Topic: Exercise

Exercise Improves Attitudes about Aging

We have all heard about how important it is to exercise, especially as we age. What we probably haven't considered is that exercise can actually improve a person's attitude toward aging and make them feel happier and fulfilled. The research ers gathered 240 sedentary women from ages 70 to 93. They were divided into three groups and were studied over a 6-month period, with the first group following an exercise routine, the second learning computer skills, and the third going about their lives as usual. By the end of the program, the physical exercise group showed significant improvement in their positive attitude toward getting older compared to those in the other groups. The findings are illuminating and very positive... keep reading for the details.

Posted on Nov 28, 2012

Exercise...and Cut Down on Sitting

Topics: Exercise, Health

It probably comes as no surprise that the more time someone spends sitting, especially in front of the television, the "less robust" his or her life may be. One recent study isolated the effect that sitting has on people’s life spans and the findings were sobering: every single hour of TV watched after the age of 25 reduces the viewer’s life expectancy by 21.8 minutes. So, consider cutting back on TV time and look at the rest of your day and find ways to walk, stand, and move around more, even if you are in an office. This article points out that sitting less doesn't take the place of exercise. Both are needed to maintain good health.

Posted on Oct 29, 2012

Changing the Tune on Exercise

Topics: Exercise, Health

If you are told to exercise because it will help you fend off obesity, disease, or old age, you probably won't find your way off the couch. The latest research strongly suggests that we stop thinking of future health and consider how keeping active today will enhance our current well-being and happiness. Whatever you choose to do...a walk, a bike ride, going to the gym...has to fit into your schedule and have immediate benefits. Keep reading for more on how this "new tune" for exercise will get you into your Zumba togs and keep you going back for more.

Posted on Sep 9, 2012

Intensity is Not a Perfume

Topics: Exercise, Mental Health

The writer of this article is a disciplined athlete whose love of sports has kept her 57-year-old body in shape as she raised her seven children, held a full-time job, and coped with her husband's cancer. Being fit and feeling healthy rate on top of her list, but she finds her athletic regimen is just as important in keeping her mentally in tune -- exercising relieves stress, helps her sort out work issues and deal with general day-to-day problems. She offers tips to those 50 and older who want to try exercise but are not sure where to begin.

Posted on Feb 29, 2012

Are You Heart Smart?

Topics: Exercise, Health, Medicine

There is so much information around about what it takes to keep your heart healthy that it is hard to know what is actually true and what can possibly be dangerous. How do you make decisions about what to eat, how much to exercise, and how to evaluate medical advice? This article is an interview with two cardiology experts who have written a book to help people make smarter choices about their health. There are lots of good questions answered and a quiz to test your knowledge. This article is a "keeper."

Posted on Feb 23, 2012

Talk About Inspiring!

Topics: Exercise, Health

This YouTube video makes you want to put your sneakers on, grab a few weights, and work as hard as you can to look like Ernestine Shepherd, the teacher. This extraordinarily fit 72-year-old with a shelf of trophies for bragging rights, runs 80 miles a week and teaches classes at the United Methodist Church in Baltimore for older women who try to follow her every step. Her can-do spirit, warmth, and encouragement make her students feel that they, too, can look and feel their best.

Posted on Mar 14, 2011

Bulking Up: An Ageless Phenomenon

Topics: Aging, Exercise, Health

We know that as we age, our muscle mass decreases at a pretty rapid rate. But, don't despair. New research published in the journal, Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, reports that this loss can be turned around with a very doable weight lifting, muscle stretching regimen. This NPR article and video follows a 73-year-old woman with osteoporosis around the gym...and provides evidence that stretching muscles through resistance exercises not only builds strength, but improves balance, which helps prevent falls.

Posted on Feb 23, 2011

Getting Ready for 100

Topics: Aging At Home, Exercise, Healthy Aging

No one can honestly say that they don't experience any physical changes as they age. The focus of this New York Times article is to own up to reality and consider making a few "tweaks" and "course corrections" throughout the years to keep yourself in shape for a blow-out 100th birthday! Simple exercises to strengthen your body and some changes in home environment to stress safety and ease of use can make a real difference.

Posted on Oct 27, 2010

No Gain in Pain

Topics: Exercise, Health, Physical Therapy

The norm is to report to the physical therapist after you've tried to recapture your glory days as a high school runner and end up limping to work in excruciating pain. How about visiting the doctor before you exercise? This Wall Street Journal article talks about the positive results of a proactive, preventive visit to a physical therapist who can diagnose muscle imbalances and provide a regime that corrects problems that effect endurance, balance, strength and weight control. With age comes wisdom ... and the physical therapist.

Posted on Oct 6, 2010

Getting Serious About Exercise

Topics: Diet, Exercise, Weight

A recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is not such good news if your idea of exercise is a five-minute walk to Dairy Queen. In short, if you want to keep middle-age spread at bay and keep eating a normal diet, you're going to have to exercise a lot harder. By studying 34,000 women over a 13-year period, researchers concluded that moderate exercise for at least an hour a day was needed to keep the pounds off as this group got older.

Posted on Apr 6, 2010

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