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A Prescription for Tai Chi?

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Integrative medicine has been revolutionizing health care by seeking to empower people to actively participate in their healing journey. Integral to that journey is the use of mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong—all of which have numerous studies elucidating how they can help maintain health and enhance … Read More

Good News! There are So Many Different Ways to Work Out

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Regular physical activity is a crucial component of overall health as it is an independent risk factor in cardiovascular disease development. In other words, exercising is beneficial regardless of weight-loss effects. Activities using major muscle groups and engaging the cardiovascular system by increasing and sustaining an elevated heart rate is … Read More

How to Build More Muscle

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If you’ve stopped seeing results from your strength-training workouts, it’s time for a change. “It’s important to vary your routine and mix resistance training with more functional movements,” says Susan Stich, PT, UCLA Medical Center. “Functional movements help with activities of daily living, which tend to decline with age when … Read More

Brain Networks May Benefit from Walking

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Walking is a favorite exercise here at Focus on Healthy Aging—it’s something you can do at your own pace, it boosts your cardiovascular and bone strength, and it’s free. Moreover, research keeps on coming up with the goods when it comes to providing evidence that regular walking benefits brain power … Read More

Be Sure to Shovel Snow Safely This Winter

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Snow is for sledding, snowball fights, and snowmen. It’s not for your driveway— but unfortunately, snow doesn’t know that. This means that unless you have a helpful local teen or a grandchild you can enlist to do the job for you, you may be among the many Americans wielding a … Read More

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