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Schoonmaker, 52, vividly remembers the pride he felt several years ago on Father’s Day when his daughter, Meagan, asked him to teach her the ropes. They bonded over a simple meal: hot dogs.
He showed her how to fire up the grill and use tongs to make sure every side of the hot dog is cooked to perfection. “I guess in some ways it kind of felt like a passing of the torch,”
says Schoonmaker, whose dad taught him how to use a grill. “Being able to spend that time with her, doing something I always enjoyed, meant a lot to me. And for it to be something she
actually wanted to do made it all the more special.” So how did those father-daughter grilled franks taste? “Awesome,” Schoonmaker says proudly. 3. MAKE FITNESS FUN A combination of
aerobic activity, strength training and flexibility exercises is critical for older adults to prevent bone loss, prevent osteoarthritic pain and boost immunity, among other things, according
to the National Council on Aging. Fitness card decks or dice are a clever way to keep Dad from avoiding monotonous workouts by adding an element of gaming and surprise. Randomly draw
cards that show core, cardio and other exercises—with pictures and instructions—to wake up stale regimens. Or roll a pair of six-sided dice that display number of reps on one die and
specific exercises—push-ups, crunches and lunges, for instance—on the other. "A lot of people don’t exercise because it’s hard to get started, they don’t have enough time, they didn’t
get results [in the past], and they don’t know what they should do,” says Kurt Boyd, owner of Stack 52, which sells exercise cards and dice that suggest about 250 exercises that can be done
with no equipment. The company’s deck of flexibility exercises—most popular among older people—requires only body weight for arm circles, seated toe touches and other helpful stretches.
Boyd says: “This way, you’re always doing something a little bit different, and you can do it anywhere.” Plus, it’s a relatively quick and painless commitment. “You draw a couple cards,”
Boyd says, “and that’s all the exercise you have to do.” 4. SUBSCRIBE TO A COFFEE SERVICE Instead of yet another coffee mug, give a subscription to a coffee “club,” which sends the
recipient a variety of roasted blends. You can choose anything from a one-time delivery to an entire year’s worth of java.
