Do You Pay Enough Attention to Your Deposits for Independence? Here’s Why You Should! (Video)
In my last blog I discussed how weeks of sedentary days can threaten your independence and shared the Elevator Exercise to help you retain leg strength…
Read More5 Surprising Ways to Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor, Especially After 50
I loved my biology classes in middle and high school. And, while I devoured lectures on the heart, lungs, and intestines, we must have skipped the pelvic floor chapter. Did you, too? Turns out, it’s pretty essential, especially to make sure you pee…
Read MoreTake a Seat and Try These 10 Physical Activity Ideas for Older Adults with Mobility Limitations
Don’t let a physical ailment or chronic condition keep you or a loved one you care for from getting health-boosting exercise! If you are unable to stand or walk for long periods of time…
Read More3 Reasons Why Your Workout Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It)
If I had a dime for every time someone told me, “I’ve tried everything and still can’t lose weight / get fit / tone my arms!” I’d be writing this from my own private island in the middle of the South Pacific. Read More
Take Charge of Independence: It’s Time to Retain Strength and Mobility During Self-isolation
I hope this article finds each one of you healthy and feeling resilient. Last month I talked about both physical and psychological resilience. Today, I want to give you some very specific things to retain strength and mobility…
Read More7 Tips for Creating and Sticking with a Home Workout Plan After 50
Exercising at home is fraught with obstacles you won’t encounter if you leave the house to get in shape. For example, lying on your back doing crunches at the gym does not usually inspire you to look for cobwebs over your head…
Read More4 Rules for Safe Exercising with Osteoporosis
On the list of “fun things to do,” medical tests of any kind don’t usually make the top 10. Some, however, are notoriously worse than others. For example, I’d rather have my body cryogenically frozen…
Read More4 Actions to Take Now to Help Prevent or Reverse Low Bone Density and Osteoporosis
I knew I was a poster child for low bone density as a small framed, petite woman, but as a movement and Pilates teacher, I was shocked and embarrassed to discover I had osteoporosis…
Read MoreStiff Neck and Shoulders? Make Them Strong with These 5 Easy to Follow Exercises
We learned in my holiday neck stress article how the positioning of our arms in our shoulder girdle affects muscle use and overuse in our upper back, neck and shoulders…
Read MoreResistance Training for Older Women? Yes, We Can Do It!
Everybody knows that regular physical activity and exercise play an important role in maintaining a healthy body at any age and more so for older adults…
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