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Aug 13, 20212 min read

Eating, Treating, and Balancing

Eat the Rainbow for 5 Servings of Fruits & Vegetables Here’s a fun way to make sure you’re getting the recommended daily servings of...

Aug 6, 20211 min read

What We Can Learn about Longevity from ‘Blue Zones’

Do you want to live a longer, healthier life? Then you’ll want to learn from the world’s “Blue Zones.” The idea of blue zones was...

Jul 30, 20214 min read

Pickleball Draws Countless Folks Over 50 for A New Way to Stay Active

If you think you can’t pick up a new sport later in life, then guess again. Millions of people over 50 continue to join the Pickleball...

Jul 23, 20213 min read

7 Top Reasons to Be Fit for the Rest of Your Life

Why should you exercise? If you think it’s too late or you’re too old, well, you couldn’t be more wrong. But if you want to enjoy life as...

Jul 16, 20211 min read

Resistance Training Prevents Obesity, Study Indicates

People over 50 who want to avoid obesity should be lifting weights regularly. That’s the finding of a large new study of how resistance...

Jul 9, 20214 min read

Boost Your Immune System

She Hit the Gym to Be Strong Enough for an Organ Transplant Yvette Matthews hired a personal trainer after she started moving up the list...

Jul 2, 20212 min read

Fitness after 50 Is a Sliding Scale That Moves Both Ways

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...

Jun 25, 20212 min read

Need Motivation for Fitness Over 50? Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Did you or any of your kids have braces growing up? You probably remember how hard it was to understand that the benefits from the...

Jun 18, 20212 min read

A Healthy Lifestyle is ‘Just Beyond That Hill’

David-Dorian Ross is a tai chi master, yet he’s also something of a storyteller, too. He recalls the King Arthur legend of “The Fisher...