Play To Your Strengths: Older Adults Need Strength Training
October 2, 2024
Our efforts to encourage you to take up strength training have been strong and steady. As an essential form of exercise, strength training (also known as weight training or resistance training) can provide you with numerous physical and mental health benefits, in addition to improving your level of energy and…
Protect And Prevent: What Are You Doing To Lessen The Likelihood Of Falling?
September 25, 2024
As we celebrate the arrival of fall, make sure you also make room to mark the occasion of Falls Prevention Awareness Week, which runs from Sept. 23 – Sept. 27 this year. It’s the right time of year to reflect on your own stability, balance, and history of falling, to…
Get A Leg Up: The Long Term Benefits of Strength Training For Older Adults
June 26, 2024
If you’re up and about, and moving much of the day, congratulations: You’re putting yourself on a path toward healthier aging. As we’ve previously posted on many occasions, the less you sit and the more you move, the better your health will likely be well into your later years. But…
Don’t Fall Behind: Recent Insights on Balance And Fall Prevention
June 12, 2024
In case you need a reminder, the statistics are somewhat startling. Around the world each year, more than 680,000 adults die from a fall, while millions of additional adults require serious medical attention as a result of a fall. Adults over the age of 60 have the highest rates of…
Say Yes To Fitness: An Interview with April Hattori, Creator Of The Popular YouTube Fitness Channel, yes2next
May 21, 2024
Over the past few years, agebuzz has regularly linked to terrific free fitness videos available on the YouTube Channel yes2next. The videos feature April Hattori, the creator of yes2next, and her mom, Aiko Sokolowski, who together demonstrate valuable fitness and strength training exercises for anyone looking to improve their strength and…
Meditation In Motion: Why Tai Chi May Be A Great Choice For You
May 15, 2024
No doubt you know that we’ve frequently touted the importance of physical activity for healthy aging. We’ve also praised the value of mindfulness and meditation to lower stress and anxiety and help put you in a calm, present state of mind (which can also benefit your physical health). If there’s…