Get Moving Again! Yoga for Seniors Practice w/ Focus on Spinal Health (Part 4/8)
In the second of Sixty and Me’s free Gentle Yoga for Seniors video series, yoga and biodynamic energetics guru Cat Kabira focuses on our neck and shoulders. In the third, our lower backs took their turn. Now, it’s our spines’ time to shine!
Read More7 Types of Group Exercise That Can Help You Thrive When You’re Over 60
We all know the benefits of exercise. Working out can increase energy, promote weight loss, manage health problems, and aid in the prevention of muscle loss. Although we know we need to get out there and work out…
Read MoreHow Boomer Women Can Make Use of Biomechanics to Exercise Without Pain
As a biomechanist and nutritionist, I’ve been professionally involved in one to one exercise/fitness, rehabilitation, injury, and nutrition for the past 47 years. Over the years, a lot of things have changed in fitness/exercise and injury matters…
Read More5 Reasons to Consider Taking Up Cross-Training for Seniors
If you’re looking for a new fitness mantra for your weekly workouts, you may want to consider “cross-training.” Read More
Preventing Aches and Pains: 6 Ways to Make Caregiving Easier on Your Body
So much attention gets paid to the stress and emotional toll caregiving can take, but what about the physical side? Read More
7 Ways to Prevent Falls and Related Injuries
I saw a startling statistic that alarmed me, and I think it will alarm you as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an older adult is treated for a fall in the Emergency Room every 11 seconds, and an elderly person dies from a fall every 19 minutes! Read More
Could Your Red Dancing Shoes Be the Secret to Healthy Aging? You Bet!
Recently, I found myself humming David Bowie’s 1983 hit “Let’s Dance.” This anthem from my school days – and possibly yours as well – ends with the exhortation “Let’s dance, let’s dance, let’s dance, dance, dance.” Read More
Healthy Aging: Muscle Mass and Its Relationship to Frailty
This article complements a previous one I recently wrote where we discussed the definition of frailty, how it affects us as we age and the very important symptom of muscle mass loss…
Read More4 Reasons Why You Might Want to Start Yoga as an Older Student
Yoga is not age-dependent – toddlers to centenarians can and do enjoy it. Accessible yoga is one of the major trends these days. Accessible yoga means that proper modifications make yoga available to everyone. Read More
Want to Achieve Healthy Aging? This Doctor Says it’s as Easy as M-E-S-H
Society is full of suggestions and opinions on ageing and the changes we should make as we get older. But what should we really be doing as we try to embrace healthy ageing? Join us in conversation with geriatrician Dr. Bill Thomas who has four great points to what he believes matters most. Enjoy the show! Read More