January 2019 – Senior Fitness For Life

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 become younger. Not everyone buys into the belief that after a certain age you can become… You think getting fit at 40 was hard, it’s even harder to start a senior exercise program. Exercising when your joints ache and you’ve got limited mobility and strength isn’t fun. At least not at first. But it does get better with practice and time…. Ageism is rampant. Nobody likes to be treated like an “old person.” In the U.S., there are examples of blatant ageism in hiring for jobs and other situations. As seniors, it’s insulting when someone treats you like you can’t hear or understand… Do you get enough sleep? Many of my friends complain about not being able to stay asleep for eight hours. And sleep is apparently more important for people over 65 and 70. Few of us have developed healthy sleep habits. Who knew that being retired and having less to do…