Everyone agrees that it is important to be physically fit. However, the answers are many and varied for questions such as: What exactly should we strive for? And how do we get there? Again, like so much of everything in life, the answer is not black or white. …
Category Archive: Exercise & Fitness
Dec
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May
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Tai Chi Improves Fitness Levels
In my last post I described the history of Tai Chi and a little about how this low impact, slow motion form of exercise helps to keep you healthy. In this post I will describe how Tai Chi can help keep you fit regardless of age. In traditional Chinese medicine, human beings are considered miniature …
May
08
Tai Chi is Medication in Motion
When I think of the martial arts I think of kicking and punching and body contact. I have seen videos of people practicing tai chi and I would never categorize those movements as war-like. Even so, tai chi is identified as a martial art, a martial art that has slow, rhythmic, meditative movements to help …
Apr
13
Reduce Falling Risks
I am familiar with the increased risk of falling as we get older but I have never written about it. When my mother reached her 80s I used to be called to the emergency room at least twice a year that she had fallen. Usually it was another gash in her head. This may be …
Jan
12
When to Consider Physical Therapy
One of the characteristics of getting older is that our body takes its revenge because of the abuse we've been handing it throughout the years. We tend to suffer from chronic back pain, the after-effects of an injury, bladder problems, and very bad posture, which make matters even worse. Your answer may not be a …
Jan
02
Treadmill Walking is Excellent Exercise
I use the treadmill frequently in the winter, especially when the snow covers the ground and the sidewalks are missing. I see a lot of people using treadmills in gyms but many of them are not looking very good. To get the most out of your treadmill exercise, you need to have the proper walking …
Dec
19
Physical Fitness More Possible with Physical Activity Guidelines
We all know what is needed to be more physically fit and to live a healthy lifestyle, it's called getting off our duffs and being physically active. Lucky for us, the U.S. government made it easier for us to figure out just what we need to do to be more active. The Department of Health …
Dec
03
Exercising Your Joints: Use Them or Lose Them
You are unlikely to die from arthritis but it can cost you your lifestyle. Arthritis is a progressive joint disorder that can be crippling at its worse. One of its many side effects is it causes many to abandon their hopes for independent living as they get older. I saw our next door neighbor walking …
Oct
31
Lower Your Risk for Bone Fractures
I was having my hair cut and another client walked in with a black and blue face and arm in a sling. One of her ribs was fractured and her elbow was fractured. “The rib will be okay but they may have to reset the arm,” she reported. She had tripped over something at home. I’m …
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