Resistance bands can go anywhere and cost less than a monthly membership at many gyms. Here is a review of the best bands and the winner is “Bodylastics”.
Read the reviews here Resistance Band Review
GETTING FIT & STAYING FIT OVER 65
What’s the right mix of exercise activities to stay fit and reduce health risks over age 65? The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association have guidelines for adults over age 65, and for those age 50 to 64 with a chronic condition, such as arthritis.
Read the full article click here FIT OVER 65
Be A Superhero & Stay Active With The Grand Kids
These cards are for teachers to give kids breaks from brain work and get the blood flowing. You can buy these and download them, for about four bucks. Then print them on card stock and start doing these with your favorite Superhero. They will think you are a Superhero too.
For more click HERE
Safe Lifting Heavy and Light Objects
This short and simple video illustrates safe lifting techniques you may not be aware of.
How to lift heavy and light objects safely
You’ve Come A Long Way Baby!
Getting and staying fit has come a long way since this video was taken but simply sitting on a roller machine won’t get it. You do have to actually exercise and maybe even break a sweat.
The good news is fitness centers can be convenient and economical. Or, you can exercise at home with Yoga, Elastic bands and body weight Suspension Exercisers for a very small investment.
Your Last 10 Years?
The question is asked, “What will your last 10 years look like.”
Join us and help make a difference.
From the YouTube page of Canadian group Heart and Stroke. Click on link to see more from
Heart and Stroke
Kenny and Annie “Blessed” At Yellowstone National Park!
While on our Summer 2017 Tour of the USA, we visited Yellowstone National Park and met some inspirational Baby Boomers along the way. Among them was Kenny Rodgers, a retired Las Vegas Police officer. Kenny and Annie hike, bike, run and do resistance training together. They believe they are blessed to be able to visit and fully enjoy places like Yellowstone.
The Senior Games
Courtesy of furthermore.equinox.com
Sarcopenia Cause, Prevention and Treatment
Scarcopenia affects all of us to some degree. Get after it now and and enjoy a much better quality of life with the coming years. It’s never to late to reverse this malady.
Click on this link from Web MD to learn more.
Sarcopenia
Osteoarthritis Causes and Prevention
This audio interview is with the scientist who lead a study that found the increase in Osteoarthritis is not due to living longer or body weight, as as the medical world currently believes. It is due to our lack of activity.
The study also concluded, Osteoarthritis can be preventable.
This news may be too late for some boomers but others could benefit by making a simple lifestyle change.
All of us could share the information with our children and grandchildren to help save them from this painful malady.
