A person over 60 should typically not have to “recover” after exercising. A senior who is working out should gradually improve their fitness level in order to avoid having to "recover" each time they exercise. Too many people are reluctant to exercise because they feel too sore the next day and even sometimes get injured. If people exercised in a slow progressive manner they would avoid the discomfort of post-exercise and perhaps stick with an exercise program. No wonder we

If you don't drink enough water, you can get dehydrated and suffer from light-headedness, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Properly hydr

Exercise is known to have numerous neuroprotective and cognitive benefits, affecting domains from memory to learning processes. In a society where one new case of age-related dementia is detected every four seconds and scientists predict that over 115 million individuals worldwide will suffer from some form of cognitive decline in 30 years, fitness professionals are in a unique position to help promote exercise as a preventive tool for dementia. From Fitness To Function Scien

If you want to have lasting success in sticking to an exercise plan, examine the reasons why and how you are working out. Start to think abo

Many people experience mild to moderate winter depression. Severe winter depression, known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is marked b

Falls are especially dangerous for older women with weaker bones.

Your workouts should be changing as you age.

Breathing with pursed lips is beneficial and can be used with the diaphragmatic breathing. The hand is placed on the abdomen. Inhale through the nose while gently pushing the abdomen out. The hand placed on his or her abdomen moves outward. This allows the diaphragm to lower enabling one to increase lung capacity. Exhale slowly using pursed lips while gently pushing inward and upward with the hand on the abdomen to help empty the lungs completely. The navel is pressed to the

“You have six months to get these numbers under control, or I’m putting you on cholesterol medicine.” Those were the words my doctor used eight years ago at a routine checkup. Three months postpartum, 75 pounds overweight and a total cholesterol in the “high” category, I knew it was time to get my body moving.Three years prior to that appointment, my dad died suddenly from a heart attack. He battled high cholesterol most of his adult life and lived several decades on choleste

In order to keep our bones dense we must perform weight bearing exercises and strength training. Using light weights in your exercise routine may not be sufficiently helping your bones. The amount of weight bearing that causes the bone to become denser is called osteogenic loading. It takes a certain load to stimulate the bone. Bones can be loaded or unloaded from prolonged bed rest. Scientists have determined that the amount of loading required to stimulate the bone equals 4