
GeriAcademy Resources
Healthy Aging Starts Here
Welcome to your resource hub for aging well. Inside, you’ll find practical worksheets and tools designed to guide you on your health journey — from diet and exercise logs to sleep trackers and stress management tools. Each resource is simple, actionable, and meant to help you take small, steady steps toward lasting health.
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Healthy Aging Starts Here
Download the Healthy Aging Starts Now worksheet — a quick self-reflection tool to uncover what’s working, what needs improvement, and the barriers holding you back.

Simple Ways to Increase Your Basal Metabolic Rate
Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the energy your body uses at rest to keep you alive — breathing, circulating blood, and repairing cells. This handout explains what BMR means and gives you simple, effective ways to support and increase it through daily habits

The 12 Lifestyle Choices Linked to Dementia; And How to Take Action
Up to 40% of dementia cases may be preventable. This worksheet explains 12 lifestyle and health risks linked to dementia and gives you space to reflect on what you’re doing well and where you can improve.

AAging Strong: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Lasting Healthy Habits
Small daily changes can transform how you age. This guide walks you through a simple, proven process for building healthy habits that last—designed with aging in mind. Learn how to start small, stay consistent, and celebrate wins along the way, while creating your own personalized habit plan.

Stress & Relaxation Planner: Your Weekly Guide to Building Calm and Resilience
Stress affects every part of health, from sleep and mood to heart, brain, and immune function. This detailed planner helps you identify your biggest stressors, recognize your body’s warning signals, and discover activities that restore balance. With guided prompts, space to build daily routines, and weekly reflection questions, it’s more than a worksheet; it’s a step-by-step tool for managing stress, improving resilience, and supporting healthy aging.

Daily Nutrition and Exercise Planner
A simple daily planner to track meals, exercise, and progress — helping you stay consistent and accountable

Smart Snacking for Energy and Brain Health
This guide shows you how to snack with purpose, choosing foods that fuel your energy, sharpen your focus, and support long-term brain health. Includes practical tips and easy snack ideas you can use every day.

Aging with Strength and Grace: Mindset Worksheet
The Embracing Aging: A Self-Reflection Worksheet helps you explore how you feel about aging, identify concerns, and celebrate strengths. With guided prompts, you’ll reframe challenges into empowered thoughts, create a personal affirmation, and choose small, practical steps to age with confidence, resilience, and joy.

Doctor Visit Preparation Checklist: Be Ready, Stay Informed, Get the Care You Deserve
Going to the doctor can feel overwhelming, but being prepared makes every visit more effective. This step-by-step guide helps you organize what to bring, what to write down ahead of time, and how to get your questions answered. With space to track your top concerns, recent changes, and a complete medication list, this checklist ensures nothing important gets left behind. Perfect for patients and caregivers who want to make the most out of every appointment.

Cognitive Wellness Checklist: Recognize Changes, Protect Your Brain
Worrying about memory lapses is common, but ignoring them can delay care. This checklist helps you distinguish between typical, age-related changes and concerning signs that may deserve medical attention. By reflecting on your own baseline abilities and noting new patterns, you’ll gain clarity about what’s normal, when to seek help, and how early recognition opens the door to meaningful interventions. Many causes of memory changes are reversible, and even progressive conditions benefit from early support. Recognizing changes isn’t about labeling yourself, it’s about protecting your brain, your independence, and your quality of life.
