We’ve all been there: you’ve spent the morning gardening or walking the dog, and by 2:00 PM, the couch is calling your name with the siren song of a long nap. It feels logical to assume that if we “spend” our energy on exercise, we’ll have less left in the [...]
If you’ve spent any time in a yoga studio, you’ve likely seen someone standing as still as a statue on one leg, looking remarkably serene while everyone else wobbles. That’s Vrksasana, or Tree Pose. While it might look like a simple balance trick, for those of us over 50, it [...]
It is often said that “motion is lotion,” but as we cross the threshold of sixty, we realize that the “machinery” requires a bit more specialized maintenance. You wouldn’t expect a vintage Jaguar to run smoothly without warming up the engine, and your body is no different. The goal of [...]
Let’s be honest: endurance in your 50s and 60s feels a bit different than it did in your 20s. Back then, “endurance” might have meant staying out until 2 a.m. and still making it to work on time. These days, it’s less about how fast you can sprint and more [...]
We’ve all heard the standard advice: to stay healthy, you need 150 minutes of exercise a week. For many of us over 50, that can feel like a daunting chore—especially on days when the joints are stiff or the schedule is packed. But what if you could slash your risk [...]
There’s are some really cool functional fitness tools out there. But we were surprised to hear of one particular tool that has been around, at least commercially, since the 90’s but not many people know about. It’s called the Power Plate (which uses whole-body vibration, or WBV). The idea is [...]
