People over 50 can be reluctant to exercise because of prior injuries, surgeries, and arthritis, because these conditions are ...

As a person ages, it is important to stay as physically active as possible. This helps maintain muscle mass and improve overall health. Certain exercises, such as walking, cycling, and yoga, are low ...

You’ve probably heard of high intensity interval training (a.k.a. HIIT), but have you heard of high impact training? Though they sound similar, these two types of exercise are a little different. Like ...

High-intensity interval training (otherwise known as HIIT) may sound, well, intense. And it can be. But it can also be highly beneficial, including for women over 50. The training modality has other ...

Strength training after the age of 50 gets a lot of love these days—for good reason. But aerobic exercise—continuous physical activity that increases your heart rate and breathing rate so your heart ...

Trainer and FITBOOK expert Alina Bock explains which exercises are particularly suitable for those over 50. With advancing ...

A unique fitness initiative is helping older adults to stay active, improve their heart health, and build their strength from the comfort of a chair. The Salvation Army's weekly chair-based exercise ...

As many women of a certain age will tell you, menopause isn’t a cakewalk. This natural transition in a woman’s life, when the body no longer creates high levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones, ...

Carmen Merchan, 84, is sitting in a chair listening to instructor Lola Ortiz give directions. "Abrimos, cerramos, abrimos cerramos," Ortiz says over and over again. First Ortiz moves her left leg to ...