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.
I’m Dane Findley – a health advocate and full-time blogger in his late fifties – and I’m revealing my 2-Week Fitness Regimen in this article, outlining the workouts I do within a 14-day period and the sequence in which I complete them. I’m encouraging you to try this regimen for two weeks and experience how …
Be the hero of your own life’s journey! Reach goals and increase well-being by defining a new fitness path for yourself. Here’s your guide to help you define a fitness path, set health goals that match your unique needs, and stay motivated along your new self-improvement journey. Viewing Your Life as a Self-Improvement Journey is …
Got stiff joints and muscles? A cool-down is lower-intensity exercise – such as stretches or mobility drills – performed directly after a vigorous training session. Foam rolling can cool down your joints and muscles and is a winning idea for reducing your risk of injury and improving your mobility and posture. Flexibility movements while foam …
The Landmine is a piece of exercise equipment consisting of a heavy steel plate attached to a pivoting tube – in which you can slide one end of a barbell and do lifting exercises. Technically, landmine exercises are just movements done with a leaning barbell, so you don’t even need the plate and pivoting tube …
How firm is your core? Would you like your waistline to be even leaner? Symmetrically developed abdominal muscles can look attractive on both women and men. However, there are greater benefits to having stronger abs than just appearance. Here are 12 exercise ideas to help condition your core. To get the clearest understanding of these …
Are you in your best shape? Few of us are. Our ancestors were hunters and farmers, but we’re not. And because we no longer chase buffalo and climb trees for fruit, our lives have become too sedentary to be optimally healthy. To be truly in our best shape, we must move more. But because of …