Taking Up Biking as a Hobby for Women Over 50
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Taking Up Biking as a Hobby for Women Over 50

By Diane Cunnings – Cycling is a wonderful hobby for women over 50. In fact, the sport is gaining momentum with older adults. Biking is enjoyable, provides low-impact exercise and often serves to improve your social network. Older adults who take up cycling commonly find the activity changes their lives

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3 Exercises That Keep Your Heart Young

By Demmy James— Are you over the age of 50 and wondering how you can improve your heart health through more than just a careful diet? If so, you are part of a large and growing number of women and men eager to discover new lifestyle routines that can support

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Resolving to Work Out More this Year? Follow These Tips to Stay Safe
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Resolving to Work Out More this Year? Follow These Tips to Stay Safe

By Dr. Charles Vega in partnership with McNeil Consumer Healthcare – It’s time for New Year’s resolutions. A physical fitness regimen is a perennial favorite among resolutions, which is wonderful. Exercise not only reduces body weight and burns fat, it can also lessen the stress and anxiety we feel. The

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Neutral Running Shoes
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Who Should Wear Neutral Running Shoes?

Choosing the right running shoes involves a lot more than simply walking into a store, trying on a few pairs, and buying the ones that fit the best. There are numerous options available that are designed to suit a wide range of foot types and running activities. If you’re serious

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Here are 5 easytips that will help you rise and run, and give you a super charge before you head into your work day.
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Early Morning Runs Before You Start Your Work Day

Ever heard people brag about their early morning runs? Maybe you want to be part of this exclusive club, but you’re not a morning person. Or perhaps you simply want to have more productive mornings and get a jumpstart to your day. Any of this sound familiar?  If doing anything

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Tips to learn to swim as an adult
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3 Tips to Help You Learn to Swim as an Adult

Swimming is not just a mere form of exercise, but it’s a survival skill as well. It’s no wonder that many parents teach their kids to swim at a very young age. But what if you go through your adult life without learning how to swim? How will you survive

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“Big Body” Be Gone…It’s Time for Change!
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“Big Body” Be Gone…It’s Time for Change!

By Wendie Pett – Has someone ever said words about your body that hurt? Words that poked at a raw spot in your heart because you want to get fit but just don’t know how to lose weight? Maybe it’s time for a change, read on to learn how. I

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Give Your Health a Tech Check

Have you heard the news? Ida Keeling, a delightful, 100-year-old runner, set a world record for her age group (80 years and older) in the 100-meter dash at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia. She celebrated by dropping to the ground for a few push-ups. “You see so many older

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Life Reset
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The 3-Day Life Reset

Your alarm clock screams as you roll over and hit the snooze button for the third time. Realizing the reality of your morning schedule, you begrudgingly roll out of bed to start your day.  Your body is aching and tired. As you envision the challenges of the day, feelings of

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You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women, by Debra Atkinson
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You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women

By Debra Atkinson – Excerpt Aerobic activity could make you fat. A study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research had 81 previously sedentary premenopausal women walk 30 minutes three times a week without changing diet. The subjects showed no real weight or fat mass losses overall. However, 55

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Healthy Habits That Also Save Money

By Mark Kirkpatrick− Many times, we think of being healthy as something that costs a lot of money and given how expensive medical insurance and organic food can be, that’s no surprise. Being healthy doesn’t need to be hard on your bank account though, so here are some healthy habits

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Smartwatches for Smart Aging?
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Smartwatches for Smart Aging?

By Daisy Stephenson – With all of the trendy discussion about smartphones, smartwatches, and wearable devices, the words are so familiar, and yet perhaps the technology isn’t, particularly with the 50+ demographic. And yet, this demographic is exactly who should be interested in this technology. Why? Because the tracking features

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The Eternal Debate: Cardio vs. Weight Lifting
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The Eternal Debate: Cardio vs. Weight Lifting

One of the greatest debates regarding fitness is whether cardio or weight lifting are more efficient and overall better for your body. Now, there is no definite answer to this question since these two are completely different, yet they both have their pros and cons. So, the right question to

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4 of the Best Low-Impact Activities for Seniors

Staying active at any age is important for reducing stress, strengthening muscles and preventing injuries, but it’s even more crucial as you age. Fortunately, staying fit does not have to involve grueling workouts, endless trips to the gym or costly workout gear. There are a wide variety of low-impact exercises

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Champion, On and Off the Court

By Tamarah Strauss, special to LivingBetter50.com− You wouldn’t know it by watching her play on the tennis court, but 61-year-old Phoenix resident Sherri Bronson is a five-time cancer survivor. Bronson, an active senior tennis player and national and world champion, is quite the ambassador for the sport of tennis. As

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New Year's Resolutions
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Using Neuroscience to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions

Submitted by ACE (American Council on Exercise) –   It is the time of year to resolve to do more, to do better. Did you know that 97 percent of Americans fail to follow-through on their resolutions every year? This year can be different, thanks to neuroscience.   Our struggle

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Do you really need a fitbit
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Do You Really Need a Fitbit?

By Jen Jones Donatelli for Tech Connect – Thanks to intelligent accessories like the Fitbit, never before have we had so much reliable intel about our daily activity output—from sleep patterns to steps taken to caloric consumption. And who doesn’t love being plugged into feeling good? Having said that, you can

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resistant training for women over 50
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Resistance Training for the Over 50s

For women over 50, resistance training should be part of your regular fitness routine. For overall optimal health. There are three things that you need to know about weight training or resistance training. I will use those words interchangeably in this article; . In order for you to enjoy: Optimal

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