Senior Olympics: Fun,
Fitness, Friends
by Editor
Better do your warm up
and stretching exercise
if you want to participate
in the Senior Olympics
in your state this summer.
Bend and stretch and
get rid of those winter
kinks. All the great holiday
fare and other winter
meals may still be riding
on your hips. Getting
in gear now will make
for some possible wins
in the state games. What
a great way to have fun
with your spouse, friends
and neighbors. Think of
all the wonderful new
friends you'll meet too.
You must compete in your
local games first to qualify
for the state games and
then it's on to the National
games. Check locally to
find out when the games
will be held in your area.
They can also give you
information on when your
state games will be held
and what you must achieve
to qualify.
You can also look up
your state on the Internet
and see if you can find
the information that you
need there.
The National Senior Games
was founded in 1985 in
St. Louis, Missouri. The
mission of the games is
to promote healthy lifestyles
for seniors through education,
fitness and sports. The
organization serves 50
senior games and over
250,000 senior athletes
across the country.
The 2003 Summer National
Senior Games will be held
May 27th-June 9th at Hampton
Roads, VA. To learn more
about the national senior
games you can go to www.nationalseniorgames.net.
You'd be surprised at
the wide range of activities
there are. You may have
thought it was all running,
but there is a race/walk,
basketball, table tennis,
shuffleboard, horseshoes,
softball, golf, cycling,
8 ball pool, swimming,
Frisbee and even dance.
There is also racquetball,
bowling, badminton and
volleyball, not to mention
air gun, archery, a talent
show and of course track.
There may be a bingo fundraiser
at your local level and
will probably be a dance
or party as a finally
If this isn't the year
you're ready to participate,
join as a spectator. Ask
organizers questions and
watch the action. Then,
perhaps you'll be ready
and eager next year.
The Senior Olympics sounds
like a great way to improved
health, making new friends,
gathering with old friends,
not to mention great fun,
no matter if you just
compete in your local
area, graduate to your
state level or reach the
Nationals.
If you have an interesting
sports related story you'd
like to share, or sports
tips you've learned, we'd
love to include them in
this department of our
site. Just send your stories,
or tips to us at features@zialink.com.
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