fitness

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!

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 …

The Takeaway: Boomers Embrace Outdoor Activities, Team Sports

Posted on 03/16/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsBoomers are embracing team sports and other fitness activities much more than aging Americans of previous generations did. They’re not just walking and running and joining gyms, but signing playing basketball and signing up for adult hockey leagues.

Investing in 2012: Health is Wealth

Posted on 02/10/2012 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthConsumer credit card debt soared in the last quarter of 2011, climbing to nearly $16,000 per family. In running up this tab, consumers seem to have resumed the habit of borrowing from tomorrow’s wealth to meet today’s wants and desires. According to economists who note the anemic economic recovery, consumer spending is outpacing reality. Good-paying jobs with benefits are still scarce, real estate has yet to recover its former value and savings are showing modest returns. At the same time, two-thirds …

Seniors Trade Rocking Chairs for Rackets

Posted on 10/28/2011 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthMore than ever, seniors are discovering the athlete within. Since the early 1990s, total participation (and participation by those over age 45) has grown in 21 sports and fitness activities. Note that these sports aren’t for sissies: basketball, bowling, mountain and rock climbing, walking, exercise with equipment, running and jogging, working out at a club, tackle football, golf, hiking, hunting with firearms, ice hockey, in-line skating, kayaking and rafting, martial arts, skateboarding, snorkeling, snowboarding, soccer, target shooting with firearms and …

Can You Survive Halloween Without Candy?

Posted on 10/21/2011 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthAmericans are expected to spend a record $7 billion celebrating Halloween, and the average American family will spend about $75 on costumes, candy and decorations. Those of us who have misgivings about the economy may feel we want to cut back on spending, especially discretionary spending. And what could be better than saving money and promoting fitness? What actions can you take to slim your waist (instead of your wallet) during the Halloween celebration? What customs or traditions can you …