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Losing interest in an exercise regimen is a situation many fitness enthusiasts have confronted at one point or another. Overcoming a stale workout routine can be simple for young athletes, whose bodies can typically handle a wide range of physical activities. That flexibility allows younger athletes the chance to pursue any number of physical activities when their existing fitness regimens grow stale. But what about seniors who have grown tired of their workouts?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average adult in the United States has a heart that is seven years older than it should be. “Heart age” is a metric used by the CDC to determine if an individual is at greater risk for heart disease than they should be at any given point during their adults lives. Factors such as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, whether or not a person smokes or has smoked in the past, and if that person has diabetes all help to determine heart age. The CDC indicates that millions of people in their 40s and 50s who live in the United States have high blood pressure and more than 35 million U.S. adults are current smokers. Those variables increase heart age, making individuals more vulnerable to heart disease even in middle-age. Individuals interested in getting an estimate of their heart age can visit the Heart Foundation at heartfoundation. org.au/heart-age-calculator. Adults also are urged to speak with their physicians about their risk for heart disease and what they can do to lower that risk.

Red Dirt Rosie is a very well known name around the Ponca City area. From the art hidden in the allies of Ponca City to the windows of the businesses, the Red Dirt Rosie name is nearly everywhere you look. This past winter, it was hard to miss the beautiful artwork that Red Dirt Rosie graced the community with. What many people don’t hear about is the artist behind Red Dirt Rosie, Kortny Miller.

Deborah Currier is a SPED paraprofessional at Union Elementary. Currier grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas, but spent much of her adult life in Enid, Oklahoma.