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 ...

Maybe you used to exercise a lot until work and family responsibilities took over your life, or maybe you've never really exercised at all. Either way, there's no time like the present to start ...

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 ...

As someone grows older, physical activity will allow them to remain independent longer, said Stay Healthy, Stay Strong project coordinator Marta Novaes Oliveira. “Prioritizing fitness for older adults ...

Getting back into fitness in your 40s and 50s is less about recreating the past and more about discovering a sustainable, ...

Your 50s are a crucial decade for bone health. After age 50, bone breakdown outpaces bone formation, accelerating the speed of bone loss. This doesn't mean you're doomed to have brittle bones as you ...

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, ...

The thrice-weekly sessions that started with four older adults now draw between 40 and 50 people ranging in age and ability.

A POPULAR monthly fitness class for older adults is set to return to Greenock this month. The Functional Fitness MOT, aimed at over-50s, is restarting on Wednesday, January 28, at 51 Hamilton Way.