Here are more of the questions we’re often asked about exercise after age 50. Let us know of any other questions you have! We are happy to answer them. Question: Older people don’t need to lift weights, right? Answer: Wrong! Resistance training is ESSENTIAL for everyone as we age, for many reasons that are indisputable. […]
One of our favorite events for active agers is back for the first time since 2019. We love the National Senior Games because of the boundless inspiration they offer everyone, regardless of age or fitness level.Thousands of people will gather in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to compete in track and field events, plus softball, tennis, pickleball, […]
Here are some of the questions we’re often asked regarding exercise after age 50. Let us know of any other questions you have! We are happy to answer them. Question: Will lifting weights make me big and bulky? Answer: No! Strength training is absolutely essential to healthy living as we get older. We’re not talking about body […]
Surveys and media reports recently are suggesting that people are losing their pandemic-fueled fever for at-home workouts – and returning to the gym and fitness studios like before. And that’s great news for people over 50 – who were hit particularly hard by Covid-19 and who often need to focus on social interactions to overcome […]
Did you or any of your kids have braces growing up? You probably remember how hard it was to understand that the benefits from the sacrifice would long outlast the temporary inconvenience of wearing them. Maybe you learned to focus on the smile you would always have – rather than the metal you would […]
A fit 51, Rick has a dream of riding his motorcycle on all seven continents. He was hoping to reach No. 6 soon, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, international travel is on hold for now. “We have friends in Portugal we were planning to see,” he says. “But now my wife and I will wait […]
It used to be simple when discussing dietary lifestyle choices. You were a meat-eater or a vegetarian, right? Then came more extremes — “whole food” eating that eliminates processed food, and veganism that cuts out all animal products. But now, not everybody wants to limit their food identity to “strictly this” or “exclusively that.” We […]
For Pat Harlow, the symptoms came occasionally at first. She couldn’t remember words. She had double vision, and numbness on one side. Eventually, after a particularly bad episode, Pat was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 48. She kept going to work for 15 years and “pretending that I’m normal,” she says. But after a […]
People in Utah are known for enjoying healthy, active lifestyles. That includes downhill skiing on the magnificent mountains, a sport that requires strength, endurance, and mobility – or the full range of motion in our joints. In Salt Lake City, many mature adults who want to continue their activities see trainer Ryan Carver. He explains […]
What These Images Really Reveal about Active Aging Today Are you a “Golden Girl” or a showgirl? This meme of Rue McClanahan and Jennifer Lopez went viral, comparing the “Golden Girls” actress in 1985 to the unstoppable superstar during her Super Bowl halftime show this year. You get the sense it’s supposed to be a […]
