4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (642+ words) I got my first pull-up at 61. It wasn't perfect, but it was a pull-up. Now I'm 62 and can do three overhand pull-ups, something I never managed earlier in life. But I've been moving my body in one way or another…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1520+ words) Get Healthy U and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. If there's one thing I've learned after more than three decades as a personal trainer, it's this: consistency matters far more than perfection. Many women believe they…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1161+ words) If you have a heart, you need cardiovascular exercise. Period. I've been training women for more than 35 years, and it drives me nuts when someone tells me their trainer said they don't need cardio. Strength training is critical, especially for…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1284+ words) Get Healthy U and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this story. Pricing and availability are subject to change. If you're over 50 and thinking, "I need to do something for my body," I want you to hear this: you…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (451+ words) Steady-state exercise at low intensity which allows conversational speech serves as the main contributor to human mitochondrial function improvement. This exercise level trains the body to use fat as its main energy source, which enhances metabolic flexibility and minimizes insulin…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1184+ words) If you had told my 40-year-old self that I'd be stronger at 60, I probably would have laughed. At 40, I was busy. I was raising kids, running a business, training clients, and saying yes to almost everything. I was fit by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (555+ words) The bodies are in their early developmental stages, hence adolescence. The push-ups at this age may be more directed to the mastery of shape and control. One or two modest ones done with care might be useful in establishing coordination…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (402+ words) At 62, the way I train has changed. I still love movement and strength, but I pay closer attention to what my body needs. I want to stay active for many more years, and that means being more intentional than I…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1408+ words) I didn't come to strength training because I wanted visible abs or defined arms, although both are on my fitness wish list. I came to it out of necessity. Last year, when my roommate/best friend Monica's dog, Indigo, became…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (495+ words) Creatine is everywhere. But it's been monopolized by the young, male, muscle-obsessed crowd. What most people don't realize is that women over 50 stand to gain just as much from creatine as a 20-something dude doing bicep curls in his garage…...