"A friend and I started a "senior exercise" class at church. We watched many videos before choosing this one to use. It is great!! - Jan D. Read more
Anne Pringle Burnell created and developed the Stronger Seniors™ Chair Exercise DVD Video Programs for older adults and people with disabilities, injuries, or chronic conditions.
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Eating healthy is a lifestyle choice shaped by many elements, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, availability of food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time. All your food and beverage choices count. MyPlate of...
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The important message from our studies is that frailty is not an inevitable part of aging. There is much that older people can do for themselves to avoid becoming frail and disabled, so it is vital that they pay attention to good quality diet and nu...
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Overweight but Frail Seniors Benefit from Aerobics and Strength Training, according to a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Exercise does the body good, but it's not always a good idea. You know that exercising is important and can make you feel good, but here are some instances when exercise can be dangerous. Listen to your body and the cues it is giving you and decide if exercise is rig...
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Effect of exercise on brain health With aging, however, proteins called brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels fall. The decline is considered one reason brain function deteriorates in the elderly. Certain types of exercise, namely, ...
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Arthritis is a clear sign of poor bone health that approaches primarily as one starts aging. It mainly affects the joints and people suffering from it complain of joint pain and stiffness. Other symptoms ...
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“All parts of the body if used in moderation and exercised in labors to which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy and well developed, and age slowly; but if unused and left idle, they become liable to disease, defective in growth, and age...
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Let’s face it. Quantity without quality is no fun. Quality without quantity is a ripoff. You really need both quality and quantity to get the most out of retirement years. You need functional longevity.
