Human understanding of physical movement is reaching a new level of maturity. Science is helping us understand what techniques produce healthy results in the shortest amount of time. Professional coaches and exercise kinesiologists are also contributing to the field with their practical, hands-on experience working with athletes. This section of Over Fifty and Fit reveals evidence-based fitness techniques that improve strength, symmetry, posture, agility, balance, mobility, and appearance.
You can have better arms! You will build lean strength in your biceps and triceps if you exercise them strategically. Below is a complete arm workout comprised of 17 exercises that can be completed in under an hour. Do this unique workout once each week and you will … [Read more...] about Better Arms: 17 Exercises to Build Lean Strength in Your Biceps and Triceps
How developed are your chest muscles? The downside to having weak pectorals – for both women and men – is that the chest area of the human body is particularly prone to the ravages of gravity, and without strong chest muscles the area can start to look droopy. Below is … [Read more...] about Chest Workout: 11 Resistance-Training Movements to Develop Your Pectoral Muscles
How firm are your core muscles? Would you like your waistline to be even tighter? Properly developed abdominal muscles can look attractive on both women and men. However, there are greater benefits to having stronger abs than just appearance. People radically … [Read more...] about Stronger Abs! 12 Exercises to Help You Develop Firm Core Muscles
This beginner shoulder workout will help shape and strengthen your deltoids. Properly developed deltoid muscles – on both women and men – are more important than many people realize: When the posterior deltoid muscles are strong, this helps to glide your … [Read more...] about Beginner Shoulder Workout: Your Waist Can Appear Smaller By Sculpting Your Deltoids
A 15-exercise, calorie-burning workout to sculpt your major muscle groups and firm your core – perfect for women or men, beginners or advanced. The body-weight suspension-training movement has achieved significant popularity in the last ten years. Today, … [Read more...] about TRX Suspension Training Body-Weight Exercises You Can Do Outside to Get Fit
The kettlebell is a simple piece of fitness equipment that has been around for centuries. The genius of the kettlebell is that you only need one to give yourself a great workout. They're small and inexpensive, yet highly effective for building muscular endurance and … [Read more...] about Kettlebell for Beginners – 12 Exercise Ideas for a Defined, Sculpted Body
There are four lifestyle factors that are proven to determine your posture, weight, overall health, and the ability to feel joy often. Dane Findley, age 52, demonstrates three simple exercises that can help to improve posture in athletes over the age of 50. The … [Read more...] about Posture and Weight Determined by 4 Lifestyle Factors, Says New Research
The magic circle is a highly effective piece of pilates apparatus. When used correctly, the magic circle can help shape and firm the muscles of the human body. Pilates is a specific type of body conditioning that includes calisthenics. These calisthenic … [Read more...] about 11 Calisthenics with the Pilates Magic Circle that Improve Muscle Tone
Plyometrics is a type of exercise-training designed to produce fast, powerful movements. Basically, it's a fancy way of saying, "jump!" The end result from jumping exercises done safely and consistently is: stronger, shapelier thigh muscles firmer, … [Read more...] about Plyometrics! 11 Jumping Exercises for Stronger Legs
The glutes are meant to be strong in human beings. The gluteus group is built from three muscles – maximus, medius, and minimus. The maximus is intended to be among the most powerful of our body's muscles. The gluteal muscles that comprise a person's buttocks … [Read more...] about Glutes! 13 Exercises for Firm Buttocks and Symmetrically Developed Legs
