Walks have physical health, mental health, brain, and pleasure benefits.
In addition to improving physical health, walking provides brain and mental health benefits, too, including mood lift, creativity, memory improvement, and even less ruminative and negative thinking. Walking can also...
Do you know how it is when you find you have a few hours or a day that you can do anything you like? And then you struggle to think of things to do?
Now imagine that you may have a lot of time to fill once you...
Aging often comes with cognitive decline, but “SuperAgers” are showing us what is possible in our golden years.
What researchers are learning from SuperAgers and about dementia prevention could allow us to discover new protective factors in lifestyle, genetics and resilience for common changes that arise with aging.
Great post from blog writer Gary Foster. He says... I got some pushback from a few readers on my 12/6/2022 post (see here) in which I claim diet to be the biggest determinant of a longer, healthier life.
Exercise, they claim, is more important than diet.
My argumentive side is...
New research on exercise intensity, morbidity, and longevity tests the epidemiological wisdom of Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare" fable. According to the fable, slow and steady wins the race. But research suggests that shorter and faster bursts of exercise can help us live longer.
It's not always...
Sage advice from recent octogenarian Gary Forster in his recent post.
"It’s a question we’ll face at some point on our journey. It’s really about the choices we make as we age. Life can be harder or easier based on those choices."
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At some point, we all dream of what our retirement will look like. But will the reality match our visions once we arrive at that destination? Perhaps the best way to find out-short of actually retiring ourselves-is to listen to what today’s retirees say when they describe...
The authors of this blog I happened upon recently explain it perfectly!
"Retirement is supposed to be the best time of your life, right? No one retires and expects to be bored to death. That isn’t what you signed up for.
When retired and bored, the best way to...
I have highlighted similar research in the past, but the question continues to be asked about how much walking we need.
Here is another article highlighting the number of steps needed to cut mortality rates.
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As this Kiplinger article points out. "Tens of thousands of older athletes are ramping up their commitment to fitness as they age. Besides the physical and mental health benefits of exercise, these seniors also tout the relationships, sense of belonging and camaraderie associated with playing sports."
Love the title of this article from a contributing author to Ageist. The things she ruminates on are the same thoughts many of us who continue to be active as we age have wondered.
She writes..."I was slowly falling into anxiety induced by overuse and mixed cultural messages...