?Turn Back the Clock on Aging – Integrate Exercise into your Daily Life
Physical fitness allows the body to perform to its full capacity. Fitness helps us appear, feel, and act to our full potential. Exercise is essentially the capability to complete everyday responsibilities energetically and actively, with energy remaining at the end of the [...]

?Senior Goals – Realistic Expectations for Physical Activity
Set realistic expectations for your work outs. After you have had your check-up and talk with your doctor and gained clearance for an exercise routine, there are some basic rules that will help you ensure that you have set realistic expectations. First and foremost, if something hurts, stop [...]

?The Senior New Year’s Resolution – Get Moving for Life!
There was a time when people stated that the only two sure things in life were death and taxes. But all of the recent research points to one additional certainty, the slogan, “Get Fit, For Life.”
The growing opinion of all researchers is that exercise, even in [...]

Yoga Versus Pilates
The yoga craze of the late twentieth century ended up segueing into the Pilates craze of the early 2000’s but many people questioned the exercise value of both. Despite media hoopla, few people actually seemed to understand the physical benefits of either. The truth is that both forms of exercise have unique approaches [...]

Treating an Exercise Injury
You’re moving along, having a great time getting fit, when all of a sudden you twist your ankle or heft the weight the wrong way. What do you do when you receive an injury from exercise? The first rule is, don’t panic! The vast majority of exercise injuries turn out to be [...]

Workout Clothes for Comfort and Style
When it comes to working out, looking good isn’t the main priority. Fitness is about challenging your body to be stronger and better, so worrying about how you look is superficial to your ultimate goal. Your exercise clothes still matter, though, just not for the typical reason. In olden days [...]

?Slow and Steady – A Sensible Senior’s Workout
Most aging adults don’t get enough physical activity. Exercise, though, can improve health impairments and prevent some diseases. It can also improve mood and emotional well being. The keys, though, to a sensible senior workout are to take it slowly and keep it up. Older people need to [...]

?Seniors Declare Martial Law
Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art that consists of a series of very slow, gentle, and continuous movements, is highly suitable as a low-impact exercise activity for senior citizens. Practicing the ancient art enables older people to develop stronger muscles and increase both their balance and concentration. Therefore, this low-impact activity [...]

Training for Your First 5K
When you make the decision to challenge your body and run your first 5K race, ideally you already run at least three to four times per week and have no trouble running one to two miles without resting. The best programs for this type of runner are geared towards preparing you [...]

?Yard Work = A Great Workout for seniors
Staying fit can be quite a chore. Making the time and mustering energy to go to a gym or even to use home exercise equipment can be challenging, and what do we have to show for the time we spend (besides the knowledge that we’re staying healthy)? [...]