September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual observance designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. This month’s events are promoted to stress personal responsibility for physical, social, mental and financial health, of critical importance for Baby Boomers and older adults. Here are 9 of my best tips for fitness after 50, […]
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We’re enjoying a vacation with family up at Lake Tahoe. The drive north (with a weekend stop-over in Auburn) was a 10-hour trip–too much time stuck on my bottom in our Expedition. I dread these adventures because of the large amount of sitting time. For Baby Boomers and seniors, long trips can be a real
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OK Baby Boomers and seniors, how excited would you be to discover you could up your fitness by burning additional calories with no additional effort? Welcome to the world of EPOC! What is EPOC? One of the by-products of physical activity is a phenomenon called EPOC—excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. Very simply put, when we exercise,
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Baby boomers and older adults–looking for easy ways to up your fitness game this year? Ideas that don’t take hours of commitment or weeks of behavior change? Ones that help you forget you just got a year older (like me, this week!)? Here are 7 tips to help jumpstart your wellness in 2017: 1) Include
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The holidays can be tricky to navigate if you’re concerned about your wellness. But sticking to a healthy routine during this time can keep both your energy and “jolly” spirit up. Here are some tips and tricks to help keep you stay fit with smart holiday eating and activity: • Be conscientious about your eating
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You’re working on your fitness program–walking more often, sitting less and picking up your weights. Congratulations! But don’t leave out this critical component–stretching! Stretching is crucial to Baby Boomers and seniors for maintaining joint movement, posture and flexibility. It’s so important that it’s now included in the official exercise recommendations from the American College of
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Why bother stretching? Do I stretch before or after exercise, or both? How long do I hold a stretch? These are questions I often hear from Baby Boomers and seniors who are concerned about fitness and improving flexibility. Benefits of Stretching Everybody, especially folks over 50, needs to stretch on a regular basis; daily is
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When I start working with Baby Boomers or older adults, they’re amazed by the information I provide! To me, as both a certified personal trainer and registered dietitian, it’s important to give accurate and valuable advice. And whether it’s correcting bad (and potentially unsafe) form when lifting weights or re-shaping eating habits, I’ve seen a
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Although I’ve been a dietitian since the 70s, I really didn’t concentrate on my own fitness until 10 years ago. Like many Baby Boomer mothers, I’d put off “me time” until my youngest daughter graduated from high school. Then I invested in a personal trainer and doubled my efforts to get my four hours of
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As a trainer, I’m constantly looking for ways to challenge my Baby Boomer and senior clients to burn more calories and become more efficient in their exercise routines. One approach that people commonly overlook is adding compound exercises into their fitness routines. But just what is are compound exercises, and why are they so effective?
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