Most people enter into the fitness world or start a new training program wanting to simply build a better body. They want a more aesthetic physique, but a better body to most people does not mean that they want to build a massively muscular physique of a typical bodybuilder. However, Read more…
The year 2000 marked the first time in history that there were more people on Earth over the age of 60 than under the age of 5, according to a United Nations report. 10,000 people a day are retiring, according to multiple sources. That’s about 4 million a year. The Read more…
The Numbers A Good Heart-Rate Formula Is Hard to Beat The most widely used measurement has flaws; ‘don’t get hung up on a number’ My heart was racing while working out recently. Was it too fast? Maximal heart rate—the highest number of times your heart can beat in a minute—is Read more…
Pareto’s Principle establishes that 80% of your outcomes are a result of 20% of your inputs. How does this apply to your health and aging well? It doesn’t matter what numbers you apply but what does matter in your life is that there are 20 percent of the activities that Read more…
If you’ve been putting off getting fit for years (or decades), here’s the good news: it might not be too late to rejuvenate your heart if you start exercising now. A new study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation reveals the necessary “dose” of fitness to undo the Read more…
By Traci Breazeale N.E.A.T. stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. Dr. James Levine is credited for his research and findings on NEAT. According to Dr. Levine, “You can expend calories in one two ways. One is to go to the gym and the other is through all the activities of daily Read more…
Reprinted N.Y. Times Remaining physically active as we grow older could help to keep our muscles and immune systems robust, according to two inspiring new studies of older recreational cyclists. Together, the experiments add to growing evidence that some of our assumptions about aging may be outdated and we might Read more…
If you are like most people you could lose a few pounds or if you are really honest with yourself 30 plus pounds. Aging well requires you to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise and to maintain a healthy weight. You have to be able to move and Read more…
A Lifetime of Regular Exercise Slows down Ageing, Study Finds Researchers at King’s College London and University of Birmingham have found that staying active keeps the body young and healthy. The researchers set out to assess the health of older adults who had exercised most of their adult lives to Read more…
Exercise Self-Efficacy and Control Beliefs Predict Exercise Behavior After an Exercise Intervention for Older Adults Shevaun D. Neupert, Margie E. Lachman, and Stacey B. Whitbourn Abstract The present study examined exercise self-efficacy and exercise behavior during and after a strength training intervention program with older adults. A model with cross-lagged Read more…