previous […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beet-juice-lowers-blood-pressure-in-older-people-by-changing-their-oral-microbiome/feed/ 1 222311 Retired ‘Tech Fairy’ Rebuilds Old Computers and Gives Them to Folks Who Can’t Afford One–700 Gifted So Far https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-tech-fairy-rebuilds-old-computers-and-gives-them-to-folks-who-cant-afford-one-700-given-away-so-far/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-tech-fairy-rebuilds-old-computers-and-gives-them-to-folks-who-cant-afford-one-700-given-away-so-far/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:39:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221263 Craig Clark may call himself ‘the oldest computer technician in America’, but everyone else calls him the Tech Fairy because of all the wishes he has granted to strangers. In his field, as a technician, people sometimes give Craig their old computers after he sets up their new ones. Then about 8 years ago he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-tech-fairy-rebuilds-old-computers-and-gives-them-to-folks-who-cant-afford-one-700-given-away-so-far/feed/ 0 221263 Great-Grandad Gets Hole-in-One at Age 93 – May Be the Oldest Golfer in Britain to Do it https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:18:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221985 A 93-year-old great-grandfather could be the oldest golfer in Britain to get a hole-in-one after achieving the feat in a recent round. Jack Ponsford notched the ace on a 135-yard third hole at Pannal Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. It was his first ever hole-in-one—and due to his age it could make him a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/feed/ 0 221985 Deceased Man’s List of 3,599 Books He Read Inspiring Readers and Was Memorialized in Local Library https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deceased-mans-list-of-3599-books-he-read-inspiring-readers-and-was-memorialized-in-local-library/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deceased-mans-list-of-3599-books-he-read-inspiring-readers-and-was-memorialized-in-local-library/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:00:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221286 A deceased man’s goliath list of every book he ever read is inspiring readers young and old alike after it was turned into a popular website. Passing away at the age of 92 on July 1st of this year, former Marine and social worker Dan Pelzer had for years committed himself to reading 100 pages […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deceased-mans-list-of-3599-books-he-read-inspiring-readers-and-was-memorialized-in-local-library/feed/ 0 221286 Japanese ‘Rental Grandmother’ Service Provides Much-Needed and Much-Loved Purpose for Older Women https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-rental-grandmother-service-gives-much-needed-and-much-loved-work-to-older-women/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-rental-grandmother-service-gives-much-needed-and-much-loved-work-to-older-women/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221250 When a Japanese handyman contractor faced an oversaturated market, they turned to a pretty unusual solution: a ‘rent-a-grandma.’ With few other jobs available for women over 60 other than house cleaners, the company realized that for the same reason a person might want to hire a male handyman in his 60s during a homebuilding project, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-rental-grandmother-service-gives-much-needed-and-much-loved-work-to-older-women/feed/ 0 221250 Walking Slightly Faster Can Help Seniors Stay Active Longer – Plus an Easy Way to Measure Steps Per Minute https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-slightly-faster-can-help-seniors-stay-active-longer-easy-way-to-measure-steps-per-minute/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-slightly-faster-can-help-seniors-stay-active-longer-easy-way-to-measure-steps-per-minute/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:17:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220603 Walking just slightly faster helps older people stay active for longer, and stave off frailty. Taking just 14 steps per minute more than their usual pace led to “meaningful” improvements in physical well-being for seniors who were frail or at risk of becoming frail, according to new findings. The research team explained that frailty is […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/walking-slightly-faster-can-help-seniors-stay-active-longer-easy-way-to-measure-steps-per-minute/feed/ 0 220603 Teens Learn the Lost Arts of Sewing and Ironing at New Summer Camp Taught By Local Grandmas Staving off Loneliness https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-learn-grandmas-lost-arts-at-summer-camp-and-love-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-learn-grandmas-lost-arts-at-summer-camp-and-love-it/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:02:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220294 In a sunny room in Fullerton, California, something magical is happening this summer: a group of high school girls is spending four weeks learning some new skills—not from YouTube, but from real grandmas. Every Tuesday and Thursday in July, the Golden Connections Club, a student-led group from nearby Garden Grove, gathers at Olive Community Services […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-learn-grandmas-lost-arts-at-summer-camp-and-love-it/feed/ 0 220294 For 57 Million Seniors who are Video Gamers in the US, Aging Is Just Another Level to Beat https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/for-the-57-million-gaming-seniors-in-the-us-age-is-just-another-level-to-beat/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/for-the-57-million-gaming-seniors-in-the-us-age-is-just-another-level-to-beat/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:00:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220544 Kids these days, right? They spend too much time playing video games and not enough time outside. Tell that to grandmother Michelle Statham, and you’d expect her to agree with you. But in reality, her response would probably be something like “Which game?” From behind a techno-nest of screens in her home in Washington state, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/for-the-57-million-gaming-seniors-in-the-us-age-is-just-another-level-to-beat/feed/ 0 220544 Man Spends 27 Years Transforming Home Garden into Amazing 4-Season Oasis That’s Raised Half-Million for Charity https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-spends-27-years-transforming-home-garden-into-amazing-4-season-oasis-thats-raised-half-million-for-charity/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-spends-27-years-transforming-home-garden-into-amazing-4-season-oasis-thats-raised-half-million-for-charity/#respond Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:15:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220190 A self-taught gardener has spent 27 years transforming the land outside his bungalow into a spectacular four-season oasis considered one of the finest private gardens in Britain. Stunning pictures show John Massey’s backyard bursting with glorious summer color, 36 miles west of Birmingham, England. The 76-year-old has spent almost three decades devoted to his labor […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-spends-27-years-transforming-home-garden-into-amazing-4-season-oasis-thats-raised-half-million-for-charity/feed/ 0 220190 Police Ask Boston Seniors to ‘Walk the Beat’ with Them to Get Exercise and Make Friends https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-ask-boston-seniors-to-walk-the-beat-with-them-to-get-exercise-and-make-friends/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-ask-boston-seniors-to-walk-the-beat-with-them-to-get-exercise-and-make-friends/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=219553 It takes guts, experience, and community connections to be a ‘beat cop’—not the sort of environment where you’d expect to see a senior club. “Walk the Beat” was the brilliant, and likely life-saving idea cooked up by the Boston Police Department during COVID-19 to keep seniors active, engaged, and safe. Police officers escort groups from […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-ask-boston-seniors-to-walk-the-beat-with-them-to-get-exercise-and-make-friends/feed/ 0 219553 Powerlifting to Debut at US Senior Games Where 82-Year-old Grandmother Tops the Age Ranking https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/powerlifting-to-debut-at-us-senior-games-where-82-year-old-grandmother-tops-the-age-ranking/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/powerlifting-to-debut-at-us-senior-games-where-82-year-old-grandmother-tops-the-age-ranking/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:00:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=219239 At 82 years old, Faith O’Reilly is lifting her best life. The Coloradoan is currently the oldest enlisted female participant in powerlifting at the 2025 National Senior Games, which will feature O’Reilly’s forte for the first time in its history. GNN has regularly reported on the life stories of silver lifters and the perseverance they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/powerlifting-to-debut-at-us-senior-games-where-82-year-old-grandmother-tops-the-age-ranking/feed/ 0 219239 2 Years of Exercise Reversed 20 Years of Aging in the Heart, Says Longest-Ever Randomized Trial on Exercise https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2-years-of-exercise-reversed-20-years-of-aging-in-the-heart-longest-ever-randomized-trial-on-exercise-showed/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2-years-of-exercise-reversed-20-years-of-aging-in-the-heart-longest-ever-randomized-trial-on-exercise-showed/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:30:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=218736   Exercise was in the news recently for being found in an epidemiological study to reduce the risk of colon cancer. But what should be in the news is that a study published 7 years ago is going somewhat viral on the internet thanks to the profile of a popular health influencer, Dr. Rhonda Patrick. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2-years-of-exercise-reversed-20-years-of-aging-in-the-heart-longest-ever-randomized-trial-on-exercise-showed/feed/ 0 218736 Identical Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday – And Reveal Tips For a Long, Happy Life https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/identical-twins-celebrate-100th-birthday-and-reveal-tips-for-a-long-happy-life/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/identical-twins-celebrate-100th-birthday-and-reveal-tips-for-a-long-happy-life/#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:00:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=218587 A pair of identical twins have just celebrated their 100th birthday and named their secrets for a long and happy life. Bill Casey and his twin brother Jack celebrated their centenary together with cake, drinks, and friends at a retirement home in Oxfordshire, England. Photos from the celebration show the pair enjoying themselves in inflatable […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/identical-twins-celebrate-100th-birthday-and-reveal-tips-for-a-long-happy-life/feed/ 0 218587 90-year-old Who Has Saved Over 10,000 Animals at Sanctuary Has No Plans to Retire https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/90-year-old-who-has-saved-over-10000-animals-at-sanctuary-has-no-plans-to-retire/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/90-year-old-who-has-saved-over-10000-animals-at-sanctuary-has-no-plans-to-retire/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217336 A 90-year-old Englishwoman who owns an animal rescue sanctuary has reportedly rescued 10,000 animals from abuse or abandonment. Barby Keel has dedicated 54 years to running the Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary in Sussex, UK, a long journey that she admits won’t come to an end anytime soon, provided she can stay on her feet. Keel’s […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/90-year-old-who-has-saved-over-10000-animals-at-sanctuary-has-no-plans-to-retire/feed/ 2 217336 After Scam Left Elderly Pittsburgh Couple with a Pile of Dirt and Excuses, Local Landscapers Donate to Finish for Free https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-scam-left-a-pittsburgh-couple-with-a-pile-of-dirt-and-excuses-local-landscapers-donate-to-finish-the-job/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-scam-left-a-pittsburgh-couple-with-a-pile-of-dirt-and-excuses-local-landscapers-donate-to-finish-the-job/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217228 A Pittsburgh-area contractor picked up the flag for his profession after a local senior couple were scammed out of some new landscaping work they paid for. Losing out on $6,750 for a new retaining wall for the garden-side of their driveway, the couple was shocked when someone else offered to do it for free. The […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-scam-left-a-pittsburgh-couple-with-a-pile-of-dirt-and-excuses-local-landscapers-donate-to-finish-the-job/feed/ 2 217228 83-year-old Race Car Super-Fan Finally Gets Her Chance Behind the Wheel, Outliving Prejudice https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 22:17:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217064 Some of her best childhood memories were filled with revving engines, spinning tires, and cheering crowds while her brother drag-raced—but in those days there were no driving opportunities for women. Yet, she vividly remembers the rush of adrenaline she felt while watching her brother racing cars. The one day she did have a chance to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/feed/ 1 217064 94-Year-old Has No Health Issues–Thanks to Zumba Classes 3 Times a Week https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-has-no-health-issues-thanks-to-zumba-classes-3-times-a-week/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-has-no-health-issues-thanks-to-zumba-classes-3-times-a-week/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:08:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217041 A sporty great-grandmother attends Zumba classes at age 94 three times a week—and her health has never been better. Mary Marson says her long, healthy life is down to eating organic food and joining weekly classes of Zumba—an aerobic workout featuring Latin American dancing and music. The nanogenarian who grew up in Jamaica says eating […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-has-no-health-issues-thanks-to-zumba-classes-3-times-a-week/feed/ 0 217041 Trading Cards Starring Middle-Aged Men Go Viral in Japanese Town, Boosting Volunteerism and Respect for Elders https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trading-cards-featuring-middle-aged-men-go-viral-in-japanese-town-boosting-volunteerism-and-awe-of-elders/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trading-cards-featuring-middle-aged-men-go-viral-in-japanese-town-boosting-volunteerism-and-awe-of-elders/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=216620 In a story that will make you ‘aww’ and ‘ahh’ like the best Pixar film, a Japanese community center released a line of collectable trading cards featuring the town’s male elders. Seeking a way for the younger generation to connect with the “amazing” community members, middle-aged and older, the center’s secretary general leveraged the youth’s […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trading-cards-featuring-middle-aged-men-go-viral-in-japanese-town-boosting-volunteerism-and-awe-of-elders/feed/ 1 216620 Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/neighbors-celebrate-101st-birthday-on-the-same-day-living-next-door-to-each-other-for-4-decades/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/neighbors-celebrate-101st-birthday-on-the-same-day-living-next-door-to-each-other-for-4-decades/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:33:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=216283 Two longtime English neighbors are celebrating their joint 101st birthday, born on the same day in 1924. Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill have lived side-by-side in Oxford since the 1980s, and the great-grans have celebrated their birthdays together for years. “I think life has gone quite quickly,” said Josie. “I don’t think we’ve thought much […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/neighbors-celebrate-101st-birthday-on-the-same-day-living-next-door-to-each-other-for-4-decades/feed/ 0 216283 Party-Loving Senior Celebrates 105th Birthday with a DJ and a Rave (LOOK) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/party-loving-senior-celebrates-105th-birthday-with-a-dj-and-a-rave/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/party-loving-senior-celebrates-105th-birthday-with-a-dj-and-a-rave/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 18:37:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=215196 A sprightly senior who says she loves to “dance and party” told her care-givers that she wanted to hold a rave to celebrate her 105th birthday. So last Tuesday, Hilda Jackson swapped her walker for glowsticks and UV paint as a DJ descended on the Holbrook Hall Care Home in Derbyshire, England. Staff helped organize […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-87-goes-viral-for-delivering-party-invitations-door-to-door-4-pm-until-the-cops-arrive/feed/ 1 214827 Mechanic Learns to Read at 58 and Finally Gets to Enjoy a Magazine He Bought 40 Years Ago https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mechanic-learns-to-read-at-58-and-finally-gets-to-enjoy-a-magazine-he-bought-40-years-ago/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mechanic-learns-to-read-at-58-and-finally-gets-to-enjoy-a-magazine-he-bought-40-years-ago/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:01:15 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=214608 A dyslexic Englishman who was never properly taught how to read in school has finally been able to enjoy a copy of a magazine he bought in 1985. Ted Midgely has learned how to read at 58 years old thanks to the help of a tutor, who told the BBC that adults without the ability […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mechanic-learns-to-read-at-58-and-finally-gets-to-enjoy-a-magazine-he-bought-40-years-ago/feed/ 2 214608 Scientists Find the Natural Vegetable Antioxidant Luteolin Could Prevent Gray Hair https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-the-natural-vegetable-antioxidant-luteolin-could-prevent-gray-hair/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-the-natural-vegetable-antioxidant-luteolin-could-prevent-gray-hair/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:01:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=214554 Graying hair is a hallmark of aging and often considered an inevitable part of growing older. However, recent research from Nagoya University in Japan suggests that an antioxidant might suppress this process. Researchers Masashi Kato and Takumi Kagawa identified luteolin, an antioxidant found in vegetables, as being a potential anti-graying agent. Their findings pave the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-the-natural-vegetable-antioxidant-luteolin-could-prevent-gray-hair/feed/ 0 214554 DJ Teaches His Parents How to Use Decks–Now They Host Kitchen Raves Whenever They Want (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dj-teaches-his-parents-how-to-use-decks-now-they-host-kitchen-raves-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dj-teaches-his-parents-how-to-use-decks-now-they-host-kitchen-raves-watch/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 01:27:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=214342 A 23-year-old DJ taught his parents the ropes of using his music decks, and now they’re hosting spontaneous raves in their kitchen. The full-time DJ, Phillip Yacovelli, saw that his parents had some spare time since they’d recently retired—and says Dominic and Janine took to it straight away. Now, the family in Atlantic City, New […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dj-teaches-his-parents-how-to-use-decks-now-they-host-kitchen-raves-watch/feed/ 0 214342 ‘70’ Really is the ‘New 60’ – Aging Adults Function Better Today Than Previous Generations in Both Body and Mind https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/70-really-is-the-new-60-aging-adults-function-better-today-than-previous-generations-in-body-and-mind/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/70-really-is-the-new-60-aging-adults-function-better-today-than-previous-generations-in-body-and-mind/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:26:14 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=213986 Age-related declines experienced by older adults have significantly slowed down, according to a new study published last month in Nature Aging. Improvements in education, nutrition, and sanitation across the 20th Century likely played key roles in the improvements of cognitive, locomotive, psychological, and sensory capacities. The study—from the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/70-really-is-the-new-60-aging-adults-function-better-today-than-previous-generations-in-body-and-mind/feed/ 0 213986 Oldest Woman in China Reaches 124 with Pumpkin Lard Porridge and a Positive Outlook https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oldest-woman-in-china-toasts-124-years-of-life-with-pumpkin-lard-porridge-and-positive-outlook/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oldest-woman-in-china-toasts-124-years-of-life-with-pumpkin-lard-porridge-and-positive-outlook/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30:51 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=213675 A Chinese woman recently celebrated her 124th Birthday, according to local civic documentation. Crediting her longevity to a “love of lard” and an optimistic personality, her big day was celebrated on January 1st in her home of Nanchong city amid a horde of relatives. Whether or not Qiu Chaishi really was born in 1901, she […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/212033-2/feed/ 0 212033 A Positive Outlook on Aging is Linked to Feeling Sharper Mentally, Says New Study https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-positive-outlook-on-aging-linked-to-feeling-mentally-sharper-suggests-study/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-positive-outlook-on-aging-linked-to-feeling-mentally-sharper-suggests-study/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:23:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=211535 Your attitudes about aging, whether positive or negative, can lead to a better—or worse—cognitive experience in your senior years, suggests a new study from researchers at Penn State. Getting older comes with certain expectations, from gray hair to wrinkles to forgetfulness. While these beliefs may seem harmless, they may influence how one perceives their own […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-positive-outlook-on-aging-linked-to-feeling-mentally-sharper-suggests-study/feed/ 0 211535 95-year-old Pickleball Player Dominates the Courts: ‘I Keep moving’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-pickleball-player-dominates-the-courts-i-keep-moving/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-pickleball-player-dominates-the-courts-i-keep-moving/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=211366 From Kansas comes the story of a timeless American: a great-great-grandmother who sings, dances, and plays pickleball twice a week. Lois White puts the elder in ‘elderly,’ and has lived a life of play, sport, love, and family to be celebrated from one corner of the country to the next. Pickleball is an American sport […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/95-year-old-pickleball-player-dominates-the-courts-i-keep-moving/feed/ 0 211366 New Study of 10,000+ People Revealed Regular Physical Activity Is Linked to Larger Healthier Brains https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-new-study-of-over-10000-people-revealed-regular-physical-activity-is-linked-to-larger-healthier-brains/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-new-study-of-over-10000-people-revealed-regular-physical-activity-is-linked-to-larger-healthier-brains/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:00:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=211346 In a new study, scientists seeking to better understand how physical activity protects against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s found it’s because exercise makes the brain larger. 2 to 3 days of moderate to vigorous physical activity was correlated to a significant increase in total brain matter and in specific regions like the temporal lobe and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-new-study-of-over-10000-people-revealed-regular-physical-activity-is-linked-to-larger-healthier-brains/feed/ 0 211346 94-Year-old Woman’s Ferrari Adventure Reaches 150 MPH: ‘If You’re Alive, Then LIVE!’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-womans-ferrari-adventure-reaches-150-mph/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-womans-ferrari-adventure-reaches-150-mph/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:26:07 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=210808 Donna Maddox took the ride of a lifetime at age 94, racing around the Michigan International Speedway in a Ferrari and hitting 150 miles per hour—proving it’s never to late to chase your dreams. A true daredevil at heart, she once pushed her Lincoln to 115 MPH. “My mother used to say I came into […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chinese-couple-honored-for-their-cancer-kitchen-that-gives-carers-a-space-to-cook-for-their-loved-ones/feed/ 0 210646 Good Samaritan Finds $12,000 and Returns it All to the Senior Citizen Who Lost it https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-skip-finds-12000-and-returns-it-all-to-the-senior-citizen-who-lost-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-skip-finds-12000-and-returns-it-all-to-the-senior-citizen-who-lost-it/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=210515 A Massachusetts senior lost an envelope containing $12,000 at a supermarket, but just as there seemed to be no hope of finding it, the kindness of a Good Samaritan reunited the woman with her life savings. Returning home from grocery shopping at the local Market Basket in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 71-year-old Ha’s heart dropped—the envelope of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-skip-finds-12000-and-returns-it-all-to-the-senior-citizen-who-lost-it/feed/ 0 210515 English Couple Quit Their Jobs to Travel Four Years Around the World in a Van Becoming Social Media Stars https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/english-couple-quit-their-jobs-to-travel-four-years-around-the-world-in-a-van-becoming-social-media-stars/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/english-couple-quit-their-jobs-to-travel-four-years-around-the-world-in-a-van-becoming-social-media-stars/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=210440 A couple who quit their jobs and sold all their belongings to travel in a campervan has completed an epic four-year adventure around the world. Along with avoiding their work at Britain’s National Health Service just months before pandemic controls started, they amassed a huge following on social media through their YouTube channel Tread The […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/english-couple-quit-their-jobs-to-travel-four-years-around-the-world-in-a-van-becoming-social-media-stars/feed/ 0 210440 People Happy with Their Lives Are Less Likely to Suffer Heart Attack or Stroke https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-happy-with-their-lives-less-likely-to-suffer-heart-attack-or-stroke/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-happy-with-their-lives-less-likely-to-suffer-heart-attack-or-stroke/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:30:41 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=210183 The analysis of health records of more than 120,000 adults in the UK with an average age of 57 found that people who are happy with their lives are significantly less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. They were also less likely to develop coronary artery disease, suffer a heart attack, heart failure, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-happy-with-their-lives-less-likely-to-suffer-heart-attack-or-stroke/feed/ 0 210183 Stranger Carried a Senior Hiker for Hours on His Back After She Fell and Couldn’t Walk https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/stranger-carried-a-senior-hiker-for-hours-on-his-back-after-she-fell-and-couldnt-walk/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/stranger-carried-a-senior-hiker-for-hours-on-his-back-after-she-fell-and-couldnt-walk/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:30:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=210019 A woman who broke her leg while hiking was rescued by a trio of strapping young whipper snappers, who carried her all the way down the mountain on their backs. Even realizing she’d be alone for the 3.2-mile trek, Ursula Bannister had been confident of getting to the place where she scattered her mother’s ashes […]

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