Post Tagged with: "Fitness for seniors"

Light weights are good for bone density and muscle mass preservation. Credit: SeniorsSkiing.com

Keeping Tight: Maintain Muscle Mass As You Age

Four strategies make fitness simple When it comes to fitness, the old saw about “use it or lose it” is not only true, for certain age groups, it is a challenge of sorts.  Why?  Because, according to Dr. Frank Lipman, founder of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center,  New York, muscle decline starts at age 40 and actually accelerates every decade[Read More…]

by — October 4, 2020 — 7 comments — Conditioning
Work on balance with one-foot lunges. Credit: Harriet Wallis

Still Time for a Winter Tune-up

Get Ready Now to Ski and Snowboard! Cold weather is approaching fast. Don’t procrastinate. There’s still time to get ready for the ski season. Fitness can help prevent injury, improve abilities and ensure a long, safe season. Alpine fitness programs routinely include movements to enhance balance and stability, strength, power, agility, mobility and flexibility. Workouts often combine exercises in a[Read More…]

by — October 24, 2014 — 0 comments — Conditioning, Home Top Box 2