St. George Trip

Went to St. George on Tuesday night with a couple exercise science professors (Dr. Vehrs, Dr. Myrer, Dr. George) and some students. We went to do research and a service/study at the Huntsman World Senior Games held every year in St. George. We took three BYU vans, stayed with host families and drove back Thursday night. 7:30am-4pm we spent at the games. Part of our group helped Dr. Vehrs with an ultrasound on the carotid artery. This was probably the most popular booth at the health fair held at the games, as a $700 test was free. There were seniors lined up for hours just to get an appointment.
I helped with the other research project, which was a postural assessment before and after doing corrective exercises using the Egoscue method. We took photos with a special app on the ipod which will calculate differences in posture between the pre and post photos.
I LOVED getting to chat with and work with the seniors. They were really great and so sweet. A 72 year old woman taught a couple of us how to do head stands, which she demonstrated quite proficiently. I worked with a wonderful older man who is a springboard diver. His wife is a professional singer and they travel all over the US and Canada performing for seniors in nursing homes. Watching the seniors who were still so full of life but also full of experiences made me want to be a better person, to try a little harder, love a little bit deeper, and just to keep going when the going gets tough.
I wish I had more (and better) photos that captured the experience better.

Walking on Dixie Rock with part of our group of BYU students:

 Seniors:

Group Photo: