By the time we hit our 50s, most of us have realized that our bodies have developed a bit of a rebellious streak. Metabolism that once burned through late-night pizza seems to have taken an early retirement. It’s during this decade that many of us—particularly women—are told you need to [...]
Do you have what it takes to pass the Air Force Fitness Test? While most airmen have retired from the Air Force by the time they reach 50, there are a handful (around 4%) that are still active duty. In an effort to keep up with the times, the Air [...]
By the time you cross the half-century mark, gravity stops being a theoretical concept and starts feeling like a personal vendetta. You wake up, make a sudden movement to reach for your coffee mug, and your lower back sounds like a handful of dry twigs snapping in the wind. We [...]
By the time we hit the half-century mark, we realize we spend a significant portion of our day negotiating with our lower backs or wondering why the floor seems to be getting further away every year. Enter Setu Bandhasana, or the Bridge Pose. It’s one of those rare yoga postures [...]
For many of us, the gym has long been a place of grunt-work and gravity-defying feats. We’ve spent decades being told that the “real” work happens when we’re hoisting something heavy toward the ceiling, whether it’s a barbell or just our own stubborn frames after a long afternoon in a [...]
If you feel like your spine has transitioned from a flexible conduit of energy into a rusted rebar rod, you aren’t alone. We spent our thirties and forties building lives, and now our vertebrae are billing us for the overtime. But before you resign yourself to moving with the grace [...]
