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 … [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
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, almost … [Read more...] about TRX Suspension Training Body-Weight Exercises You Can Do Outside to Get Fit
This simple Resistance Ring can help you sculpt and firm your entire body. The magic circle is a highly effective piece of pilates apparatus for calisthenics. When used correctly, the magic circle is a resistance ring that can help shape and firm the muscles of … [Read more...] about 11 Calisthenics with the Pilates Magic Circle that Improve Muscle Tone
The Battle Rope is a simple piece of fitness equipment that can help you accomplish great things. Use the battle rope strategically and you can create a body that is lean, powerful, and well-shaped. Athletes typically add one or two battle rope exercises to their … [Read more...] about 16 Battle Rope Exercises for a Lean, Powerful Body
Try these 16 exercises using wrist and ankle weights to develop strength, shape, and definition in your thighs and abdominals. Ankle weights can be a highly effective and fun weapon in your fitness arsenal. Use ankle weights to fight – and win – the war on weak, … [Read more...] about Use Ankle Weights to Sculpt Your Physique
After I turned fifty I decided to make a fitness comeback. I liked the idea of being in the second half of my lifespan and yet being in the best shape of my adult life. I wondered, what would it be like to feel better than I ever have before? As this new goal … [Read more...] about How to Plan Your Fitness Comeback
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
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 are … [Read more...] about Glutes! 13 Exercises for Firm Buttocks and Symmetrically Developed Legs
Health protocols can help you to feel better, look better, improve your health, lengthen your lifespan, and experience a higher quality of daily living. Hugo Rietveld, Age 56, is an inspiring example of what can be accomplished when strategic health protocols are … [Read more...] about 10 Health Protocols that Will Help You Look Better Naked
