All of us will lose muscle over time, especially as we age, even seasoned athletes will lose precious muscle, and muscle rocks. So, let’s make more of it- even in menopause!
Get Fit, Stay Fit or Get Fitter
The “bucket list” idea is a fun way to make plans, because you’ve got LOTS of LIFE left in you! And it doesn’t matter what you’re planning to tackle on your bucket list: Being fit and vital will help you do it. So, in order to do the things you want to do… do you have to get fit, stay fit, or get fitter??
Top 3 habits to practice at home to promote positive aging
Creating a Positive Environment at Home: Tips from the Experts. The question they posed to me was, what are your top 3 habits to practice at home to promote positive aging? I sat with this question for a few days thinking… and thinking…and thinking… Positive aging is a big job, right? How do I sift it all down to 3 habits one could explore while at home?
After much contemplation, the following three are what I came up with.
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Using Self-Awareness For Health and an Active Lifestyle
Self-awareness concepts for health are HIGHLY effective to maintain or improve an active lifestyle, yet, sadly, not everyone is aware, or doing things with self-awareness. How often have you gone through the day blindly, only to plop down in front of the TV and rub the back of your neck, or your legs wondering how they got so achy? Let’s flip the script.
Incorporate Movement, to Keep on Moving
Balance is Better: Fall Prevention
Balance is better! Falls are not a normal part of aging and falls can be prevented. Today’s blog discusses how you can take steps to use movement and an attitude shift to develop tools to prevent falls in your life, or the life of your loved one. You can develop the confidence to move as your body was intended!
Functional Aging is Yours
To me, functional aging means soaring gracefully through the inevitable ebb and flow of age. No one will remain ‘young’ forever, yet there is magic in aging gracefully, maintaining your function, strength, energy, mobility, cognition, power, balance, vitality and health throughout the trajectory of life.
Functional Aging means you get to choose what you want, when you want it, with who you want to do it, and how you want to do it! And, you can choose to have someone to support you along your journey!