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Find useful resources on fitness in our blog and know how Fitting Fitness In can help you to start a journey towards overall wellness. In 2002, certified personal trainer Holly Kouvo had a vision: to create an independent personal training company that teaches clients innovative ways to fit exercise into their daily lives
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It might not seem possible right now, but springtime is just around the corner. And whether you’ve been staying active all winter or not, it’s not too soon to start thinking about amping up your exercise routine and paying more attention to your diet.
Here are some tips to have in mind and put into practice.
Lift weights. Strength training is good for your bones, your balance, and preventing age-related loss of muscle, which leads to all sorts of problems.
Hit the trails. Enjoy your town’s walkability features on trails or parks by walking, jogging, or biking.
Eat fresh. Farmers markets are ..read more
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For Dr. Bruce Lockhart, it was finally back surgery that got him committed to regular exercise near retirement a decade ago.
Over the years, he had treated enough patients with chronic back pain to know that he didn’t want to become one after the procedure.
So he found the right trainer at the right gym and has been enjoying it for 10 years, pain free.
“I like not looking like I’m 77 years old,” says Bruce, who enjoys hiking, working in his large garden, and running obstacle-course races — in addition to three-times-a-week small group training at the gym.
“You can very quickly become a ..read more
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Millions of people struggle with depression, and lots of those take medicine or talk to a therapist for treatment.
But did you know physical exercise is just as effective, according to research?
“Exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense,” the authors write in The BMJ. “These forms of exercise could be considered alongside psychotherapy and antidepressants as core treatments for depression.
“Exercise may be an effective complement or alternative to drugs and psychothera ..read more
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We’re sharing a ton of short, useful tidbits about fitness over 50 – fun facts and hacks to make your life easier.
The goal? To show you the overwhelming evidence: If you want to stay healthy, strong and independent, you simply must keep moving.
GET OUT: Just being outdoors, especially in green spaces, quickly improves our health and happiness. — The International Journal of Environmental Health Research
HEART STRONG: Weightlifting has a greater effect than running, walking or cycling on lowering the risk of heart disease, according to research in the British Telegraph.
HIIT H ..read more
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You already know that exercise is good for your body. You might also know that it helps your brain, as well.
But now, new research in the journal JAMA Neurology shows that living a healthy lifestyle protects the brain from cognitive decline even if it already shows signs of Alzheimer’s hallmarks or other brain pathologies that can occur long before dementia.
Scientists said the study is “an important step” in understanding how people can change their lifestyle habits to lower their chances of getting Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia.
In the research, they examined the brains of 586 peop ..read more
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Travel and grandchildren rank as top motivators for people over 50 to get in shape or stay in shape.
Both those are combined now in one of the top 2024 travel trends for mature adults: the “skip-gen” trip, as in “skip a generation.” It’s when grandparents take grandchildren on a vacation without the parent in the middle.
“I work hard to stay in good shape so I can enjoy my sports, my retirement – and my grandchildren,” says Sammye, who took her first grandchild, Mia, to Paris to celebrate graduation from high school. It’s something she’ll do for each grandchild, a special experience they can ..read more
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Fit people make better lovers. It’s true at any age, even later in life.
And it shouldn’t surprise anyone.
If you’re stronger, more agile, and have better stamina, then chances are you’re going to have a more satisfying sex life – and help your partner have one, too.
Scientific research backs this up.
In one study, researchers followed 3,200 women over 15 years. Here’s some of what they found.
“About a quarter of women rate sex as very important, regardless of their age,” said Dr. Holly Thomas of the University of Pittsburgh. “The study showed substantial numbers of women still highly value s ..read more
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Rick and Mary Allen met on a ski slope, fell in love, and got married some four decades ago. And from that sporty start, they deliberately made fitness the cornerstone of their relationship.
“We both committed to ourselves and to each other that health was going to be at the top of our list of what we wanted to do,” Rick recalls. “It wasn’t going to be all about having the biggest house and the most money. It was about being healthy and enjoying life and being able to keep moving.”
Now, all these years later, those values are stronger than ever for the pair, both retired and in their 60s. The ..read more
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Bernadette Harris knew she needed to make some changes in her lifestyle.
“I was working 15, 16 hours a day. I wasn’t eating right. I wasn’t exercising,” she recalls now.
Her high blood pressure scared her.
“I don’t want to be the grandma on a walker,” Bernadette says. “If I didn’t make some changes, I was not going to be here for my daughter.”
She started making changes advocated by the CDC Foundation for American Heart Month in February.
Exercise is among the most important steps we can take for heart health to prevent heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and more.
“Physical activity is ..read more
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We’ve been in the fitness industry long enough to have seen countless trends come and go.
Anyone remember country hip-hop aerobics?
Or the classic neon-colored headbands and tights of the 1980s?
Fortunately, they weren’t all ridiculous. Sometimes trends indicate important movements that get more people excited about improving their lives through regular exercise, which we always support.
And now we’re cresting a trend that couldn’t be more exciting or relevant.
It’s the growing impact of fitness for mature adults, recognizing the growing market and needs of people in midlife and beyond.
In fa ..read more