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Here's a summary of the science explaining why exercise is good not just for body but for mind as well.

How Exercise Strengthens Your Brain (Gift Article) Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits.

Here are a few exercises to get your 2024 off to a great start.

Seven Exercises to Get Your Year off to a Super Start — Fit Beyond Forty This is the year to get in shape. Where to start? Here’s a routine you can do easily at-home. A couple of light weights are all you need. Perform 2-3 sets of each exercise, 12-20 repetitions in each set. Rest 1-2 minutes between sets. Bodyweight Squats

Here's more evidence that resistance exercises benefit everybody, no matter your age.

It’s never too late to lift weights: Older bodies can still build muscle The new study of resistance exercise and the elderly found that even people in their 80s and 90s — who had never lifted weights before — showed significant gains

Don't just shuffle along. Here are stretch, strength, and agility exercises to lift your feet while you walk.

Don't Just Shuffle Along: Five Stretch, Strength, and Agility Exercises to Help Lift Your Feet While You Walk — Fit Beyond Forty You may have had the experience of going on a walk then unexpectedly catching your foot on a rise in the sidewalk. Sometimes people trip because of shuffling: dragging their feet while they walk. Some reasons for shuffling include stiff ankles, problems with balance, and arthritis or joint stiffness

Here are more great exercises to help you move your best through better balance.

Four Great Balance Exercises to Perform While You Walk — Fit Beyond Forty After you master stationary balance exercises, it’s time to challenge your balance through walking exercises. These practical exercises will help you move confidently, both on busy streets and on uneven trails. Heel Walk

Here are four great exercises to improve your balance.

Four Great Exercises to Improve Your Balance — Fit Beyond Forty Many of my older clients began training with me because they lost their balance. Sometimes they tripped while walking. Other times they bent down, became dizzy, and fell. They were right to be concerned. For seniors, falls frequently lead to serious injury. To enjoy life, such as traveling or playin

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Core strength delivers free movement and supports your lower back. Often, core exercises are performed while lying on a mat. It’s not always easy to get down on a mat, especially if your knees hurt. Don’t other options exist? They do! Here are four great core exercises you can do while standing up.

Four Great Core Exercises You Can Do While Standing — Fit Beyond Forty Four Great Core Exercises You Can Do While Standing Core strength delivers free movement and supports your lower back. Often, core exercises are performed while lying on a mat. Let’s be real. It’s not always easy to get down on a mat, especially if your knees hurt. Don’t other options exist? T...

Here’s a video I made describing the Floor Bridge, a great glute-building exercise.

Floor Bridge Here’s the Floor Bridge, a great exercise to build your glutes, which support your lower back.

Here’s an interesting study showing that moderate to vigorous physical activity lowered the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially for those with a high genetic risk.

Participation in physical activity should be promoted in those with high genetic risk of type two diabetes Study aimed to understand whether there is a dose-response association between physical activity and incident type 2 diabetes.

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Many of my personal training clients experience shoulder and back pain because of hours spent in front of the computer. This article has helpful tips.

Hunching Over Your Computer Like a Buzzard Is Not Helping Your Back It’s time to get up (and fidget).

Here’s a brief video on performing the plank. The plank helps protect the lower back. Give it a try!

The plank The plank is a great exercise to strengthen the muscles that attach to your spine and pelvis. The plank helps protect your back and encourages freer movement...

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Four Exercises to Get You Ready for Your Next Trip — Fit Beyond Forty You’ve planned the big trip. Culture and nature await. To get to your destination, you’ll carry suitcases onto the plane or train and hoist them to overhead compartments. After you arrive, you’ll duck under ropes in front of museums or crouch under low-lying branches. You’ll climb stairs in ...