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Fitness in Your Fifties (Your Forties Too): Use Your Athletic Experiences to Learn About Yourself
When we think of exercise and fitness, we think of athletic bodies that can withstand the demands of rigorous activity. We imagine quick reflexes, strong muscles and endurance. All of the above characteristics are usually attributed to the young—the under 30 crowd.
Gardening for Your Health
Tired of the same old workout? Treadmill got your spirits down? Before you totally give up on working out, try gardening on for size. Gardening is a good overall exercise and just about anyone can do it, from seniors and children to those with disabilities.
Pilates for Diabetics
Carol Huntley, a type-1 insulin-dependent diabetic for 44 years, has been doing weekly Pilates sessions for the past 10 months. She has noticed several positive changes since she began her Pilates training.
Shape-up Shakedown: March 2007
This month, our Shape-up Shakedown is dedicated to those of you who need a little extra push to get out the door and get in shape. We also have some tips for changing up your current workout to make it more interesting and to get you to the next level of fitness.
Fitness in Your Fifties (Your Forties Too): Welcome to 2007!
Another year, another year older! Welcome to 2007! Will this be the year you commit to exercising three times a week, or to keeping a food journal to get a handle on what you eat? Maybe you’ll sign up for your first race, 5K, half marathon, triathlon, or marathon.
For the Health of It
Who is responsible for teaching us about health and wellness these days? Where do we learn to exercise properly and to make healthier food choices? How do we learn about the benefits of resting our bodies or the reasons we should go to the dentist twice a year?
New Year's Resolutions: Before You Begin
One of the first things we associate with New Year’s is a clean slate, or starting over. We try to forget all our unsuccessful attempts at meeting the goals we set last year. This year, instead of ignoring our past failures, perhaps we could learn from them. Instead of inventing a new you, think about making small upgrades.
Shape-up Shakedown: January 2007
In this month's Shape-up Shakedown, Shira Capellini, our sports and exercise specialist, offers tips about walking. In Try Something New: Start a Walking Program, she has advice for beginners--from choosing your route, to keeping yourself motivated, to fitting your new walking program into your busy schedule.
Fitness in Your Fifties (Your Forties Too): Resolve to Exercise Regularly
Another year, another year older! Welcome to 2007! Will this be the year you commit to exercising three times a week, or to keeping a food journal to get a handle on what you eat? Maybe you'll sign up for your first race, 5K, half marathon, triathlon, or marathon; or find out when the next master athletes' ''games'' are in your neck of the woods and begin training for an event. Perhaps you'll decide to take a new class like spinning, Pilates, water aerobics or Tai Chi; or to check out the sales and buy a piece of exercise equipment for your home to make working out more convenient. 2007 might even be the year you just get up off your couch and learn to swing dance or to rollerblade, or join an adult sports league!
Fitness in Your Fifties (Your Forties Too): Mentoring and Finding Inspiration in Younger Athletes
Most of the time, people look to someone older than themselves to be their mentors, their coaches and their inspiration. When you are in your fifties, you may be just that to someone else. But I am here to tell you that in the world of staying fit and healthy, we can learn from and be challenged by people younger than ourselves. On one hand, I know that my mother, who is nearing eighty and comes from a generation that didn't exercise, looks to me for that ''push'' to workout. After more than 10 years of begging her to give water aerobics a try, she finally did it and she's HOOKED! On the flip side, my daughter is the one who keeps inspiring me to take on new challenges.
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