Being fit at any age for people is always a struggle but others seem to ease their way to a fitter body. As you grow old there are more problems for us to leap over in order to get fit.

Your bones tend to get weak, joints ache more and your metabolism has slowed down. It is time for you to change your lifestyle and the way you approach foods and activities.

Here are some tips to get you started on your fitness lifestyle: Continue reading →

Human beings are intrinsically lazy. If you are comfortably ensconced on your couch and can’t reach the TV remote control, you will just watch whatever is on your television set.

Along those same lines, while it is very easy to exercise, it is easier to avoid it. If you hate exercising, but want to benefit from the wonderful physical and mental rewards physical fitness offers, try these tips.

Stop Thinking of Exercise as Exercise

Physical activity is all exercise really is. Playing catch with your dog, joining your children for a walk around your neighborhood and mowing your lawn are all examples of exercise. Continue reading →

Because of improvements in lifestyles and more accurate medical testing, older people are now reaching their 90th birthday and beyond. But along with aging comes some unpleasant factors to deal with.

Weight gain from sluggish metabolisms, less energy and loss of cognitive function are a few symptoms of aging. There’s an easy and inexpensive way that you can reap some anti aging benefits if you’re a senior.

You can slow the effects of aging and even reserve some age related conditions (like type 2 diabetes) just by exercising. The benefits of exercise have long been known by the majority of the population, but exercise plays an important part in keeping your body young. Continue reading →