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How Much Exercise Do I Need? Even Experts Disagree

Jan 4, 2018 · Cindy Foley · Mobility & Fitness

How much exercise do we need? The U.S. National Library of Medicine is clear about it: at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day—that's 210 minutes a week— and strength-training exercise twice a week. Aerobic exercise is continuous physical activity using large muscle groups for a sustained period (a minimum … Read More

5 Fun Mindful Exercises to Improve Health and Well-Being

Sep 26, 2017 · UHN Staff · Mobility & Fitness

In the past few years, my health has changed dramatically, and I have finally found some significant relief from the chronic pain and fatigue that has been plaguing me for almost a decade. I credit this to many lifestyle changes I have been committed to making, including exercising regularly and … Read More

Senior Citizen Exercises: Sample Workout Plans

Aug 4, 2017 · Diane Muhlfeld · Mobility & Fitness

An estimated 80 percent of American adults do not get sufficient exercise, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. At any age, the motivation to keep up a program tends to come and go. For the senior citizen, exercises become especially important for not only to stay healthy, … Read More

Pool Exercises: Get in Shape Without Stressing Your Joints

Jul 31, 2017 · UHN Staff · Mobility & Fitness

No matter what your current exercise level, it’s likely there’s an aquatic exercise program for you. Exercising in a pool is easy on the joints and body tissues and suits a whole range of abilities and needs. Pool exercises are an especially good choice for: The elderly People who are … Read More

Focus on Fitness With A Senior Men’s Health Workout Routine

Jun 8, 2017 · Jim Black · Mobility & Fitness

A busy executive. A truck driver. An accountant. A computer programmer. Four seemingly different occupations, yet they do have one thing in common: For the most part, they entail hours of sitting at a desk or behind the wheel of a vehicle. If you’re retiring after working the last 30 … Read More

The HIIT Trend: High-Intensity Interval Training

Apr 17, 2017 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Mobility & Fitness

High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, might sound like something just for über athletes, but it isn’t. It’s a great method for just about anyone who wants to quickly take their fitness to a new level. And according to researchers from the Tabata protocol workout, which was first described by the … Read More

Senior Exercise Basics: Getting Ready to Work Out

Dec 15, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Mobility & Fitness

Regardless of any exercise activities in which you engage—whether they’re low-impact exercises for seniors (brisk walking, bicycling, light aerobics, swimming) or more strenuous (tennis, racquetball, running the treadmill)—you should begin with a dynamic warm-up. The most important of all senior exercise basics is to prepare, and it doesn't have to … Read More

Senior Fitness: Choosing the Right Program

Aug 5, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Mobility & Fitness

The key to senior fitness is to find an exercise program that works for you, one that takes into consideration your age, health status, physical condition, personality, fitness goals, and living circumstances. Finding choices shouldn’t be a problem. A wide variety of fitness programs can be done at home or … Read More

Core Exercises for Seniors

Aug 2, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Mobility & Fitness

Within our body’s muscular system, we define the core as those muscles of the hips, pelvis, abdomen, and trunk. Beyond simply allowing or supporting certain movements, the core is necessary for flexibility, strength, and injury prevention. Flexibility is the ability to move joints through a range of motion. Weak or … Read More

“Motability”: What It Means, How It Helps

Jun 1, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Mobility & Fitness

Motability—a hybrid of motor and mobility—is both a term and an entity largely unknown in the U.S., most likely due to our ease of access to automobiles and lack of reliance on public transport. But in the United Kingdom, the land of the publicly funded National Health Service), the term … Read More

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