Building Self-Esteem through Leadership Development for seniors Be Confident! Be Energetic! Be Lively!

Seoul YWCA had a 2-month-project to build self-esteem through leadership development for seniors from August 24^th.

As the purpose of this project was to encourage seniors to understand their senescence properly and develop healthy minds and bodies, Seoul YWCA held lectures about aspects of senescence, how to deal with depression and dementia, controlling emotions, understanding the modern society and how to communicate in it. Especially, there was a meeting with a mentor, or role model from the same age group. It was a helpful experience for seniors to plan their second life and, by extension, to understand pleasure of sharing their own talents.

In the 5^th meeting on September 7^th, there was a lecture on “Importance of Sports Activities for Seniors”, given by 고선혜, an honorary professor at Baewha Women’s University. Participants learned that it is important to maintain normal weight in order to lengthen their healthy span, and how to eat healthy from the lecture.

After the lecture, they all together did aerobic exercise, worked out their muscles, and did some stretching to improve flexibility. It took over an hour, but everyone was smiling during the workout, probably because of the healthy energy of themselves.  

We hope that all the participants found this project as a turning point to make their senior life more confident, energetic, and lively.