Healthy Aging

The passing of a few measly decades needn’t bring one’s fitness pursuits to an untimely end. Indeed, for these three athletes, getting older means getting better.

Don't assume that aging equals poor health, says John La Puma, MD. With a healthy diet, you can turn back the clock.

Wine and cheese aren't the only things that get better with age. Thanks to masters divisions in many sports, older athletes are finding fun new ways to get fit.

Has modern life depleted your vitality? Here's how to reclaim it.

From the biological basis for attraction to the underpinnings of head-turning good looks — an exploration into the compelling connections between vitality and sex appeal.

With age comes wisdom. And if you make wise choices, it can also come with robust health and fitness, great energy, and a generous dose of satisfaction. Discover the variables that play the biggest role in determining your vitality for a lifetime — and why it pays to start focusing on them now .

Extreme adventurer and educator Dan Buettner has broken world records, cycled the globe and sought answers to some of humankind's greatest mysteries. Now he sets his sights on a new frontier: unearthing the secrets of healthy longevity.

Forget splashing around in fountains of youth. If what you want is a lifetime of health, fitness and vitality, you're better off swimming laps.

Good health, at core, is less a destination than life-enhancing journey. But if there is any clear path toward the promised land of healthy living, it begins not on any treadmill or diet plan, but on the fertile ground of our own thoughts, assumptions and beliefs.

Sometimes, the best is yet to be. That's what baby boomer and 54-year-old fashion model Cindy Joseph has discovered as she's grown older and wiser.

The word 'old' has been given a bad rap, explains Cindy Joseph. Life has been mistakenly described as a downhill process, when, in fact, it's an ever-continuing expansion.

Your body is your most valuable piece of personal property. Shouldn't you be the one in charge of keeping it safe and sound?