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My biggest concern as a personal trainer was always the safety of my clients – both physically and medically. Over the years a common theme emerged with each new client relationship that I developed and that was how unprepared people
Stretching is the most overlooked form of exercise. After returning to see my physical therapist, she insisted that I stretch more often so I can improve the range-of-motion in my hips. Geez, I thought I was already doing plenty of
Awareness is the first step to making changes to live healthier, stronger, and longer. Older adults love to learn, and sharing life-saving information empowers them.
If you ask an older adult client, “What is inflammaging?”, they usually won’t know;
Of all the questions athletes ask me, “What about sugar…?” is at the top of the list. You likely have been bombarded with messages that sugar is evil, feeds cancer, causes obesity, ruins health, and should be avoided at all
Do you have a hard time eating healthy because you’re on a tight budget? Use the following tips to eat healthy and save money...
It took the 70th birthday parties of a few thousand leading edge baby boomers for corporate America and the mainstream media to wake up to the fact that the median age of adults in the US increased by about a
Question from Sam, age 84: Hi Pat! Sam, here. I appreciate your ‘real people’ common sense approach to this aging thing. Your 7S Buckets resonated with me, and I would like to report that I am doing my darndest to keep
In honor of all of the caregivers who unselfishly give your time, care, and energy, I want to encourage you to take time for yourselves. I know from experience that this idea of “self-time” may seem to be only a
How do we want to feel throughout our lifetime? Health and mobility are at the top of my list. For me it boils down to taking care of myself.
Falls can happen in an instant. They are one of the top fears for older adults. The statistics are frightening. Between the years 2000-2016 the rate of mortality from falls for those over age 75 more than doubled.(1)Weakness when standing,
