Get strong bones with these 3 exercises

Get strong bones with these 3 exercises

A key factor in healthy aging is protecting our bone health.  No one wants to experience a broken rib, wrist, or hip, or any other bone that breaks, especially at an older age. 

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Pilates: Your path to total body fitness

Pilates: Your path to total body fitness

Fitness doesn’t come neatly wrapped up in one all-inclusive exercise.  For total or whole body fitness, there needs to be a blend of various forms of exercise from strength training, aerobic, and flexibility. 

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Why climbing stairs is your stairway to fitness

Why climbing stairs is your stairway to fitness

There is a saying that states “A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs.”  This statement rings so true and once a person takes up this advice, they’ll soon understand why.

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Proactive steps preventing age-related muscle mass loss

Proactive steps preventing age-related muscle mass loss

Sarcopenia is the involuntary, gradual loss of muscle mass and strength as we age affecting 30% of people over the age of 60 and 50% of people age 80 and older. It does not distinguish between gender, ethnicity or where we live.

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25 ways to keep exercise from getting boring

25 ways to keep exercise from getting boring

Has exercise become monotonous, tedious, wearisome, or dare we say “boring?  Has the spirited enthusiasm you started off with at the beginning of an exercise regimen now turned into more of a “ho-hum” reaction?

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