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Way back in the year 2000, I had a crazy idea (one of many, it turns out). I said to a girlfriend, “Wouldn’t it be great if you could go on a guided running tour when you were away...
I have pre-empted the blog post I had planned for this week to talk about two very important pieces of recently released research. I wanted to write about these two studies in the same post...
Well sisters, I’m once again feeling compelled to write about the important topic of strength-training. In my last post on this subject, I introduced you to the idea of sarcopenia and how...
As summer temperatures settle in, many of us are more restless in bed. If you’re over 50, sleep is likely not as restorative as it once was, and as most of us know, with age sleep tends...
What’s the most important strengthening exercise for women over 50? The squat? The dead-lift? Hip strengthening? These are all great exercises for functional strength, but I would argue...
When you think about the word diet, what images come to mind? Is it of the young, enthusiastic face telling you that their new magic supplement is going to help you shed 20 pounds? Or the...