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Take a seat- or maybe not, according to several new research studies. While it’s no secret that exercise is crucial for healthy aging, what you may not realize is that too much sitting can also have serious health consequences. Longtime agebuzz readers may recall last spring’s post “Stand Up: Too…

We already know through existing research that a sedentary life can have a negative effect on your physical health and lifespan. Now, with new research, we have more evidence that too much sitting can also be harmful to your brain. Just published in PLOS ONE, this new study out of the…

It’s September and that’s back-to-school season. Even if you’re no longer in school, you may still reminisce about your prior days of sitting in a classroom, challenging your brain, and trying to remember and learn all that you could. As an older adult, challenging your brain is one of the…

We’ve all dealt with some of the hard truths and realities of what growing older can mean, both the bad and the good. From our bodies slowing down to our discovery of the positives that can arise, we each experience moments of both despair and wonderment, sometimes at the same…

While you likely don’t give it much thought, it turns out that exercises that build up and strengthen your core are critical to comfortably and fluidly conducting your daily activities and engaging in almost all other types of exercise and movement. What exactly makes up “your core?” As we’ve previously…

By Alice Herb   One evening in May, I had an unexpected medical event, and I thought I would pass on to all of you what happened to me. I wasn’t feeling well, but it was a Sunday, and I wondered if I should try to get professional advice and…