Written by Virginia Sole-Smith YOUR METABOLISM TUNE-UP PLAN “Unfortunately, there’s no spigot you can turn on to flush excess calories out of your fat stores” and speed up your metabolism, says Ronnett. But you can keep your metabolism stable—and maybe even give it a bit of a boost—by maki…Read More
Most exercise recommendations include several sessions of moderate to vigorous activity each week, but not all adults are physically up to the task. There’s a lot of back and forth among experts on just how much activity people need to enjoy health benefits, and whether it’s the intensity of e…Read More
Have you ever wanted to get in shape, but you were just demoralized by the young, muscular, toned models effortlessly and energetically churning out rep after rep on the exercise video? If you are over 50, you just need a different approach, especially if you haven’t been in shape for a while and …Read More
For elderly people, getting exercise is easier said than done. Have you ever been frustrated by the well-meaning but clueless comments and suggestions by younger people who want to encourage you to exercise? Why don’t you just stay active? Don’t you think it would help if you worked out more? Co…Read More
I have yet to meet someone who would decide to get old if given a choice. It’s a process that just happens over time, and it isn’t fair. However, we don’t make it any easier on ourselves. Our culture’s collective unwillingness to value and enrich aging creates a brutally unfair mindset for a…Read More
It doesn’t seem fair the way life sorts out the cards. With every year that goes by, it seems like I see this more distinctly. Here’s a woman over here who is in great health at 80 years of age. She still goes hiking, lives independently, and doesn’t seem to have any trouble staying fit. Here…Read More
On September 22, the National Council on Aging will be celebrating the 10th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day, and in our last blog post, we went over 7 tips to help you to reduce falls. In this post, we’d like to take a closer look at how to boost your brain’s ability to help you to maintai…Read More
In our last two blogs, we have focused on a total of 10 different tips for how to improve your balance and prevent falls. Today is the 10th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day by the National Council on Aging, and in honor of that, we’d like to conclude this 3-part series with a look at how the …Read More