Keeping Active – May Q. Wong

Being Creative is Good for Your Mental Health

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More information shows that taking part in creative activities can help your brain develop new pathways in your brain, thus releasing the hormone – dopamine – that makes you feel good. It reduces the effects of stress by decreasing anxiety and depression, which contributes to more positive mental health. And good news for us seniors […]

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Karate as a way of Keeping Fit

Keeping physically active is important at every age. Walking is a great, low-impact exercise that I enjoy on my own, with my husband or a family member. For the past few years, and especially during the COVID pandemic, I regularly walk 4-6 miles (6-10 Kms). But I didn’t always enjoy exercising. I hated “gym”