If you suffer from chronic pain in your low back, you are not alone. Not by a long shot. Unfortunately, low back pain is widespread, and it’s often hard to figure out why it’s happening or how to feel better. Too many people reflexively turn to medications, surgery or ongoing misery. We know there’s a...
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How to Live to 100
Like it or not, people are living longer nowadays. It used to be shocking to hear of someone turning 100. Now, it’s a fairly reasonable goal for millions of people, based on advances in health, education and fighting disease. And it will become more and more common in the near future, experts say. So, how...
Ageism Is Dangerous: Here’s How to Fight It
Even before the coronavirus crisis, people over 60 were regularly targeted with hurtful prejudices about what they can do, what they should like, and how they should act. But now, the backlash has grown more disturbing than ever. Some have suggested that younger people get preferential medical treatment, or that “older” people be restricted from...
Healthy Living: Lessons from the Pandemic
A few months into the coronavirus crisis, we have learned and been reminded of so much important information about fitness after 50. If it helps to find a silver lining, I’ll share 10 things that have come up or that I’ve been reminded of since all this started – and hopefully help you to draw...
6 healthy reasons to love gardening
You don’t have to look any farther than the back yard to find a reason to be fit after 50. Gardening is a great hobby for people at any stage of life – and there’s no reason to give it up or avoid it just because of age. But make no mistake, gardening can be...
Do you choose hard now or hard later?
Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a...
Tips to Stay Well During this Strange Time
Fitness is so important after 50, especially now when we’ve all been spending more time at home. Hopefully, you’ve found a way to keep yourself moving during this quarantine, whether on your own or with the help of an app or online classes with your gym or studio. But it’s also helpful to remember the...
Do you choose hard now or hard later?
Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a...
What’s your turning point? How long will you wait to make a healthy change?
Here’s a common scenario for people over 50. They’ve gradually gained weight over the last couple of decades, and now they’re obese or getting there. Somewhere over the years, they stopped participating in hobbies and sports. If they ever were a regular gym-goer or runner, that slipped away at some point, too. Now they have...
Mobility matters: how exercise keeps us moving right
If you want to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle as you age, you’ll require strength, endurance and mobility – a good range of usable motion in your joints – to do so. Mobility goes beyond flexibility, and is one of the most important factors to focus on as we age. That’s true whether you want...