Nikhil Satchidanand stands in the center with some of the equipment including programmable exercise bikes and a SMARTFit system an innovative, multisensory exergaming platform that engages the brain and body using game technology. The center also features tools for assessing the aerobic fitness of participants as well as their level of cognition.
Photo: Sandra Kicman. Release Date: October 16, Opening today in the Russell J. We believe that situating the center here, on The Brothers of Mercy campus, will allow us to gain a perspective on aging that is more holistic than what is possible in a traditional research setting.
We see older adults as our partners in understanding how we can best support them as they age healthfully, on their own terms. Participants will be recruited among residents at The Brothers of Mercy and from the local community.
Satchidanand stressed that the center is a nonclinical setting that will not provide health-related services, and that the goal is to gather data about how people can age well. Exercises that participants will do may involve the lifting and carrying of medicine balls, sometimes through a maze of cones. We are continuing to be open to other medical organizations moving into the facility.
Satchidanand is especially interested in how much outcomes among older adults can vary after an injury and surgery.
