Getting healthier, losing weight, feeling better, and getting fit is not complicated. It’s about the daily choices you make. Choice is a powerful thing. You can choose daily habits that promote a healthy lifestyle or not. That choice is completely yours.Many of the aliments associated with aging are the results of many years of making […]
Read MoreScientific research is showing that weight lifting is one of the most effective ways of building and maintaining muscle mass as you age and here’s why. Lifting weights is a method of overloading your body through exercise with a resistance that you are not accustomed to handling. In response your body adapts to this overloading process by building stronger muscles to accommodate the new demands. Research says that by the time you reach middle age you should start lifting weights at least 2 times per week to retain your muscle.
Read MoreThe popularity of low-carbohydrate diets has probably led you to believe that carbohydrates are “bad” for you. Just reading the hype in the media would make you think that carbohydrates are the cause of the obesity epidemic throughout the United States. Eating a lot of easily- digested carbohydrates from white bread, white rice, pastries, sugared […]
Read MoreYour body is designed to be active. Nicholas A. Dinubile, MD says “If all the benefits of exercise could be packaged in a single pill, it would be the most prescribed medication in the world”. I’m a personal trainer and I specialize in fitness over the age of 50. I would argue with anyone that […]
Read MoreFat has also taken a bad rap over the years, but it is very essential to your health and well-being. Again, balance and moderation is the key. For decades, the mantra for healthy eating has been “eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet.” Touted as a way to lose weight and prevent heart disease and other chronic […]
Read MoreIf you are trying to lose weight, maintaining a steady blood sugar level is a very important component of your dieting effort. While your body breaks down all digestible carbohydrates into blood sugar, some are converted into blood sugar faster than others. Thus, some carbohydrates cause a spike in your blood sugar level which causes […]
Read MoreControlling the insulin level in your blood is very important in your effort to control your weight. Most food cravings and hunger pains originate from quick rises in your blood sugar level and consequently, spikes in your insulin level. What causes this rise and fall in your blood sugar level ? The answer is, your […]
Read MoreSacopenia is the progressive loss of muscle mass, function, quality, and strength related to the aging process. When the word aging comes mind most people think of 65 plus, however you can start to lose muscle mass in your 30s. Actually, between the ages of 30 to 60, the average adult will gain 1 lb […]
Read MoreA while back, I spoke to a group of people at an Active Adult Community about the mental and physical requirements of staying healthy, fit, and firm over the age of 50. I explained that they had to incorporate the following three things into their lives to do so: a positive mental attitude, a fitness […]
Read MoreI’ve been in the health and fitness industry for over 25 year and I’ve seen many fads come and go. When I started my personal training business back in the 1990s women had many misconceptions about weight lifting. I cannot tell how many times I heard my female clients say “I don’t want to lift […]
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