Keep It Moving
Exercising with mobility issues Fact checked by Jim Lacy Cindy Gendry, 60, dealt with knee pain for decades before she underwent two knee replacements in 2023. She dislocated her right knee in high school and had surgery on it when she was 19, but continued to have pain in both knees. “It got to the […]
Strength Through Menopause
For women going through hormonal shifts, exercise is key to protecting current — and future — health With more people than ever living to 100, some women will spend more than a third of their lives postmenopause. But menopause brings hormonal changes that adversely impact muscle and bone strength. Exercise plays a major role in […]
Offset Aging
How exercise builds strength and health for seniors Whether we like it or not, losing some fitness with age is an inescapable reality. Bones become more brittle. Muscular strength and endurance decrease. Vital organs don’t function as well as they did before. “As we age, everything requires a little more energy and effort to achieve compared to […]
A Rewarding Routine
10 exercises that enhance strength and balance By the time we reach age 30, we start to lose muscle mass — about 3% to 5% per decade — and as we get older, that loss accelerates. If we’re inactive, the loss goes even faster. Add in worsening eyesight, along with poorer balance, strength and flexibility, […]
Exercise helps aging brain stay young
The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: Over the last year, I sometimes forget things. I am 66 but I always have had a great memory. What can I do to avoid becoming more forgetful? A: Most of us have had firsthand experience with memory lapses. We find ourselves flustered trying to recall a […]