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The Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

Mar 16, 2018

THE BENEFITS OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE I just arrived back home from a two-week trip IN Thailand. I had a wonderful time visiting temples, feeding elephants, taking a cooking class, hiking through jungle hills and exploring street markets. Every day we spent hours walking and everywhere saw signs advertising Thai massage. Finally we had time in our schedule to fit in an hour to have our weary bodies worked on. It was terrific—but unlike other massages I’ve received, Traditional Thai massage uses no oils or lotions and the recipient remains clothed. So I had my massage in my walking shorts and...

The Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2018

Mar 9, 2018

THE TOP 10 FITNESS TRENDS FOR 2018 I’m away on vacation for another week. Instead of writing my regular weekly feature, I’m taking this chance to post this article and list from a January 4, 2018 Men’s Health article by Alisa Hrustic, The top 10 Fitness Trends You’ll See Everywhere this Year citing a survey from Health & Fitness Journal. From HIIT to yoga, here’s what the fitness pros are eyeing in 2018 Fitness trends come and go every year, but we’re going back to the basics in 2018, according to a new annual survey from the American College of Sports...

Best Diet Rankings for 2018—by U.S. News

Mar 2, 2018

BEST DIET RANKINGS FOR 2018—BY U.S. NEWS I’m away for the next couple of weeks. Instead of writing my regular weekly feature, I’m taking the opportunity to post this article and lists from a January 3, 2018 U.S. News article that ranks Best Overall Diets, Best Diets For Weight Loss and more. U.S. News Reveals Rankings Washington, D.C. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has released its annual assessment of the year’s Best Diets. In addition to rankings, the Best Diets platform offers extensive data and information on 40 diet plans across nine...

The Many Benefits of Fiber

Feb 21, 2018

THE MANY BENEFITS OF FIBER You and I have heard for most of our lives that we should include plenty of fiber in our diet. We know that it can promote regularity and help prevent constipation but it also does plenty more. Especially important for us seniors is that it can reduce cholesterol, protect against diabetes and heart disease and help control weight. However, most of us don’t consume enough fiber. For people age 51 and older, government guidelines recommend at least 28 grams per day for men and 22 grams for women. But the Department of Agriculture says adults...

My Terrific ChiRunning Workshop

Feb 15, 2018

MY TERRIFIC CHIRUNNING WORKSHOP I wrote about the ChiRunning method in my post Run Longer & Injury Free. I discovered its techniques last summer in the book “Chi Running, A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running” by Danny Dreyer. Ever since, I’ve been trying to put its several focuses into my running practice. Yet, I felt I wasn’t really combining the elements correctly. To actually find out how to put it all together I signed up and participated in a 6-hour ChiRunning workshop two Saturdays ago. Lisa Holloway, a ChiRunning Certified Instructor, gave the class at a park in Temecula...

Dietary Supplements—Do They Work?

Feb 7, 2018

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS—DO THEY WORK? I take a variety of bottled vitamin and mineral supplements every day. And you probably do too. We take supplements to make up for what we think might be missing in our diets and we hope they’ll also help prevent disease. But do they actually aid us or are we just wasting our money? Over time, I’ve added on or dropped this or that supplement depending on what I read in magazine or online articles. For instance, I’ve dropped glucosamine because I read it might adversely affect eyesight in seniors and fish oil because it probably...

Balance Training—Staying Steady on Your Feet

Jan 31, 2018

BALANCE TRAINING—STAYING STEADY ON YOUR FEET When we were younger we took balance and staying upright for granted. We never worried about falling. However as we age our body’s systems that detect gravity and body positioning and promote balance and stability become less effective. Falls are one of the leading causes of injury and death for seniors. (On his 89th birthday my dad fell, hitting his head, and even though he was rushed to the hospital, died within a week.) Balance training is important for everyone. No matter your present age or physical condition you can take actions to prevent falls...

What Restaurants Rather You Didn’t Know

Jan 25, 2018

WHAT RESTAURANTS RATHER YOU DIDN’T KNOW Most of us love to eat out at restaurants. As we get older I think we especially enjoy not having to cook or clean up. However, this means trusting others to prepare and handle our food. At home you keep your kitchen and dining area clean and prepare your food with proper regard to its freshness and at appropriate temperatures. Who knows at a restaurant? More people are getting sick with flu this year—which can strike especially hard at seniors. Plus a dose of food poisoning is mighty unpleasant at any age. Still, with...

Finding a Great Personal Trainer

Jan 19, 2018

FINDING A GREAT PERSONAL TRAINER Last week I wrote Choosing the Perfect Gym. Once you’ve found the facility, you may want to now seek out a great personal trainer. Benefits of having a personal trainer include safety, education and motivation. A trainer can help you choose exercises based on your desires and needs, teach you proper form and provide you with encouragement. You’ll probably look first at the trainers the gym you’ve joined employs. You can observe how these trainers are interacting with others at your facility or ask fellow gym members for referrals. A trainer should be certified. Here’s...

Choosing the Perfect Gym

Jan 10, 2018

CHOOSING THE PERFECT GYM When you join a gym, you’ll likely invest in it a good amount of time and money and sweat. So it makes sense to list out all the qualities you’re looking for. I’ve researched several sources to assist you in choosing a gym that will help get you to the fitness level you desire (not one that only cares about you keeping up with your membership dues). Here are suggestions from two authors plus additional things to look for as a senior. First is Shannon Clark in her Bodybuilding.com article, Top 10 Things To Look For...

About Generation Fit

The Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

The Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2018

Best Diet Rankings for 2018—by U.S. News

The Many Benefits of Fiber

My Terrific ChiRunning Workshop

Dietary Supplements—Do They Work?

Balance Training—Staying Steady on Your Feet

What Restaurants Rather You Didn’t Know

Finding a Great Personal Trainer

Choosing the Perfect Gym

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