Active Aging
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What Are the Best Strength-Training Exercises for People With Osteoarthritis in Their Hands?
There are many great strength-training exercises that don’t require any gripping.
6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life
A functional-medicine pioneer explains how to make small choices that build lasting well-being.
6 Essential Functional Exercises to Stay Strong and Fit at Any Age
This functional, all-ages workout builds strength, balance, agility, and confidence.
A Guide to Exercise at Every Age
Your body evolves as you age — and your workout program should, too. Here’s a guide to staying active through the decades.
16 Ways to Move More
Resist the call of the couch! For our basic well-being, we need to get moving.
Running May Extend Longevity
Could one hour of running equal seven hours of longer life?
Lessons on Aging From a Record-Setting 105-Year-Old French Bicyclist
Robert Marchand, who recently set a new record for centenarians, appears to be getting fitter as he ages.
5 Things You Can Do to Prevent Arrhythmias
Expert tips to improve your heart health and reduce your risk of arrhythmias.
High-Intensity Intervals Change How Muscle Cells Manage Calcium
New study explains why short, intensive bursts of exercise are as effective than long workouts — and why antioxidants can undermine endurance training.
How to Exercise After a Heart Attack
A few tips to help you safely get your blood pumping again after a cardiac event.
Forever Fit: How to Exercise at Any Age
Getting older doesn’t have to mean retiring from your favorite activities and sports.
Here’s your guide for staying fit for life.
Strength Training for All Ages
Boost your balance, power, and coordination — at any age — with this full-body strength-training workout.
Inside Olga Kotelko’s Brain
New research offers the first glimpse at the effects of regular physical activity on a nonagenarian’s brain.
Fast After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life
An insightful training program for the high-performance senior.
The Forever Athlete
What 95-year-old track star Olga Kotelko can teach us about living and aging well.
How Exercise May Benefit Skin Health
New research shows that exercise cannot only prevent, but also reverse, signs of aging in the skin.
How One Senior Man Impressed His Family With His Newfound Flexibility From Yoga
Want to be fit and flexible at all stages of your life? Practice yoga.
How Just 20 Minutes of Exercise Sparks Positive Changes in Your DNA
The genetic benefits of exercise happen far quicker than you think.
Mark Major Moments of Growth With a Milestone Adventure
Celebrate life’s biggest transitions with purpose. From milestone birthdays to career changes, discover how meaningful adventures can mark growth, renewal, and joy.
Body-Weight Training for Beginners
New to the fitness scene, or a stranger to the gym for a while now? Try this body-weight circuit workout, and prepare to build strength, confidence and coordination — fast.