Fitness over 50

  1. 5 Tips to Combat Senior Social Isolation

    If you are a baby-boomer or senior or If you’re trying to help an aging parent or loved one combat senior social isolation, consider these ways to help engage with others and community again. It doesn’t take much, but it will mean so much to your happiness and well-being. 1. Encourage  Hobbies …Read More

  2. Metabolic Flexibility is Crucial to Improving Your Health

    You know that if you sit around too much, your chances of bending over and touching your toes are about as good as winning the Mega Millions jackpot. (The odds on Jan. 5 this year were 1 in 302.5 million.) Around 50 million of you are profoundly sedentary. You have sitting jobs, participate in no re…Read More

  3. Fitness Tips for People Over 50

    “Senior fitness” and other such terms seem to be hot buzzwords in the fitness community these days, and for good reason! Although those over 50 may not identify as a “senior” because they are still 50 years young, it is a broad term meant to relate to the graying generation. In decades past,…Read More

  4. 12 Myths About Aging and Exercise

    For many people, reaching the middle stages of life makes getting physical exercise more difficult. There are a few explanations for this perception: Most middle-aged and older people are busy managing full-time jobs and families, leaving less time for getting physically fit. The aging process often…Read More

  5. How, Why And When To Use Nutritional Supplements?

    Most of the people in U.S. use nutritional supplements either on regular basis or occasionally. Nutritional supplements may include minerals, vitamins, herbals, amino acids, botanicals, enzymes and a multitude of other products. It comes in different forms such as capsules, conventional tablets, pow…Read More

  6. 8 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure, Without Medication

    By Lynn Allison    |   Wednesday, 30 May 2018   Over 70 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure and a further 30 percent have pre-hypertension, making this condition extremely crucial to control. “While health is important at any age, chronic insults to the arteries such as ele…Read More

  7. Your Food Cravings Reveal the Nutrients Your Body Needs

    IDENTIFY YOUR CRAVINGS Craving potato chips or a piece of chocolate candy? A craving, even if you know the food you're longing for isn't good for you, can be a signal that your body is craving a particular nutrient contained in your food of choice. Here's a list of common cravings, and what your bod…Read More

  9. IF YOU’RE 50+, YOU STILL NEED TO EXERCISE

    Orlando Sentinel By:Mike Candelaria  March 21, 2018 Scaling down exercise is OK as you age, but don’t stop. And if you haven’t begun, heed the words of Elsie Sierra, 71: “You need to exercise.” Mike Napoli; has been running marathons and competing in Iron-man triathlons since his 30s. Typi…Read More