Want to increase your chances of living to be 100? Working out—even in small increments—is one of the keys to living a healthy and long life. As longevity becomes more and more talked about, we’re all looking for ways to live longer and better. As one experts puts it, “Your workouts should depend on your individual… Read More »
Yoga for Arthritis
If you have been suffering from arthritis, you know how difficult it can be to just do your daily activities when it flares up, let alone add in a new workout. However, it is important to keep your body and joints moving with gentle exercise, such as yoga. Here is some information about why yoga… Read More »
7 Ways to Improve Your Quality of Life if You’re Over 65
NOTE: This article is from my Guest Author Jason Lewis. Enjoy! ***************************************************************** Author Cecelia Ahern said, “Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behavior.” While there exists no magic pill for immortality or a long, happy life, there are steps you can take to… Read More »
Staying Young Through Diet And Exercise
Everyone is looking for ways of staying young. There is evidence of that on every billboard you drive by and every advertisement you hear on the radio. Everywhere manufacturers and companies are trying to find ways to sell you products that are going to make you look and feel younger. Do they work? Some of… Read More »
3 Essential Stretches You Need to Know
When it comes to stretching, there are innumerable stretches that you can do, all of which can help you become more flexible, increase mobility, and reduce muscle and joint pain. But, with so many to choose from, it can be hard to know which ones to do. Of course if you have a certain part… Read More »
Using Yoga and Pilates as Exercise for the Over 50 Group
Yoga is a great callisthenic exercise for everyone. By performing yoga you can improve your mental and physical health, have fun, meet new people, and generally better your life. What’s more, yoga’s extreme popularity means that it’s more accessible than ever, with many gyms offering a wide variety of cheap yoga classes for people of… Read More »
Simple Strength Training for Seniors
When we reach our senior years, the last thing most of us picture ourselves doing is strength training by ‘pumping iron’. However, we might just have to revise our image of ourselves, because the truth is that anyone can benefit from strength training at any age. In fact, strength training is ideal for any woman… Read More »
5 Pieces of Fitness Equipment Meant for Traveling
Traveling and fitness equipment typically do not mix well. You will not have access to your local gym or home equipment and you obviously cannot take your favorite exercise machines with you. To make it worse, the hotel you end up staying at might either lack a top-notch fitness center or have one that charges… Read More »
How A Light Weight Training Program Can Improve Your Health
Lifting light weights can improve your health in a number of ways. The most obvious benefit is that it can help you build lean muscle so you will be more toned and trim. The muscle you build has many benefits for your health. First, it helps stabilize your joints, which can protect you from injury… Read More »
5 Reasons Why You As a Woman Over 50 Should be Strength Training
If you are not strength training, then you have no idea how much better your life could get as a woman over 50. In fact, if you are not strength training right now, you should start as it is never too late. Why is strength training so important for women? Women’s bodies seem to age… Read More »
How Exercise Can Help You Stay Young and Live Longer
Exercising is one of the real secrets of slowing down the aging process and living longer. It cannot be found in the hands of a plastic surgeon. It also does not mean that you need to have plenty of money to splurge to be able to have your skin, face and other body parts look… Read More »
Prevent Aging With Exercise – The Best Anti-Aging Exercise You Can Do
As we age, hormonal levels diminish and our skin, muscles and bones begin to deteriorate. A good anti-aging exercise regime should stimulate hormone production and promote strength and flexibility. Studies have shown that nothing works better to attain anti-aging effects than a regular exercise program. ‘Regular’ is the key word – unless your exercise program… Read More »
Benefits of Exercise
The benefits of exercise for your body are so much wider than most people ever imagine. Everyone knows that exercise helps you to maintain a healthy weight. We have all been lectured on cardiovascular exercise to keep our hearts in shape. Most of us know that walking helps to increase circulation and lower blood pressure.… Read More »
