A trainer shares five chair-based moves to rebuild leg strength after 60. Lower body strength is important for healthy aging. The major muscle groups in your legs, such as your quads, hamstrings, and glutes, support essential daily movements such as standing up from a chair, climbing stairs, balancing, and walking. But after 60, these muscles … Read more
Maintaining good health takes being active, including exercising regularly. However, not everyone has the opportunity to get a gym membership that will help them. To help them, Divy Chheda, a fitness trainer with nine years of experience who goes by @doitrightbydiv on social media, took to Instagram on March 30 and shared a comprehensive plan … Read more
Aging has many ups and downs – but painful arthritis is not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bump and fall weaken. This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible type of connective tissue, and the fluid in your joints decreases over time. This may cause … Read more
Master these 4 moves and feel younger. When most people think of aging and fitness, they imagine a significant decline in strength and mobility. This makes sense, considering the science shows that as you age, muscle mass gradually decreases, joints stiffen, and movements you once did without thinking, like getting out of a chair or … Read more
While Pilates evolved from a method developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, some still swear by the original 34-movement sequence. But, as you can imagine, sticking to this method is a waste of time, so what do you do if you’re in a hurry? Sophie Hutton, classic Pilates instructor and founder of Reformer Retreats … Read more
We underestimated When we think of heart health, we usually think of running or jogging. For years, we’ve been told that we should move to save our arteries. But a growing body of research suggests that the most powerful weapon against hypertension may not be moving at all. Isometric exercises (holding static positions), such as … Read more