In honor of Global Employee Health and Fitness Month in May we challenged all Twin Town Villa employees to drink 64oz of water a day which was tracked on a 30 day challenge calendar as part of the PartnerSHIP 4 Health program we are participating in.

In conjunction with that June is National fresh fruit and vegetable month. Why are eating fruits and vegetables so important? Here’s a few facts, vegetables are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, fiber and potassium. The USDA recommends consuming 2 cups of fruit per day. Role in disease prevention, eating produce can cut your risk of cardiovascular disease and benefits weight management.

Throughout June we plan to offer plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables not only to our residents here but also in our staff room for employees to enjoy!

Weddings are in the air at Twin Town Villa! Summers are typically wedding season but here at Twin Town Villa we have three staff members we would like to send our blessing to as they have or will be getting married in the next month.

Launa (Jensen) Springer , is one of our Memory Care/Care Suite shift leaders. She married Lee Springer on May 18^th, 2019. Launa has been working at Twin Town Villa since July of 2014. Launa and Lee reside in Wahpeton with their dog Lucy.

 

 

Our second bride is Alicia Bohn, who is our LPN, she started working for us in December of 2018. She married Patrick McCambridge on May 25, 2019. They reside in Wahpeton with their two sons, Andrew age 12 and Devin age 8.

 

 

 

   Our last summer wedding will be topped off with our Community Life Coordinator, Sydney Larson marrying Jon Bertelsen on June 29, 2019. Sydney has been at Twin Town Villa since March of 2018. They will reside in Wahpeton with their two daughters, Peyton age 9 and Paisley age 6.

Congratulations to you all and we wish you love, laughter and a happily ever after.

May is national physical fitness and sports month. Exercise is vital to living a healthy lifestyle. Daily exercise has tremendous benefits to your overall health including, physical and mental. Exercise benefits your body by making you feel happier, losing weight, increasing strength, increasing energy levels, reducing your risk of heart disease, improving brain health, helping with relaxation and sleep quality, and improving chronic pain.

Exercise doesn’t have to be boring and dreaded. There are many ways to make it fun and exciting. Some fun and beneficial types include: swimming, walking, strength training, interval training, dancing, bowling, and jogging.  Find an activity you can enjoy and get moving!

 

 

Andrew Hansen is a Sophomore at Breckenridge High school. He contacted our community life coordinator in hopes to collaborate on a class project. For Andrew’s Health and English class he was given an assignment geared towards improving the quality of life of individuals in our community. He chose our residents!

Andrew made a bean bag board and taught the residents how to play! This activity brought up many good memories about summer games and activities that our residents have done at family events years ago. Due to popular demand Andrew returned a second day!

 

It is great watching inter-generational interaction. We had many residents just come to watch and talk with Andrew. Our residents always enjoy when youth come into our building. They love to talk about what the kids are doing, future plans and share knowledge with them!

 

 

May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, which is an international observance of health and fitness in the workplace. Average Americans spend one third of their day at work, so its important that you incorporate physical activity during that time.

Here at Twin Town Villa, we are linking up with the program PartnerSHIP 4 Health to promote healthier living. Some things we have worked on in our building is using the stairs more instead of the elevator, walking laps, offering fresh veggie trays. Our goal is to succeed in this program and receive a CDC grant, which we can use towards a filtered water system. Stay tuned for our latest updates.