Healthy Aging Month was established in 2003 by Healthy Aging magazine, which offers these 10 suggestions for reinventing yourself in a healthy manner this year. 1. Add Play to Your DayPickleball, dancing, or tossing a frisbee… any movement is more fun when you enjoy it. 2. Try Micro adventuresHike a new trail, visit a museum, […]
August is National Dog Month in both the United States and Canada, a celebration of the special bond between humans and their canine companions. And for people over 50, it’s also a timely reminder of just how powerful that bond can be for your physical and emotional health. Dog ownership isn’t just about wagging tails and unconditional […]
Jay Clark sees a similarity between fear and faith. They are both based on the belief in a future that hasn’t happened yet. “Fear believes in a negative future; faith believes in a positive future,” says Jay, 61, a positivity speaker who advises non-profits. “So, we want to drive people towards having faith that they […]
Sometimes, we might struggle to fall asleep due to stiff joints or tight muscles. We might wake up with aches in our hips, back, or feet. A few simple bedtime habits can lead to significant improvement. “Many of the people I work with just assume pain at night is part of aging,” physical therapist Shayna […]
We’re six months into 2025. That might bring one of two reactions to your fitness goals: 1.“Wow, I’m crushing it.” 2.“Wait… wasn’t I going to finally start [fill in the blank]?” Whichever one sounds like you, here’s the good news: It’s not too late. Not even close. Now is the perfect time to reset or recommit, […]
Laughter really is good for us. So, in honor of the dads out there, let’s take a moment to enjoy a few groaners. Why did the personal trainer break up with the treadmill? It just wasn’t going anywhere. Why don’t skeletons ever go to the gym? They don’t have the guts. The dad said he didn’t want […]
Being fit after 50 is pretty simple for most people. There’s no need to overthink it or make it too complicated. If you break it down to simple daily habits, you find that you can gain SO MANY BENEFITS from health and fitness with a few lifestyle tweaks. To drive this home, here’s how trainer […]
If you wonder why strength training seemed to burst out of nowhere into our everyday awareness about 40 years ago, a new book is here to explain how it didn’t. “Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives” presents how humans and society have viewed muscle and strength training, from the ancient Greeks to […]
This only took 6 months! When Kathy Inkster first came to us, “I had lost weight and begun to feel better. But something was missing, and I knew deep inside I needed to take exercise more seriously.” But we didn’t overhaul everything at once. Instead, we focused on safe, effective 30-minute functional exercise workouts and […]
What do you do when someone you love is in the grips of an overeating addiction and refuses to do anything to improve his lifestyle? Is there anything you can do? I recently spent time with a friend I hadn’t seen since before the pandemic. Over that period, he had ballooned from being morbidly obese to […]
