“Why we age” is a good question. I was hoping I could avoid aging or at least cover it up. When you think about it, we are actually lucky to experience aging. Some of our friends haven’t been so lucky. Still, aging is a stern taskmaster. We have constant daily reminders: aches, pains and jars […]

Are there little known secrets of exercise that seniors can use to stay fit despite chronic conditions? I’m trying to get an effective cardio workout through movements that can’t injure the body. Everybody praises walking because it’s so easy to do, always available, and fairly safe. However, I don’t get my heart rate sufficiently invigorated. […]

When it comes to “eating your fruits and veggies,” one fruit or vegetable doesn’t protect you anymore than one vitamin supplement does. In our senior War on Aging, we need to eat a variety of foods containing antioxidants that control the free radical oxidative stress rampant in our bodies. Recall what this means: Free radicals […]

You’d think that age and wisdom would help us find good daily routines for senior fitness. Instead, I keep going back to workouts I did in my 40s and 50s, expecting to create the obsessive habits of younger years. Not only do I not have the time for 45 minutes of cardio and the same […]

Poor sleep is a problem that increases as we age. I experience this myself. My fitness watch tells me I am getting an average of five to six hours a night. Research from the National Sleep Foundation shows that adults need between 7–9 hours of solid sleep every night, yet 30% of adults aged 45+ […]

Ever since turning sixty, my husband Rob and I have been taking better care of ourselves. It pays off, even as we still have to deal with the inevitability of growing older. The big goal—as we now see it—is to extend our “joie de vivre” as long as we can. Extending the prime of life […]

In one month, I’m turning 75-years-old. And, unlike my family members who died in their 50s and 60s, I feel great. I’m relatively healthy. I’m going out to play Pickleball with friends. And yet… This morning I wrote down all the things that worried me about getting older. I wrote a sort of manifesto with […]

Few seniors meet the guidelines for protein in their daily menus. We love this recipe for a healthy protein smoothie because it is easy to make and packs a powerful punch with proteins. Currently the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is 0.8 gram per… Extended sitting is really bad for your health. I’m not […]

Here in our village of Ajijic,in Mexico, falls and fractures are quite common: cobblestone streets, narrow sidewalks and tourists craning their necks are a recipe for disaster. One misstep off a curb and toodle-doo, off to the hospital we go. Add to that an abundance… Have you achieved Senior Fitness for Life status? It’s never […]

I need to stop back pain. They say that growing older is a privilege and while I understand that, when I wake in the morning it can feel more like a curse. In truth, I may look younger than my age, but my back acts like it belongs to a crotchety old hunchback who eats… […]

What are your smart goals for this next year? Healthy seniors like to stretch themselves by stating out loud what they intend to do. At our house, we like to go around the Christmas dinner table and share with friends and family our goals for the New Year. When I make… When we wrote our […]

We are designed to be smart people our entire lives. The brain is supposed to work well until our last breath. ~  David Perlmutter, M.D., author of Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers . When I… Do you know what really works for getting fit as […]

Senior stress wreaks havoc on our health, whether it’s fear- or reality-based. Right now, with the spread of corona virus disease, seniors need to protect themselves even more from excess stress. We need to preserve our immune system and stay as healthy as possible…. Do you wish you could boost energy? Like many seniors, in […]

Here’s an excerpt from our book on the War on Aging and why it’s important for seniors to not give… It’s been some 25 years, but I still remember turning 50. I thought of that the other day when I read a fun quote by the inimitable Mae West: You are never too old to […]