Forty years ago this week, in the afterglow of Woodstock, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell -- who didn't attend the festival -- wrote a celebratory song that included the line "we've got to get ourselves back to the garden."
Her advice was metaphorical, but for boomers and seniors -- and those who are part of the Woodstock generation -- it's a good idea to get back to the garden, literally.
Gardening is one of the best activities for older adults because it helps strengthen body and mind. And there are ways to reap the rewards of gardening without sowing aches.
Gardening expert and kinesiotherapist Stacy Walters says make sure you warm up before digging in. Walters designs exercise regimens aimed at improving mobility while minimizing pain and discomfort.
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Interesting blog. Arguably, the biggest legacy of Woodstock is its huge impact on the real children of the sixties: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). That peace ‘n love cultural mood magnified the naturally open-hearted feelings of children in the sixties; the residual idealism which was formed into those kids bears particular salience now as this generation has taken over U.S. leadership. This USA TODAY op-ed speaks to the relevance today of the sixties counterculture impact on our new GenJones leadership: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm
ReplyDeleteGoogle Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
And GenJones is the dominant generation of consumers in the gardening industry.