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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

WATCH: Jane Fonda on Life’s Third Act

…find that a more appropriate metaphor for aging is a staircase; the upward ascension of the human spirit.” Jane Fonda spent a year studying the subject of aging and in…

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

A Taste of TV’s New Aging?

…Tomlin and Jane Fonda. The brainchild of Marta Kauffman, co-creator of the long-running hit “Friends” – who is now 60 herself – this is the first comedy-drama about older female…

Friday, February 15, 2019

Jane Fonda, Harrison Powell dish Ageism and Oscar

…movies targeted at retirees are finally finding their stride. Jane Fonda, 81, and Lily Tomlin, 79, have found an eager audience in Netflix’s pithy comedy series, Grace and Frankie, now…

Friday, June 5, 2020

Joan, 67: Finding Motivation During COVID-19

…the level 1 and level 2 Cardio Aerobic Workout with Jane Fonda. (No, not the real Jane :) Jane Fonda’s “BeFit” programs on YouTube. Check it out!) This pandemic has…

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Funny Girl: How Jane Stone Started Stand-Up in her 70s

Senior Planet @Avenidas member, Jane Stone, is a natural performer. While she spends her days teaching piano to adults, after work she takes center stage herself. From the time she…

Monday, June 21, 2021

Joan Price and Dr. Jane Fleishman Discuss LGBTQ Eldership

…we can all find joy and pleasure in our later years. Find Jane Fleishman at https://www.janefleishman.com/. “The Stonewall Generation” won the prestigious Nautilus Award in the Social Change & Social…

Friday, May 12, 2017

Why You Should Watch Season 3 of “Grace and Frankie”

…(one that Grace hasn’t destroyed yet) and they escape. Big fist pump for that episode (even though Fonda and Tomlin both look like they’ve had “work”—and Fonda admits it.) I’m…

Monday, February 3, 2020

Seniors gain ground for Oscar gold

…the confluence of Baby Boomers coming of age and all-time great artists like Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Judy Dench, and Maggie Smith still performing at…

Friday, October 23, 2020

Joan Janek, 67: Stress Fighter

…surrounded by beautiful trees. Well, it is time for me to get ready to go out and walk. Then, it’s back home to start my day with Jane Fonda.  …

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Let’s Talk Money!!

New Senior Planet Trainer Jane Burk (at left) will bring a big portfolio of money smarts in January (read her bio, below). She is bringing in her network to talk…

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Seniors in the Oscar Spotlight

…seniors: Steven Spielberg, 75 (West Side Story), Jane Campion, 67 (The Power of the Dog), and Kenneth Branagh, 61 (Belfast). “The extraordinary accomplishments of this year’s nominees are proof enough…

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Senior Planet Talks To….Bruce Davison

…You picked up oil painting again. Do you plan to exhibit? BRUCE: I started as an art major before I got into acting and gave up painting, but Henry Fonda

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Sleeves for Older Women: Must We Really?

Jane Fonda recently bemoaned her supposed batwings on “Grace and Frankie” by wiggling her underarms back and forth, pretending they actually had fat on them. She’s in her 70s, and…

Monday, March 16, 2020

Joan Janek, 67: Mastering Fear

…to the next level. Right now, I walk daily and do Jane Fonda aerobics on my Smart TV via YouTube. I’m interested in joining a dragon boat racing team, and…

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Hollis: Getting Better All the Time

…years ago, circa 1980, I was an aficionado of step aerobics. I frequented Body Design by Gilda, the studio chain founded by Gilda Marx (Jane Fonda’s teacher). We whooped and…