Physical Activity

If by some chance you’re still on the fence about whether you should be exercising, there’s more good news about exercise to report. First, as a reminder, not only will your physical health be sustained and improved through exercise but it’s more and more clear that your aging brain also…

You either get it or you don’t. If you’re a pet owner, be it a cat, dog, bird, or even reptile, you likely understand the comfort and companionship that comes from owning your pet, not to mention the responsibility and routines to keep your pet healthy and happy. Those who…

It’s easy to make excuses: “I’m too old to start,” or “I can’t risk hurting myself,” or “My legs don’t work very well anymore.”  And there may be some truth in these sentiments or at least some sense of logic to which we can all relate. But time and again,…

If you were to close your eyes and let your mind wander, how would you think about your current self? What age do you feel like you are? Does your sense of yourself jive with your actual birth date? What do you think people your actual age should look like?…

It’s free, it’s reasonably easy (for most of us) and there’s ongoing research data and insights supporting the same important conclusion: Walking is an essential- perhaps the essential- activity that all older adults should engage in so as to maintain health and well-being as they grow older. We’ve been touting…

Perhaps you made the new year’s pledge to begin to exercise, but you’ve yet to develop a plan. Or maybe you were gifted a new gym membership but your anxiety about going to a gym has stopped you in your tracks. The inertia, the fear, the “gymtimidation”- they’re all real…