November | 2016 | Laura Motes

Laura Motes is a former member of the American military who spent the last two decades working at the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. As someone who tries to help animals and her fellow humans with equal compassion, she regularly donates to the ASPEC and Wounded Warrior Project.

Laura Motes

The Wounded Warrior Initiative

The Wounded Warrior Project offers programs and services free of charge, helping veterans maintain or rebuild their physical, mental and financial well-being that’s required for them to live a healthy, happy, and productive life after their professional army career.

The Mission of the Organization

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to help these veterans in need, and to raise awareness among the public, hoping that the latter can provide them with aid. The organization relies on donations, and with the help of these donations it can help injured service members through a variety of means, including unique programs that were built with that purpose in mind.

Alumni and Family Members

The organization has 92,351 WWP Alumni at the moment, along with 20,238 family members. These large numbers show that not only there are a lot of veteran who need help in the United States, but that the organization is extremely effective. Those who come back from the battlefield injured or develop post-traumatic stress disorder need the help of others in order to start life anew.

Laura Motes hopes that more and more people will realize just how important this initiation is, and that together they can help most veterans turn things around.

Sources:

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/mission/who-we-serve

Laura Motes is an avid fitness enthusiast, and as someone who is over 40, she is especially interested in training disciplines and dietary methods that are age-appropriate. Staying in shape is something that can happen on its own at certain ages. Kids, who are outgoing and active, are usually in shape. By the time responsibilities roll in, though, this process becomes increasingly harder, and by 40 when most people have their own kids and a career that keeps them busy, it seems borderline impossible.

Laura Motes

Physical Changes

Never mind finding the time for it – being fit at the age of 40 is harder because of physical factors as well. By that time, the skin stats to lose its elasticity, and building muscle becomes a daunting task. At the same time, the potential benefits are undeniable.

Strength, Flexibility and Endurance

Studies have shown that exercising after the age of 40 can bring back long-lost physical abilities, mainly flexibility, strength, and endurance. At the same time, if you’ve never been much of an athlete, reaching new physical heights is also a possibility.

Preserve Your Muscles

Another unfortunate side effect of aging is losing valuable muscle mass. With exercising – and especially resistant training – you can postpone, or put off that naturally occurring negative phenomenon. The body loses what it doesn’t need, and what it doesn’t need, you usually don’t use.

Laura Motes enjoys exercising to a great degree, and as someone who has been interested in fitness for the better part of the last 30 years, she does everything in her power to stay in shape and provide a great example for her family.

Sources:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/over-40-fitness-by-body-type1.html