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By Susanna P. Barton   Make no bones about it, pets make us happier, healthier humans – throughout life and especially during our second half.  A recent report from the American Psychiatric Association shows 86% of participants believe pets have a mostly positive impact on their mental health.  A 2019…

While you likely don’t give it much thought, it turns out that exercises that build up and strengthen your core are critical to comfortably and fluidly conducting your daily activities and engaging in almost all other types of exercise and movement. What exactly makes up “your core?” As we’ve previously…

We’ve previously informed you about research reporting on the health hazards of too much sitting. And yet, far too many of us continue to sit for far too many hours a day, putting ourselves at significant risk for serious illness as we get older. Data show that American adults spend…

In case you need a reminder, the statistics are somewhat startling. Around the world each year, more than 680,000 adults die from a fall, while millions of additional adults require serious medical attention as a result of a fall. Adults over the age of 60 have the highest rates of…

By Alice Herb   Back when I was a youngster of 79, I decided that if I didn’t do something about my antipathy toward exercise, I would end up using a walker or worse yet, in a wheelchair unable to lead the life I enjoyed. I had always imagined myself…

We’ve previously cited expert advice about the value of stair climbing as a way to sneak in exercise without really trying. Now comes new research presented at the 2024 European Preventive Cardiology Conference that provides further evidence of the value of stair climbing, as a way to lower your risk…