Health and Fitness

I bet you’ve heard this: “You’re tired? You’re just getting old. That’s normal as we age. Fortunately, you’re retired so you can rest as much as you want.” Hey! I didn’t spend my life working so that I could retire to rest! My retirement is my fun time! No fair!

Stress puts your body on high alert, causing nearly every organ and system in your body to react. Stress also puts you into fat STORING mode because of what happens metabolically to your blood sugar, insulin, adrenaline and cortisol levels…

Wandering along a gently flowing creek on a warm summer day has been a favorite outing most of my life. I’ve never felt the urge to venture out on backpacking or backcountry excursions, but a day hike up into the hills…

We often hear about the need for strength training at any age, but did you know that power training is even more important to functional independence? You might associate power with elite sports or the massive athletes…

Getting plenty of physical exercise is one of the best things that we can do for our bodies and brains, but this is only a beginning. Our brains need to be stimulated as well, especially as we get a little older. Fortunately, keeping our brains…

My stomach hit rock bottom as the medical professional spoke with me after my total hip replacement several years ago. He said, “When you received total hip replacement surgery, they took 40 percent of that muscle. The result is that your left buttock…

Have you ever come home from a great vacation where you thoroughly enjoyed yourself and then you realize the scale has gone up and you found it almost impossible to get back into your healthy habits? As a personal trainer for women over 55, I hear often…

When my wife and I babysat our two grandchildren this past weekend, we knew we would have fun. But we didn’t know we would be boosting our brain power as well. A report from Australia shows that moderate babysitting of grandchildren reduces…

Although the Olympic Games Paris 2024 are over, dedicated athletes will not stop training vigorously, their eyes on the next championship. And let me tell you, you can follow in their steps to get yourself off the starting blocks and put your weight loss plan in action…

I start most of my private clients with 10 minutes of breath awareness. It’s amazing that we breathe automatically. What is not automatic is how our body changes shape to accommodate the pressure and volume change in our torso…