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Illinois Man Heads to World Weightlifting Championships

Posted on 09/13/2012 by AARP Illinois | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeUpdate to the original story below: Two time national champion , Ron Millard, just reported winning a silver medal in the World Masters Championship in Lviv, Ukraine. His weight totals were over 264 pounds! The gold medalist, from Germany Wolfgang Sadowski lifted a total of 374 pounds. WOW. We hope to have some video footage soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes you just hear a story so great you have to share it! Let me introduce you to Ron Millard.. He’s a Washington (Illinois, …

Former NFL Players Give the Gift of Fitness and Fun

Posted on 09/13/2012 by Nolan Harrison III | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringOf all the things that we get to do as former players in giving back to the community, in my opinion, the most fun is giving time to the local community children. Last weekend, the NFLPA former players, as part of the NFLPA One Team One Community initiative, visited Monroe Elementary School in Oak Brook Illinois for a day of fitness, fun, and football. The mission of the One Team One Community initiative is to improve the quality of life …

The Best All-Around Exercise For Every Post-50 Body

Posted on 08/28/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Personal HealthLast week I introduced you to one of the best exercises anyone, of any age, can do to fight osteoporosis AND get those upper arms looking lean and mean. In case you missed it, click here to read “Fight the Flab: Get the Arms You’ve Always Wanted” which includes a very short video demonstrating the proper way to do a push-up. For those of you who were inspired enough to get down and “do ten” (I hope that was all …

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!