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…
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 Together, the experiments add to growing evidence that some of our assumptions about aging may be outdated and we might Read more…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…
1. Exercise creates brain growth As we get older, the birth of new brain cells slows, and our brain tissue actually shrinks. Exercise may be able to reverse that trend. One brain-scanning study of healthy but sedentary people aged 60 to 79 showed significant increases in brain volume after six Read more…
Did you exercise today? Did you take that step towards living well into old age? If you did congratulations. Now you have to do it again tomorrow and again the next day until it becomes a habit. Continue until it becomes so ingrained in your daily habits that if you Read more…
13 ways one type of exercise is the closest thing to a miracle drug we have Want an all-natural way to lift your mood, improve your memory, and protect your brain against the decline that comes with aging? Get moving. Exercises that get your heart pumping and sweat flowing – Read more…