Movement as Medicine I am amazed at how often what is old becomes new again. There is a contemporary trend to treat movement as medicine. Several sources are promoting this message as a way to get more people to move into a healthier life. The...
How to Get Stared Exercising
How to Get Started Exercising You know you should exercise as if your life depended on it. Because it does. Research published in the Journal of Aging Research stated that: “All-cause mortality is decreased by about 30% to 35% in physically active people as compared...
Falls Prevention
One day in 1998, when my father was mowing his lawn, he tripped, fell onto the sidewalk and broke his hip. He was taken to the hospital where he died. He was 82. According to the Centers for Disease Control (1): Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death...
Why 4 Fitness Areas?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends 150min of moderately intense activity, or 75 min of vigorously intense activity, every week for adults, including seniors (1). These standards came from research sponsored by the CDC and resulted in their 2018 Physical...
Why Build Strength?
Why Build Strength? There are so many benefits to strength training it is hard to know where to begin. The most obvious benefit of strength training is that when you are strong, you can do more things. If you are over 50 you might be noticing that carrying...