Sitting

Do you feel yourself hunching over? Do you worry about slumping shoulders or a rounded back? Do you have visions of your later years spent facing the ground as your head points down? These are certainly stereotypical images of older adults with poor posture- but there’s no reason to assume…

Let’s face it: the pandemic has allowed many to slide into a lazy way of being. You may have begun to eat more, exercise less, and generally indulge in habits that are engaging or distracting, but perhaps not always healthy. Along with that slide may be another physical, practical concern:…

On the surface, they’re typical older men, who may be “weekend warriors” on the playing field or trails but certainly are not athletic professionals. But their athletic feats- at ages when many of us can barely walk a mile- are anything but ordinary. And hopefully, the examples they set can…

There’s a tendency when contemplating “aging in place”-  and the equipment that may be needed to make that happen- that function automatically takes precedence over form- that it’s more important for the product to work than to look good. While some may be willing to settle for a useful product…

Raise your hand if you believe you watched an “unhealthy” amount of network television or streaming content during the pandemic. While there’s no doubt that many of us were in desperate search of something to keep us distracted and entertained while we remained on lockdown, the question is whether we…

As you may remember, last June agebuzz readers were lucky to learn from the wisdom and advice of Molly Roffman, the balance and falls expert who runs the studio StepWISEnow. The interview with Molly was one of our most popular posts from 2020, and now she is back to share…