Older adults are the most physically inactive group of any population (Chodzko-Zajko et al., 2009). While every person has a biological clock, the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle for seniors clearly indicate that many age-related illnesses and diseases, including many cancers, can be impressively slowed down. The average American spends 4 hours and 35 […]

Do you know if you are well-balanced? Here’s a quick test to see if you have good muscular and skeletal balance or if you need to improve it. Stand next to a high-back chair or counter (just in case).  Lift one foot off of the floor and hold it up as long as possible.  Try […]

Osteoporosis (loss of bone mass and density) is a concern, or should be, for all of us. If we don’t eat healthy and don’t get the right kind of exercise in our daily lives, we risk losing bone mass.  Loss of bone and the complications that come with it can be debilitating, sometimes worse.  But […]

Without our brain, we cannot survive. It is the hub of human existence.  But did you know that frequent movement – aka exercise – helps keep the mind healthy and hardy? What’s more, studies have shown that higher incidences of physical activity have a positive effect in the health of all ages of brains.  Young […]

QUESTION:  Would you prefer exercising 30 minutes or 60 minutes at a time? If you answered 30 minutes, read on! For some time now, personal fitness trainers have conducted hour-long training sessions for their clients – even their senior fitness clients.  This is a great idea in an ideal world.  But with the hustle and […]

Why is it so difficult to “make” yourself move? Sometimes it is nearly impossible to think about getting up off that couch and get moving. Most of the time when we think of exercise or doing something healthy we envision sweating profusely, breathing uncomfortably and carrying out some kind of torturous drill for what seems like […]

Here’s proof that you’re never too old to exercise! We all hear about exercise and how it can help us retain our strength and stamina as we grow older.  Most of the time we either doubt the things we read or we say “Maybe for some people, but not me.”  Well, I recently ran across […]

If you are a candidate for knee- or hip-replacement surgery you are probably already worried about many things related to such a significant undertaking.  But you may not know that there is one “secret” for experiencing a more speedy, successful recovery. If you want to do everything you can to improve the early results from […]

Our bodies are designed to amble, roam, wander, stroll… Don’t worry about running a marathon, riding a bike for 2 or 3 hours, or throwing your body into high intensity, strenuous jumping to try to “get fit”. Rather than thinking of improving your health with “exercise” in the way we have become to dislike the […]

Every thought you think… …has a direct effect on your success or lack thereof when it comes to being healthy or successful or happy.  Here we will address your physical status, but remember this can be implemented with any part of your life. Even with the best efforts, if you’re still secretly telling yourself you’re […]