No, we are not talking about the Middle Ages, but the time in your life when you are not as young as you used to be but not ready for the cane just yet. You are actually in the prime of your life, so strive to let people know it.

When you hit 40 and 50 you are in a unique position. This is usually the time when menopause hits women and bone loss and muscle depletion hit everyone.

It is also the time when you can turn things around for yourself both physically and mentally. Think of yourself as being in transition. The best is yet to come.

Fitness

Getting and staying in shape is important at every age and especially during this transition phase of your life. Don’t feel like all hope is lost. You can start today and reap the benefits of a healthy body for years to come. Continue reading →

Everybody wants to “grow old gracefully”, as they say, and one of the ways to do exactly that is to exercise regularly as you age. Exercise seems to become more challenging and uncomfortable as we get older.

You’ll notice that if you go slowly, are consistent in your workouts, and modify exercises to match your capabilities, exercise can and will become an activity in your daily life that you look forward to rather than one you avoid.

In this article, we’ll discuss how exercise affects some different problems that naturally occur with aging. Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and pneumonia are three diseases that many aging and elderly people live with on a day to day basis.

What they may not realize, though, is that regular, gentle-to-vigorous exercise (based on your current health and physical capabilities, of course – always use common sense and contact your physician before embarking on any exercise program) can alleviate or eliminate the risks of and/or occurrence of these diseases. Continue reading →

Healthy aging does not only relate to being physically fit, it also comprises of a sense of purpose and passion for life. As we age, we undergo numerous kinds of major life altering events, such as physical changes, deaths of the people you love the most, loss of job, etc.

The manner, in which we handle these major changes and customary everyday stresses, are the solution to aging well. Aging in a healthy way denotes constantly reinventing oneself including:

• Discovering new things that you get pleasure from
• Learning to acclimatize with transformation
• Keeping yourself physically fit and socially active
• Being constantly linked with your community and the people you love the most

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