Chat With Joyce Hanna Who At 87 Exemplifies The Importance Of Staying Fit And Physically Active Regardless Of Your Age
Publisher's Note: Joyce is an exercise physiologist, nutritionist, health educator, health promotion specialist and former competitive marathon runner. She was ranked #26 in the nation when she was 45. She holds a Master’s degree in education from Stanford University.
She retired last year at age 86 as associate director of the Health Improvement Program (HIP) at Stanford. She practices what she preaches.
Q: You have always been a health enthusiast. How do
you stay fit and physically active after all these years?
I have to start out by saying I have had to adapt what I do as the decades add up. I started running before the fitness boom in the 1960s and that became a big part of my life for many decades--running or hiking in the mountains (Mount Kilimanjaro, base
camp; Mount Everest; Pikes Peak half marathon and many marathons.
Occasionally, I still hike in the mountains and that’s my
first love but during the pandemic when everything closed up
I bought a Peloton and it really helped keep me sane.
This is what I do now:
For aerobics
I do hard HIIT on my Peloton 3x/week for 30 minutes (followed
by 5-10 minute post stretch) all with my favorite instructor
plus an hour slower, scenic Peloton ride with music on Sundays.
For strength
2x/wk one hour Zoom strength class (for all ages) with free weights (also incorporates some balance work) and back to the gym with a few gym friends on Saturdays for one hour strength work on machines. All followed by a post stretch (I do miss the community I had with different age groups in the gym.)
Plus, a brisk (brisk--at least most of the time!) one hour walk late in most afternoons—ideally in nature, away from traffic, walking with friends or my youngest daughter or talking with friends on phone or listening to podcasts or books. During the day, I try to randomly work on my balance.
I've learned to follow these two very simple, basic rules but frequently not followed by people who like to exercise.
• If something hurts, stop doing it.
• If you’re feeling really tired, take a day off.
I randomly take a day off every week, depending on how I feel and
the commitments for that week.
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This annual observance promotes the positive aspects of growing older. It was created more than twenty years ago to encourage adults, ages 45-plus, to stay active as long as possible and improve their physical, mental, social and financial well-being.
Tips For Focusing On Your Health During September
• Be positive in your conversations and your actions every day.
• Surround yourself with upbeat, active people.
• Walk like a vibrant, healthy person. Take the time to enjoy conversations along the way.
• Smile often! Research shows people who smile more often are
happier.
• Find your inner artist. Try out that new hobby you’ve always been thinking about.
• Make this month the time to set up your annual physical and other health screenings.
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On behalf of the BASF BayAreaSportFishers club, I’ve launched a GoFundMe account to raise money to help teach kids to fish. We're a long-time sponsor of the "South Bay Fishing In the City For Kids"--a unique, free program to teach city youth how to fish, conserve and respect nature.
Money raised will go toward buying basic fishing equipment for kids to use at our fishing clinics planned for 2022. We show kids how to cast, tie hooks and use the equipment properly. Once introduced to the joy of fishing, many kids will be hooked for life.
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The One Constant--Change!
By Evelyn (Evie) Preston, The Money Lady
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Financial rules and regulations seem to change dramatically
with each new administration, both state and federal. Our personal requirements, from health to money, also alter as we change with each birthday and circumstance.
That’s why financial advisors suggest periodic reviews and updates to our money lives. Periodically, I reconsider past Money Lady topics, and I find that several could use the same. Also, former short answers often require added clarification…financial footnotes to some of this “money stuff.”
Digital footprints
I cautioned that heirs or attorneys should have access to your digital life, at least user names and passwords for all online activity. However, there are firms like Legacy Concierge and Protect my Plans specializing in securing and organizing all online data in an electronic vault: financial statements, voter registration, passport records, etc.
And from social security numbers to social media accounts, from sensitive info to family photos, personal identifiers that invite crooks and hackers prove that a digital estate needs protection, especially after a death. Technology can offer a digital legacy, manage last wishes and offer peace of mind equal to the managing of tangible assets.
Proposition 19
There’s a movement afoot via the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to recall the Prop.19 huge property tax increase that many consider a land grab by the State.
By taking away the long-held rights from the 1976 Prop. 58 (voted for by 75.7% of voters), cementing no increase in property tax upon transfer of long held homes (businesses, farms) to family, Prop 19 eats into Prop. 13. Children and grandchildren won’t be able to keep long held property. Worth checking out.
Gifting
It’s a good idea—after you ensure your own financial needs are covered—to give up to $15,000/yr. to each child and grandchild including spouses. This lowers your taxable estate. There are even ways to increase the amount if one follows the rules.
However, it’s not a good idea to transfer your home, explains E. Reich, CFP, writing online, because the value of the gift (as we’ve seen in CA), can rapidly increase, and when the recipient goes to
sell, the cost basis is the asset's value upon receipt—not sale.
They will be taxed on what their house (or stock) share was worth at time of transfer and which could have sharply increased. Better to gift a cash amount. This particularly applies now, as the current $11.7 Million estate tax exemption until 2026 will then most likely be considerably lowered...if not before.
Bank accounts
If not under a trust or with no named beneficiary after death, bank accounts will have to go through probate—a costly, lengthy and public inconvenience.
Be careful of any small or large sums squirreled away in easily forgotten accounts. Like often-overlooked or long-neglected digital accounts and insurance/annuity policies, personal assets need updates and reassessment as much our personal health records.
Postage
And a less costly, but easily missed change, is that first class postage increases to $.55 this October or November. Oops, sorry, better to buy Forever stamps; I seem to have already forgotten which month!
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Evelyn (Evie) Preston is a financial columnist for The Scoop and has worked as a financial advisor for over 25 years. She can be reached at 650.494.7443. Her book: Memoirs of The Money Lady is available at eviepreston.com.
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