Staying Active
It’s never too late to get active - Sara Chodosh
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Late-blooming exercisers may get the same benefits as lifelong gym rats
If you weren’t active in your youth, it’s easy to feel like you’re starting off at a disadvantage. Maintaining fitness is so much easier than gaining it, and It’s painful to feel like you’re the only one struggling at the gym. If you’re in your 40s or 50s and looking to get fit for the first time, you might wonder if it’s even worth the effort.
A new study suggests it is. People who start exercising later in life—and yes, we mean as late as your 50s—reduce their mortality risk just as much as people who’ve been exercising their whole lives as compared to folks who are completely sedentary. What’s more, in this new study that held true regardless of how a person’s BMI fluctuated throughout…
Featured
Why strength training may be the best thing you can do for your health
Building muscle reduces the risk of cancer and stroke, boosts brainpower, burns through calories and more – it might even be better for you than cardio.
Articles of Interest
Fitness for seniors, exercise as medicine
Scientists are increasingly sure that exercise is medicine. Some research strongly suggests that physical activity may be just as effective in treating and preventing illness as many prescribed medicines or invasive medical procedures.
Getting fit in middle age as beneficial as starting early – study
Increasing activity in 40s and 50s lowers risk of early death just like staying fit from teens
How Athletes Can Stay ‘Fast After 50’
A celebrated triathlete argues that high-intensity interval training can reduce the effects of aging on performance
It's Impossible NOT To Feel Inspired By This 74-Year-Old Yoga Instructor
Janice Lennard has a simple message for all older adults: Just keep moving!
Taking Up Running After 50? It’s Never Too Late to Shine
People who start running competitively in their 50s can become as swift and well-muscled as older runners who have trained lifelong.
The Healthiest Old Person on the Planet Explains How to Stay in Shape
Charles Eugster is a runner, body-builder, public speaker, writer, rower, and wakeboarder. He also claims to be so healthy that his formerly grey pubes have turned brown again.
Ways To Keep Fit In Later Life
It's recommended that people over 65 should aim to spend 150 minutes on exercise each week, there are ways to stay fit no matter your age or ability. We have noted fun and different ways stay active as you age.
‘I thought it was now or never’ – how I got fit after turning 50
Eighteen months ago, Michelle Hather couldn’t touch her toes. Now, she can run, plank and (almost) do the splits. Here’s how she embraced exercise in her sixth decade
Resources
17 Myths You Shouldn’t Believe About Fitness After 50
It's never too late to get in shape, even if you're over 50. Here's a look at myths you should never believe about fitness at mid-life.
50 and Fabulous: These 7 Women Prove That Fitness Is the Fountain of Youth
Exercise is the ultimate anti-aging product. Need proof? Check out these seven gorgeous, vibrant women—all of whom are fitness and yoga devotees. Many of them have been leading active lives since grade school, and they swear by healthy habits like superfood smoothies and more than eight hours of sleep.
9 Inspiring fitness influencers in their 50s
Whether you´re under or over 50, seeing women in the fifth decade of life making the best of their body mind and spirit is definitely motivating.
Growing Bolder
We tell stories of Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives. Growing Bolder is not just media, it's a movement.
Fit Over 50
At Fit In 42 Studios, we believe it’s never too late and you’re never to old to improve your health. Age is just a number; we can show you what you’re capable of. Life isn’t going downhill for you – it’s only starting and you can still reach your peak.
Senior Fitness
Articles on senior fitness, health and other information for staying healthy.
American Senior Fitness Association
Training and certification in senior fitness education.
SeniorJournal.com
Senior citizen news and fitness updated online daily.
