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Fitness Keeps You Strong for Serious Challenges
Ricky Banks is a walking advertisement for fitness over 50 – which makes sense, since he owns two gyms in his late 50s. But it became...
Keep Smiling and Stay Strong
Need a reason to smile? Here’s one. Everybody wants a miracle cure for everything that ails them. And no less than the New York Times...
Success Story: Deciding ‘This Is Not OK’
Tom Bass knew his wedding day would mark a new beginning. But he wasn’t expecting it to become the turning point in his health and...
How Exercise Can Fight Neuropathy
Karen Joseph had no idea what was happening years ago when the first symptoms on neuropathy began. She assumed the pain and numbness in...
Is Water Enough to Stay Hydrated?
One of the simplest and most important things you can do for your health is to drink plenty of water. You know we talk about this a lot...
Summer Living: Healthy Tips for the Season
Everybody loves summer, right? The sunshine and warm weather can lift our spirits and get us engaging in healthy living. Jogging,...
Train for Pickleball Power
Everybody loves pickleball, it seems. But did you know that working out can give you a huge advantage on the court? It’s true. If you...
Is Weight Loss the Most Important Goal?
If you want to get in shape, you better believe this: Nothing is more important than losing weight! The number on the scale is all that...
Fitness Facts: The 3 Planes of Movement
Here’s a common exercise question, followed by a helpful explanation. “Why do you sometimes have us twist our bodies while we’re also...
Your Diet Is More Than What You Eat
When someone asks about your diet, you naturally think about food, right? But what if we expand our ideas about the word “diet” to...
When to Pause on the Path and Look Back
Here’s a “hot take” on a common bit of advice that tells us to “Never look back – you’re not going that way.” Yeah, sure. But here’s the...
Are You Ready for the Summer?
Peter likes to run the trails in his neighborhood and work out on equipment in the park. Maria is crazy about hiking with her weighted...
Make the Right Investment in Your Health
At 62, Jeff Lasater is dedicated to staying in shape. He lifts weights three times a week and runs three times a week. “I don’t want to...
‘Tough Love’ Turned His Life Around
Near the end of his 27-year career as a sheriff’s deputy, Mike knew he was dangerously overweight. The job’s stress, long hours, and a...
Spring into Fitness Starting Now
Spring is here! And whether you’ve been staying active all winter or not, it’s not too soon to start thinking about amping up your...
Success Story: Fitness Helped Him Thrive after Back Surgery
For Dr. Bruce Lockhart, it was finally back surgery that got him committed to regular exercise near retirement a decade ago. Over the...
Exercise Fights Depression as Well as Therapy, Study Finds
Millions of people struggle with depression, and lots of those take medicine or talk to a therapist for treatment. But did you know...
20 Fun Facts & Hacks about Fitness over 50
We’re sharing a ton of short, useful tidbits about fitness over 50 – fun facts and hacks to make your life easier. The goal? To show you...
‘Skip-Gen’ Trips and Other Travel Trends for 2024
Travel and grandchildren rank as top motivators for people over 50 to get in shape or stay in shape. Both those are combined now in one...
Exercise Makes Us Better Lovers at Any Age
Fit people make better lovers. It’s true at any age, even later in life. And it shouldn’t surprise anyone. If you’re stronger, more...
A Fitness Love Story: Making Health No. 1
Rick and Mary Allen met on a ski slope, fell in love, and got married some four decades ago. And from that sporty start, they...
Take Steps Toward Better Heart Health
Bernadette Harris knew she needed to make some changes in her lifestyle. “I was working 15, 16 hours a day. I wasn’t eating right. I...
Here’s A Trend We’re Happy to Lead
We’ve been in the fitness industry long enough to have seen countless trends come and go. Anyone remember country hip-hop aerobics? Or...
After Divorce, He Turned to Fitness for Dating Confidence
Blaine Wood says he was “skinny fat” when he got divorced in his late 40s. He had known what it meant to be in good shape from his...
Why the Buddy System Works So Well
At 73, Carolyn found herself at a crossroads last summer. Years of spinal trouble and chronic pain had left her too weak to walk to the...
How to Build Healthy New Habits
It’s the time of year when everyone wants to build new habits, and “getting in shape” is always one of the most popular New Year...
You Can Change Your Position on the Fitness Spectrum
It’s easy to think of aging as a steady decline. But fitness proves it doesn’t have to be that simple and dreadful. If you exercise...
You’re Never Too Old to Benefit from Strength Training
Here’s a gift from the world of science to anyone thinking about whether exercise and aging go together. If you’re afraid to try strength...
More of Your Fitness Questions – Answered!
We love hearing your questions about fitness. Here are some we are asked most often. Food for thought! Question: Older people don’t need...
Pickleball, Recovery and More for the Holidays
The holidays bring a bonus benefit to working out regularly or shopping for someone who does: There are so many great gifts to consider,...
10 Easy Tips to Feel, Move and Look Better
You don’t have to spend a fortune or your time at the gym just to feel, move and look better at any age. Just practice these commonsense...
Keeping Balance: Food and Exercise
Here’s some information to help you plan a healthy holiday season. The Calorie Control Council says we can easily consume 4,500 at a...
Give Thanks for These 15 Fitness Facts
Anytime we think about gratitude, most people often put their health high on the list. And not much boosts your health quite like healthy...
10 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
The holidays can be a “good news, bad news” situation for some people. The good news: We get time off from work, we get to see families...
‘Blue Zones’ Series Shines Light on Longevity
Do you want to live a longer, healthier life? Then we have a show for you. The idea of blue zones was popularized by author Dan Buettner...
Success Story: Fighting Back against Obesity
Mary Frances Benton, 61, knew it would take time to lose 40 pounds. But she dropped 15 pounds in just a few months last year, boosting...
Fitness Facts to Fuel Your Fire
When it comes to fitness over 50, some topics are just timeless and deserve our constant attention. These four subjects are not only...
Fall Hiking: Accept the Invitation to Move
Do you hear Mother Nature calling? How can you resist the temptation to get out and enjoy the cooler temps and the mesmerizing...
How Fitness Builds Confidence at Any Age
Confidence comes with age sometimes. It’s one of the great rewards of this time of life. Maybe you’ve raised a beautiful family and...
Stretching for Health, Fun, and Fall Prevention
Balance and flexibility are key facets of physical fitness. Like endurance and strength, they diminish with age unless we work on them....
Success Story: Back from the Brink of ‘Indulgence’
Nate Wilkins was living the good life. He was traveling a lot for work, as a parks and recreation administrator in Florida. He was eating...
Embrace the Season – and Power – of Change
September is a time of change, as temperatures get cooler, days get shorter, and leaves start to fall. Well, up North anyways. Here in...
Fitness after 50: Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the questions we’re often asked regarding exercise after age 50. Let us know of any other questions you have! We are...
15 Reasons You MUST Lift Weights After 50
After age 50 or so, many people start to gain weight, develop high blood pressure, and become frailer and weaker by the day. Plus, we...
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