As a person ages, it is important to stay as physically active as possible. This helps maintain muscle mass and improve overall health. Certain exercises, such as walking, cycling, and yoga, are low ...

You’ve probably heard of high intensity interval training (a.k.a. HIIT), but have you heard of high impact training? Though they sound similar, these two types of exercise are a little different. Like ...

LOS ANGELES - If you're over 50 and wondering what the best exercise is for your health, longevity, and quality of life? Just walking. After years of helping clients build strength, recover from ...

As someone grows older, physical activity will allow them to remain independent longer, said Stay Healthy, Stay Strong project coordinator Marta Novaes Oliveira. “Prioritizing fitness for older adults ...

Doctors and fitness experts alike have been raving about the perks of strength-training at every age. But just because you can benefit from strength-training at 50 doesn't mean you should be doing it ...

A unique fitness initiative is helping older adults to stay active, improve their heart health, and build their strength from the comfort of a chair. The Salvation Army's weekly chair-based exercise ...

High-intensity interval training (otherwise known as HIIT) may sound, well, intense. And it can be. But it can also be highly beneficial, including for women over 50. The training modality has other ...

As many women of a certain age will tell you, menopause isn’t a cakewalk. This natural transition in a woman’s life, when the body no longer creates high levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones, ...

I was looking for a less intense form of exercise and joined a swim class for older adults. I was surprised by how well I fit in with the other attendees; they were social butterflies. I enjoy taking ...

Your 50s are a crucial decade for bone health. After age 50, bone breakdown outpaces bone formation, accelerating the speed of bone loss. This doesn't mean you're doomed to have brittle bones as you ...