It s very degrading and frustrating for him. Fortunately, John and I have our own language and we are on the same page.
“He has been a marathon runner all his life and started by running round the deck of his ship. He has run so many marathons, I’ve lost count.
Despite his struggles with speech, the grandfather-of-two still enjoys walking and reading the newspaper and was inspired by the efforts of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore to try and raise £1,000 by walking 1,000 miles.
War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, after achieving his goal of walking 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden to raise money for the NHS. Picture: PA Wire/PA Images
In terms of efficiency, it’s hard to beat the benefits of rowing. The full-body effort involved in the rowing motion engages all the major muscle groups and in particular the core. “The trunk is the biggest contribution to the body’s stability and strength across all sports,” says Kristin Haraldsdottir, Ph.D., director of exercise research and innovation for Hydrow, a new kind of rowing machine that delivers the sensation of on-river outdoor rowing at home. “The back-glutes-hamstrings connection targeted by the rowing motion in addition to the work done by the quads, shoulders, and arms will make you a stronger runner, cyclist, climber you name it.”
Colorado could get a new stand-alone state agency dedicated to early childhood programs if lawmakers act on a recommendation approved Tuesday by a state advisory group.
Colorado could get a new stand-alone state agency dedicated to early childhood programs if lawmakers act on a recommendation approved Tuesday by a state advisory group.Â
The idea is to consolidate programs and services for children birth to 5 and their families in a single cabinet-level department. Currently, early childhood programs are spread among multiple state agencies, including the Department of Education, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health and Environment, and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
While the new agency is not a sure thing since lawmakers must pass legislation to create it, Tuesdayâs vote was a momentous one for the stateâs early childhood advocates. A new early childhood agency would elevate the stature of issues affecting Coloradoâs youngest children and â if all goes as planned â reduce red tape and regulatory conflicts for families and child care providers.Â
South LA native Susan Burton helps thousands of formerly incarcerated women rebuild their lives
After six prison terms, Susan Burton had a profound life-changing experience that inspired her to start A New Way of Life Reentry Project to help formerly incarcerated women rebuild their lives.
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SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) As we celebrate Women s History Month, we re taking a close look at changemakers. They are mothers, daughters, sisters and friends helping each other overcome difficult circumstances, including incarceration.
According to The Sentencing Project, it s estimated that the incarceration rate for women in the U.S. grew more than 8 times between 1980 and 2019, going from 26,000 to 222,000: an increase of 700%.