Active seniors = Active Sex Life
Many people have attached a stereotype to the senior lifestyle which dictates that they no longer want to have sex. If you are a senior, however, you are probably like most other seniors, still enjoying an active sex life. If you are an active...
An Active Retirement Life
You can have an active retirement life, especially if you are in good health. Don't let a lack of money or friends stop you from having and
being all that you can during this time. If you do have health problems, you can still have an active...
Circuit Training for seniors - Finding the Right Gym for your Lifestyle
Circuit training as a concept is designed to be exercise that achieves an all round physical fitness as opposed to fitness for a specific sport. Only by physically working the body can our muscular and respiratory system be improved on. Circuit...
Feeling Younger as you get Older - How Exercise Keeps You Young
Lack of activity makes us feel lethargic and depressed. If sitting around lets us gets old, then perhaps we should consider that getting up and moving keeps aging on a slower track. There are plenty of ways to keep you moving no matter what age or...
Find the Right "Fit" in your Search for a Fitness Program
Top 5 Questions Seniors Should Ask
"Being fit" simply defined, basically means that you are able to perform all the functions that you need to perform on a day to day basis. Other people would say that it is about appearances or particular...
Finding the Right Place for Retirement Living
Some people dream about moving away all of their working lives. Perhaps you want to move to a warmer climate or be closer to loved
ones. Whatever your motivation for moving when you retire, you'll want to take some time to find the right...
Forget Those Senior Moments and Ease into a Physically Active Way of Life
As we get older, our bodies tend to want to stay at rest. The secret to a long and healthy life comes from keeping our bodies active. So many things depend on maintaining a daily exercise routine. Besides the obvious benefits of keeping our...
Get Exercising with some Golden Oldies Music for your Golden Years
Are you looking for a way to increase the positive effects of your commitment to exercise? According to doctors and researchers, you can increase your motivation and concentration and decrease your conscious effort when you exercise by making one...
Hitting the Bottle, the Water Bottle, That Is! Staying Hydrated During Senior Work-outs
While it is certainly an overused expression, it is truly important to stay hydrated during a workout. During an exercise session, heat is built up in the muscle groups of focus which causes the body temperature to increase. The body tries to cool...
Making Retirement Living Easy
Hopefully, you've been planning for your retirement for some time now. If you have, you will reap those rewards now. This isn't about
money. This is about clutter and things you've needed to do for a long time. If you do need to straighten...
Senior Dating: 7 Tips for a Successful First Date
Your 50 and you still haven't found the one that you can call your true love? Don't just want to watch and let your life pass you by. By all means, indulge in senior dating!
It's been years or decades since your last date? In as much as you...
Senior Goals - Realistic Expectations for Physical Activity
Set realistic expectations for your work outs. After you have had your check-up and talk with your doctor and gained clearance for an exercise routine, there are some basic rules that will help you ensure that you have set realistic expectations....
Senior Power - What Seniors Can Do to Protect Themselves in an Emergency
Seniors are often some of greatest victims when disaster strikes. But this should not always be the case. With a little preparation and practice, even seniors with physical limitations have the power to take charge during an emergency, and protect...
Seniors Declare Martial Law
Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art that consists of a series of very slow, gentle, and continuous movements, is highly suitable as a low-impact exercise activity for senior citizens. Practicing the ancient art enables older people to develop...
Seniors that Can Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk
Walking is one of the most popular activities for seniors. Whenever you see seniors walking in your neighborhood on a regular basis, trouping along whether it is a perfect day or not, it motivates you in your own activity and inspires you to become...
Slow and Steady - A Sensible Senior's Workout
Most aging adults don't get enough physical activity. Exercise, though, can improve health impairments and prevent some diseases. It can also improve mood and emotional well being. The keys, though, to a sensible senior workout are to take it slowly...
Special Needs - What Senior Caregivers Need to Do to Prepare for a Disaster
It is a challenge for Senior Citizens to move around on an average day, let alone during a disaster. However, with a little preparedness, and help from Caregivers, seniors can survive any disaster. Some disasters are unique to the climate of a...
Strength Training = Strong Bones
A critical aspect of aging is the general weakening of both muscle tissue and our bones themselves. One of the surest ways to reduce the stress on our weakening bones is to increase our muscles mass through strength training. Strength training has...
Tap into the Fountain of Youth - Exercise!
7 Ways to Success
Long gone are the days when 'aging gracefully' meant taking to a rocking chair on the front porch. Today's seniors are more active than ever. They're out jogging, walking, swimming, biking and hiking - and that's just the tip...
The Senior New Year's Resolution - Get Moving for Life!
There was a time when people stated that the only two sure things in life were death and taxes. But all of the recent research points to one additional certainty, the slogan, "Get Fit, For Life."
The growing opinion of all researchers is that...
The Senior Stretch - Warming Up Before Starting your Day
Perhaps no aspect of senior fitness is overlooked as often as stretching. Stretching in the morning may be the best way to make the most of every day. Regular morning stretches help maintain overall flexibility, which, in turn, affects the rest of...
To Buy Or Not To Buy A Home With A Reverse Mortgage
Many homeowners are now looking to buy a home with a reverse
mortgage. Tremendous growth in the housing market over the last
few years has given many homeowners a considerable boast in
equity.
Take for instance, Doris and Robert who...
Walk this Way - Every Senior Step Counts
Walking has easily become the most popular form of exercise. It is also the only form of exercise for which the rate of participation does not decline as one ages. In fact, in a recent national survey, the highest percentage of regular walkers as a...
Yard Work = A Great Workout for seniors
Staying fit can be quite a chore. Making the time and mustering energy to go to a gym or even to use home exercise equipment can be challenging, and what do we have to show for the time we spend (besides the knowledge that we're staying healthy)? ...
You're Not Dead Yet! A senior's Guide for some Get Up and Go!
9 Tips to a Fun Exercise Program
Eubie Blake, the jazz pianist, voiced the feelings of many an older American when he said, "If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
Fortunately for today's...
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