Getting Started with Movement? Here Are Types of Workouts You Can Try
Carrie Bradshaw once asked: “Why are we should-ing all over ourselves?” There are so many ‘shoulds’ in our vocabulary for fitness and movement. We should do cardio exercise for heart health and to burn calories. We should do yoga to stretch…
Read More3 Tricks to Guarantee Your New Year’s Resolution Will Stick This Time
I think it’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all been there at some point in our lives. The clock strikes midnight on January 1, and we magically decide that we are now going to do “the thing.” Or we’re going to stop doing “the thing.” We jump out of bed ready…
Read MorePutting Our Tendencies to Work for a Long, Happy Life After 60
The way we spend our day-to-day life determines how well we will live as we grow older. We may not think about it as we rush to our exercise class or choose better food or practice Spanish for an upcoming trip. But every choice matters…
Read MoreCan We Truly Reconnect with Lost Moments from the Past
Lockdown has afforded all of us an opportunity to reflect on who we are, what our priorities are, and what we’d like to change in our lives. I have some good friends here in London, for example, who just got married after being together for 32 years…
Read MoreGame Changers Among Meds: Birth Control Pill and Covid Vaccine
I have spent my 67 years residing in the state of Florida. I have to live with the fact my state is the punch line of late-night talk show jokes more frequently than other states. Our mythical mascot is “Florida Man” whose bizarre real-world antics personify…
Read MoreCelebrating 4 Decades of a Male/Female Friendship of Equals
One enchanted evening, 37 years ago, I met Ann at an industry dinner party. Sitting next to one another at a large round table in a noisy restaurant, conversation soon revealed we’d both grown up in Brooklyn, attended – at different times…
Read MoreWhat Will You Do Differently This Year?
When I open my online workshops these days, I often put the following directive on the screen: “In chat, tell us something you’ll do differently in 2021.” It’s meant to be a conversation starter before we begin the business of the day. Lately, however, I’ve been…
Read MoreAn Assembly Project for Exercising at Home
Over Christmas, I spent two weeks at my son’s home in southern California. We had taken precautions; everyone had tested negative, the nanny and the housekeeper were given two weeks off, and I drove door to door with only one stop…
Read More4 Ways to Combat the Winter Gloom According to Brain Science
For many of us, winter can feel like a season that just drags on and on and on. Shorter days, colder temperatures, and more precipitation are perfect for putting us in a constant state of misery. Mix that in with the post-holiday blues…
Read More5 Ways to Refresh Your Fall Wardrobe and Get More from Fashion Over 60
My calendar at this time of year is chocked full with women feeling that it is time to knuckle down, get things off of their to-do list and add a line item entitled ‘time-for-me’ before they get wrapped up in all of the other end-of-year to dos…
Read More