Have you wondered what factors may be influencing the quality of your workouts? What you do before, after and between workouts can affect how well you move, recover, and keep progressing. Here are five things worth your attention: Warm Up. You need to prepare your body for exercise. It’s a lot to ask it to
Fitness trainer Rob Haddocks turned 60 last year and recently celebrated another milestone, walking 10,000 steps daily for a year. “It wasn’t anything I initially set out to do,” Rob said after reaching Day 365. “At this stage of the game, I’m more ‘process goals’ driven. Habits. Consistency. Just put in the work and the
If you’ve ever put off strength training because you didn’t know where to begin, the latest guidance from the American College of Sports Medicine has reassuring news. You don’t need the perfect workout. You don’t need fancy equipment. You don’t need to spend hours at the gym. And you don’t have to chase the latest
Six months into the year, a lot of people start grading themselves. Did I hit my goals? Did I fall off? Am I ahead or behind? Here’s a better way to think about it: this isn’t a report card, it’s halftime. No coach spends halftime handing out grades. They look at what’s working, adjust what
Too many people think fitness requires endless hours in the gym, and near obsessive behavior overhauls to see any benefits. I can’t do all that, they think – so I’ll just continue doing nothing. But all it takes is a little movement each day and 2-3 workouts a week, of about 45 minutes each, to
You had a plan for the perfect workout. Then you got stuck in traffic, or someone kept you late, or… life happened. So, you skipped it entirely. Sound familiar? Behavioral scientist Michelle Segar at the University of Michigan has a name for it: the “perfect workout trap.” And according to a recent study she co-authored,
Spring and summer travel plans are back with a roar for adults over 50. According to AARP’s 2025 Travel Trends survey, about 70% plan at least one leisure trip this year, up from 65% in 2024. And many expect to take around four trips annually. Travel at this stage of life isn’t just a leisure activity. New
Every year, millions of people pledge to “get serious” about fitness once the calendar flips. It sounds tidy and motivational… until we remember what usually happens. Most resolutions fail by February, mostly because people set unrealistic goals and try to overhaul everything at once. It’s a recipe for burnout. Here’s a way to break that
Does the idea of “getting in shape” sound overwhelming, like just too many things to take on all at once? Lots of folks picture hours at the gym, pumping heavy iron, never eating yummy food, and basically giving up everything that makes life worth living. Who wants that? But it doesn’t take a huge leap.
Steve Hall knows what it’s like to be sidelined by pain — and to work his way back to health. Years ago, while golfing with friends, he ruptured a disc in his back. The pain was constant. “Doing nothing felt best,” he remembers. But he didn’t want surgery or pills. Instead, he tried acupuncture, where