As women age, maintaining strong bones becomes increasingly important, especially after 50 when menopause often accelerates bone loss due to declining estrogen levels. Osteoporosis, a condition where bones become brittle and prone to fractures, affects millions of women worldwide. The good news? You can take proactive steps to increase bone
Arm toning workouts for women over 50 don’t just sculpt your arms, they strengthen the upper body. These benefits affect your everyday life — supporting your bones, improving your posture, and reducing your chance of injury. The LivingBetter50 fitness team has highlighted the best exercises for toned arms and steps
It goes without saying that while Christmas is an enjoyable time spent with loved ones, it can be incredibly chaotic. As a result, many people lose their daily routine, with this impacting exercise. Not to mention, the festive period is filled with lots of food, which can cause feelings of
Cycling has many fitness benefits for people of all ages. If it’s been a while since you hopped on a bike, you may be wondering if it’s a good choice for exercise in your later in life. Biking is a low-impact workout that can help stay active while maintaining your
Expert tips reveal the correct way to pull off workout moves, following new research that identifies the most common workouts featured in routines. The advice comes after an analysis of 100 of the most-watched workout videos that featured over 190 different moves, identifying the most common exercises that people are expected to
Among Americans, heart disease still remains the leading cause of death. In fact, according to the CDC, nearly 6.2 million adults in the U.S. experience heart failure. This is where the heart muscle doesn’t pump enough blood and oxygen as it should. Though there are varying causes – including high blood
Most of us don’t have enough space in our homes to have a separate home gym, so we have to improvise and create a dedicated exercise area in the space that’s available. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need masses of space to enjoy a good workout. As long as
First and foremost, if you’re in the process of training for a marathon, huge congratulations are in order. After all, this is a huge feat that very few people in the world get to achieve. In fact, if you’re looking for exact stats – just 0.01% of the world’s population
It’s never too late for you to begin focusing on yourself. Believe it or not, your 5th decade is the ideal time for you to make fitness a priority. The thing is, now that you’re a bit older, getting fit isn’t solely about looking your best – it’s also about
As LivingBetter50 celebrates 10 years of being the No.1 resource for women over 50 worldwide, we bring you our top 10 series. Just in time for Summer, LivingBetter50 is bringing you our top online fitness and gym programs. Get your beach body on for 2021. With the pandemic last year,
As a physical therapist, I am constantly asking my patients about the intensity of exercises I have them perform. It’s a needed question to assure I am making a patient work hard enough, but not so hard that I am harming them. The easy calculation in weight loss is, using
Walking outside is an amazing form of exercise. Completely different from walking on a treadmill inside, walking outside provides both physical and mental health benefits. Not only does it raise our heart rate, but it also gets us in the sunlight and engages our brains. It has a powerful effect
Congratulations on your first step towards achieving better health and better shape. Life for women over 50 is not an easy period for achieving health goals. It is understandable that we are extremely anxious about all that life entails. Although we are over 50, we remain quite stressed out about
When we were younger, we could get away bursts of running and exercise. There was no stiffness or aches the day after exercising like there is as we get older and over 50. Our young bodies were full of energy and naturally recovered so quickly. With our bodies needing more
Americans have been living through the pandemic for nearly a year now, and its effects are still manifesting in various physical ways. Whether it is the aches from slumping over a computer or contracting the virus itself, many women over 50 are feeling the impact of working from home. Working
It’s almost a given. Mention training with heavyweights to a person of any age and many of them will cringe and respond, “But I don’t want to bulk up.” It’s absolutely understandable that lots of folks have no interest in looking like a two hundred fifty pound powerlifter. But the
With coronavirus cases rising, physical activity is as important as ever for the physical and mental health benefits it delivers. Researchers ranked states according to the percentage of adults who are physically active. The correlation between the physically active states and the mentally healthy states is very apparent, and it
The holiday season comes at us women over 50 like a bullet train each. This year more than ever we need to start preparing for it and take a holistic approach. LivingBetter50 has some tips on how to approach the season regarding workouts, meals, and mental health. Now is the
One of the hottest forms of transportation for women over 50 frequenting beach towns this winter season is e-bikes. Many men and women over 50 in towns like Delray Beach, FL are using e-bikes to get around town, go to the beach, and out for some fun. There is a
Women over 50 are no longer fitting the stereotype. Look at super-fit celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, and Jennifer Aniston. These women didn’t get fit or maintain their body shape by going through the motions with their exercise routines. To look great in the best jeans for women over
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