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Active Aging

Two adults playing pickleball.

Stay in the Game

The benefits of playing sports are as true for adults as for kids. Explore the perks, and get tips for finding the game that’s right for you.
By Emily Ewen
Active AgingPickleball
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The Powerful Benefits of Moving Your Body

The benefits of physical activity can be felt in every part of the body, making you stronger, smarter, healthier, happier, and even more gorgeous.
By Michael Dregni and Maggie Fazeli Fard
Active AgingFitness Tips
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6 Tips to Build Grip Strength

Here are six grip strengthening exercises to enhance your grip for improved joint health, athletic performance, and longevity.
By Lauren Bedosky
Active AgingArthritis & Joint Health
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How to Improve Your Grip Strength

Train your grip strength for joint health, athletic performance — and your own longevity.
By Lauren Bedosky
Active AgingArthritis & Joint Health
renegade row

The Low Impact HIIT Workout

Get all the benefits of a high-intensity workout with this five-move, dumbbell-based routine.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Active AgingCardio
renegade row

The Low Impact HIIT Workout

Get all the benefits of a high-intensity workout with this five-move, dumbbell-based routine.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Active AgingAt-Home Workouts
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Can Exercise Prevent Vision Loss?

According to a recent study, even moderate exercise can help slow or even prevent vision loss.
By Craig Cox
Active AgingHealthy Aging
hip thruster for hip strength and mobility

6 Hip Stretches to Improve Mobility and Strength

Keep your hips strong, mobile, and fit for a lifetime with these stretching and strength drills.
By Andrew Heffernan
Active AgingArthritis & Joint Health
strengthen pelvic floor

How to Strengthen Your Pelvic-Floor Muscles

Strengthen your pelvic-floor muscles with these two simple exercises.
By Wendy Watkins
Active AgingFitness Tips
Couple Working Out

8 Ways Exercise Makes You Gorgeous

Regular exercise also gives you a healthy, glowing look and an unmistakable va-va-voom that you just can’t get any other way.
By Catherine Guthrie
Active AgingHealthy Aging
Headshot of Dan Buettner.

Talks — S2, EP6 / The Blue Zones Habits for Longevity

Buettner joins us to talk about the Blue Zones — places around the globe with the highest populations of longest-living individuals — and the Power 9 healthy-lifestyle habits they have in common, plus ways we can begin to incorporate these behaviors in our own lives for increased longevity and vitality.

With Dan Buettner
Active AgingHealthy Aging
Illustration of a barbell with a heart above it.

Does Muscle Mass Equal Heart Health?

Greater muscle mass is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study.
By Michael Dregni
Active AgingHeart & Cardiovascular Health
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How the Ancient Practice of Tai Chi Enhances Your Health

Whether recovering from an injury or making a first foray into fitness, folks of all ages have found that tai chi delivers dramatic results for body, mind and spirit.
By Kermit Pattison
Active AgingFitness Tips
Man strength training with kettlebell.

9 Strength-Training Benefits For Health, Fitness, and Anti-Aging

Strength training benefits all ages and fitness abilities. Here's why I consider it the most important type of exercise.
By The LTH Nutrition Team
Active AgingFitness Tips
senior man does a push up with two grandkids on his back

Power Aging

The older, the better? You bet! These age-specific strategies will help you get off on the right foot.
By Dimity McDowell
Active AgingAttitude/Mindset
Volleyball Players

14 Boomers Who’ve Got Game

These senior athletes may inspire you to rethink your perceptions of aging.
By Michael Dregni
Active AgingHealthy Aging
a woman holds warrior 3

How to Build Your Balance

No offense to your wobble board—but the best way to improve your balance may be to keep at least one foot on solid ground.
By Gina DeMillo Wagner
Active AgingEquipment-Based Workouts
An older African-American couple plays tennis.

The Case for Communal Sports

Sports, like tennis, that involve more social interaction may help longevity, according to a recent study.
By Craig Cox
Active AgingFriends
An older woman who is jogging checks her heart rate.

Healthy Heart = Healthy Brain for Seniors?

Tending to your cardiovascular health may ward off dementia in seniors, a recent study says.
By Craig Cox
Active AgingBrain Health
man holding out barbell

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.
By Jon Spayde
Active AgingArthritis & Joint Health
Woman breathing deeply and feeling gratitude in nature

6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life

A functional-medicine pioneer explains how to make small choices that build lasting well-being.
By Frank Lipman, MD
Active AgingHappiness/Joy
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