Speed Up: What Your Walking Speed Reveals About Your Health:
October 16, 2024
Are you one of the slower ones or the speedier ones? When you go out for a walk, do you need help keeping up with others, or does the pace of your walking companions hold you back? Ultimately, does it matter whether you walk slowly or quickly? We all know…
Play To Your Strengths: Older Adults Need Strength Training
October 2, 2024
Our efforts to encourage you to take up strength training have been strong and steady. As an essential form of exercise, strength training (also known as weight training or resistance training) can provide you with numerous physical and mental health benefits, in addition to improving your level of energy and…
Protect And Prevent: What Are You Doing To Lessen The Likelihood Of Falling?
September 25, 2024
As we celebrate the arrival of fall, make sure you also make room to mark the occasion of Falls Prevention Awareness Week, which runs from Sept. 23 – Sept. 27 this year. It’s the right time of year to reflect on your own stability, balance, and history of falling, to…
Make Your Way: Consider Creative And Health-Boosting Travel This Fall
September 11, 2024
While many consider Summer to be the prime vacation season, those in the know understand that Fall can be a great time to travel. With fewer tourists in top spots and costs down from the fees of peak season, you’ll likely get to travel in an exciting and meaningful way…
Keep On Moving: Walk Your Way To Feeling Healthier
August 7, 2024
So despite the heat this summer, have you been able to take walks around your neighborhood? Are you getting in those steps before the sun becomes too strong? If you have, you’re likely not alone on those paths or sidewalks. According to a new report from the CDC, almost 60%…
At Full Stretch: Add Stretching To Your Exercise Routine To Maintain Flexibility
July 24, 2024
If you’re putting in the time each week so that your heart is pumping and your muscles are working, congratulations. Aerobic exercise and strength training are essential for healthy aging. But do you still wake up in the morning with stiff joints or an achy back? Do your arms and…