All-around fitness is important for staying fully functional as we age. Most experts recommend a combination of aerobic activities and flexibility, strength, and balance exercises. Resistance training, in particular, produces amazing benefits. The 4 major markers of poor heart health include hypertension, over weight, diabetes and cholesterol. Resistance training in any form is better for your heart than other forms of exercise. If you haven't already, start resistance training and you'll significantly improve your heart health.
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21 Reasons to Stick with Your Fitness Commitment in ‘21
21 Reasons to Stick with Your Fitness Commitment Whether you made a resolution to get fit or just renewed your fitness commitment to exercise and eat right, we’re here to keep you going throughout the year with these 21 reasons to stick with it. Because you get it that living a long, healthy life means …
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How Being Fit Helped Him Recover from COVID at Age 64
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Track Your Workouts with Free Simple Interval Timer
Simple Interval Timer – Get it! There’s a free app out there I think anyone interested in fitness and exercise should have on their phone. It’s called “Simple Interval Timer,” or SIT. I use it almost every day, and I like it in particular because of how it can help people get into a new …
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How to Boost Your Immune System
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Choose a Fitness Lifestyle to Live Fully
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Over 50? Keep Your Mind Sharp With Exercise
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9 Essential Functional Fitness Exercises to Prevent Injuries
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The Best Exercise to Improve Mental Health
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The Best Exercises To Make You Younger
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How to Start a New Exercise
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How Soon Before You Kick The Bucket? What Are You Doing About It?
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Get Up. Your Life Depends On It.
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7 Common PREVENTABLE Aging Diseases
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Fitness Over 50: Why Functional Fitness, Not Muscle Building, Will Help You Live Better, Longer
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5 Best Steps to Maintaining Brain Health
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Best Excercises to Stay Fit After 50
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Rowing: One of the Best Exercises
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Exercise Over 50 – Making it Happen
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8 Proven Ways to Lose Belly Fat
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10 Scientifically Proven Weight Loss Strategies
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Tips to Start Exercising for Beginners
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9 Habits Promoting Longevity of 100+ Year Old People
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Being Physically Fit after 50: 5 Essential Components, 7 Dimensions
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Breaking The Weight Loss Cycle
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5 Simple Secrets for Overcoming Gym Intimidation
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How to Start Running in Your 50s, 60s and Beyond
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