by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 24, 2019 | Causes of Aging, Longevity
What’s your attitude about aging? Do you hate it? Love it? Or, like me, simply try to deny it! Research now shows our negative attitudes about aging affect our physical and mental health as we age. I’m a long-time practitioner of the revered art of denial....
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 22, 2019 | Senior Fitness, Senior Health
How much do you know about senior heart health and what you should be doing? You may have “high blood pressure,” and not even know it. That’s because experts lowered the threshold for what’s considered “high” in 2017. Almost half of...
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 18, 2019 | Exercise, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Senior Fitness, Senior War on Aging
It never ceases to surprise me how little I actually understand about our bodies, especially the heart. Take heart disease in seniors, for example. I should be somewhat of an expert now, because my husband Rob had a major heart attack 15 years ago, and for the most...
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 15, 2019 | Exercise, Senior Fitness
I’ve asked many of my senior friends which they prefer: working out in a home gym, or going to a real gym? I’ve been getting a lot of interesting responses, including what I’d call award-winning excuses! Some claim to prefer a root canal to working...
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 11, 2019 | Longevity, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Seniors are taking up martial arts in numbers. I don’t mean we’re learning deadly combat with Karate or Jiu-Jitsu. Older adults make up the largest group of people learning Tai Ji Quan, known as Tai Chi. Tai Chi improves leg strength, cardiovascular...
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