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Sure, whose couldn’t! At Southgate at Shrewsbury we offer balance classes designed to give our residents the chance to improve their core strength, help clear their minds and rejuvenate their spirits.

Balance classes can be of great benefit to people of all ages, including seniors, because they aid in posture, in addition to keeping the mind/body spirit in check. Also, balance classes give the body’s core a gentle workout to boost muscle strength.

Another wonderful thing about balance classes is that they don’t have to take a lot of time to achieve favorable results. In as little as 10 minutes to a half-hour a couple of days a week, you can work toward a better you—so you’ll feel more focused and balanced in mind and body.

It’s important to note, too, that having good balance is a key to reducing one’s risk of falling, which can result in decreased mobility and injury.

Here at Southgate at Shrewsbury, in addition to balance classes, residents enjoy a wide array of healthful activities, including seated exercise classes and walks. There are just a few of the planned activities available to our residents on a regular basis. Our January 2014 is chock full of many fitness-focused classes, as well as other entertaining, fun, and intellectually stimulating talks and trips to help residents focus on that all-important goal of striking a happy balance in all they do.

Check out our January 2014 events calendar year for a closer look. And, if you have any questions we can answer about our balance classes or other activities, please feel free to contact us here or by calling 800.492-8331.

With the New Year’s Eve ball dropping soon in New York’s Times Square, it’s a fitting time for Southgate at Shrewsbury to reflect on some New Year’s resolutions to consider for 2014!

Resolve to…assess your living and lifestyle desires and needs and make smart choices that you can enjoy now and in the future! At Southgate at Shrewsbury, our focus is on living well. We have built a well-planned community founded on the principals of a sophisticated, active senior-living experience, and we offer a healthy balance of culture and varied levels of skilled care when it’s needed, as well as a wonderful spirit of community.

We urge you to think thoughtfully about what the senior living environments you’re considering can offer you. At Southgate at Shrewsbury the focus isn’t just on eliminating the burdens of mundane residential tasks. That is an ancillary function of our goal of providing residents with the opportunity to pursue interests while living in a community designed for gracious living, and featuring a wide array of fine and casual dining options, weekly housekeeping services, health and wellness services, transportation services and more.

Resolve to…choose a living space that works well for your needs and your lifestyle. Here at Southgate at Shrewsbury, we offer a variety of floor plans that allow our residents to choose living space that suits their style and needs. Our apartments provide a warm, peaceful atmosphere where you can proudly entertain family and friends, and many styles provide a bay window or outdoor private balcony, where the morning sun or evening twilight can be enjoyed. In addition, our maintenance-free, fully applianced apartments offer convenient features including a washer and dryer, central air conditioning and plenty of closet space!

Resolve to…stay fit and active. At Southgate at Shrewsbury, residents enjoy a vibrant and lively environment where their interests and hobbies are fostered—which means there’s ample opportunity to fill up that social calendar with exercise, cultural explorations and more to the heart’s content.

For 2014, resolve to take stock of what you want most out of life, and reach out to Southgate at Shrewsbury so we can answer any questions you may have about moving into a lively community that gives you the freedom to design your days without the hassle of maintaining a property or running mundane errands like grocery shopping or shoveling snow—and all while enjoying the finer things in life you’ve come to love.

From the Southgate at Shrewsbury to yours: Happy New Year! May you and your family enjoy a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2014.

Winter is officially upon us. Central Massachusetts looks like a scene for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.

Staying active during the winter can be important to one’s health and mood. Regular physical activity helps stimulate the body, mind and spirit. And, as little as 30 minutes of exercise a day can go a long way toward decreasing one’s risk of depression during the doldrums of winter.

Resisting the urge to hibernate during the wintertime can be difficult, but here at Southgate at Shrewsbury we offer so many lifestyle amenities that residents who crave activity can’t resist maintaining a healthy lifestyle all winter long!

Our residents enjoy an indoor swimming pool where they can enjoy the aquatic sports, a yoga studio, 4-lane bowling Candlepin bowling alley, a woodworking shop, an arts & crafts studio, a billiards & cards room and more. And, for those long winter days and nights when residents want to relax, we also offer a cozy fireplaced library that’s perfect for unwinding in—we recognize that a relaxing visit and stimulating conversation with friends and family by a toasty fire can be equally rejuvenating and necessary for ensuring one’s health and well being!

In addition, Southgate at Shrewsbury boasts a unique design, including covered walkways between the buildings, so the risk of slipping and falling on snow- and ice-covered walkways is minimized and residents can go about their daily business of dining, exercise, education, entertainment, shopping and more without skipping a beat.

We urge you to check out Southgate at Shrewsbury’s activities. We offer a wide variety of lifestyle, dining, and other options that active residents can enjoy year round!

Please feel free to call us at 800-492-8331 or fill out our handy online form to request more information.