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Distance: 3,000 Miles. Average Age: 70. Goal: Fun.

Posted on 06/14/2012 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthAction movies are popular, duh! Lots have ‘Specialist Team’ centered character dynamics. The Leader. The Toughguy. The Plucky Young Recruit. Only this isn’t about an action movie. And the youngest guy on the team is 68 and is an accomplished motocross competitor. This is about endurance as much as about skill. In the mind of this team, it is about passion for health, fitness and cycling. A team of gentlemen have come together to do the Race Across America – …

Do You Need a Wellness Coach?

Posted on 05/24/2012 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthWhen beginning my fitness makeoverseveral years ago, I was suffering from a torn hamstring. Knowing that I could easily reinjure myself with an overly aggressive exercise program or by undertaking the wrong kind of exercise, I hired a personal trainer. Until that point, I had considered personal trainers the exclusive province of the rich and famous. I was delighted to discover that personal trainers were affordable and available to work with ordinary persons like me. The use of personal trainers …

Impressive Women: 93-year-old Yoga Master Tao Porchon Lynch

Posted on 05/11/2012 by Beth Carpenter | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Your LifeShe’ll be inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records today, for Mother’s Day, as the oldest living yoga instructor ever. And if that isn’t neat enough, the woman can turn a sharp boogie: Check out these photos of this amazing yogi in Central Park this week. What’s your Mother’s Day inspiration? Is there someone we should write about? Tell us in the comments!

App of the week: Exercise and diet with one cool app

Posted on 04/19/2012 by Suzie Mitchell | Technology | Comments

TechnologyExperimenting with a new app reminds me of high school in the early 70s. The banter is the same. “You gotta try it,” a peer says. “Really, what does it do?” I ask. “I’m not sure, “he says, “but it’s really cool and everyone is using it.” So I try it—I download the Lose It! app to see what the buzz is all about. And after a few hours, I agree it’s pretty cool—however, now I must admit… I’m addicted. …

Formula for Weight Loss: Support + Science = Success

Posted on 04/5/2012 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthThe novel notion that friends make friends fat made news when researchers analyzing data from the Framingham Heart Study found evidence that “clusters of friends appeared to ‘infect’ each other with obesity, unhappiness and smoking.” At the same time, the researchers found that good habits, such as quitting smoking, being trim and being happy passed “from friend to friend almost as if they were contagious viruses.” These groundbreaking observations were based on a long-term study established in 1948 by the …

Unraveling the Mystery of Weight Loss

Posted on 03/15/2012 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthIf you try to stay current on the latest insights on weight loss, you quickly realize how multifaceted the issue is. Like a three-dimensional kaleidoscope, the picture is constantly changing. The following items provide insight into obesity as the new social norm, the impact of yo-yo dieting, one person’s 300-pound weight loss and the surprising success of virtual weight-loss programs: