Let’s maintain our muscle strength! It’s so important for aging successfully. Why Is It Important To Maintain Muscle Mass As We Age? Maintaining our muscular strength is crucial in being able to do not only the activities we love, but the ones that are required...
Can you make cardio fun? Yes, you can! With entertaining music, enjoyable moves, and an upbeat attitude, a 20- to 30-minute cardio session can fly by in no time. You just need to find what type of cardio drives you. It might be hiking, swimming, a team sport like...
This chair cardio and weights workout is the perfect option for beginners, older exercisers and those days when you’re just not feeling up for a standing workout. It’ll get your heart rate up, tone your muscles and finish with a final stretch to leave you feeling...
What weight dumbbells should I use? This is a question I get a lot. It’s an important one because we want to choose a weight that is heavy enough to maintain and build muscle mass but not so heavy that we risk injury. What Weight Dumbbells Should I Use? If you...
Let’s rev up our metabolism with an endurance building workout! While moderate intensity is good for most days of the week in our age group, working at a higher intensity once in a while can help burn more calories and increase our fitness level. Sometimes we...
These stretching exercises for seniors will help keep our muscles and joints flexible so we can move freely through our day without pain or stiffness. Why Do Stretching Exercises For Seniors? As we age, tasks that were once simple like putting on your shoes or...
This video is a beginner Zumba workout anyone can do! Perhaps you’ve tried Zumba before and found it quite a challenge, both mentally and physically. I am not surprised as it can get very intense, especially if taught by a younger instructor. Because the music...
What are the best shoes for seniors to work out? I get this question a lot, so I wanted to share with you what has been recommended to me by my foot doctors (notice I said doctors, because I have been to many) and by my physical therapist. This post contains affiliate...
Let’s boost the impact of our balance training by adding weights to the routine. Holding onto weights is good practice to help maintain steady footing in future tasks where carrying things in your hands. It’ll help with activities like clearing the dishes...
Need a little boost of energy? Join me for this 15-minute holiday workout. We’ll start with a little cardio warm up then go right into some feel-good stretching. It’ll reduce stress, get rid of stiffness of the joints and muscles, regulate your breathing...
