by Patsi Krakoff | Nov 7, 2019 | Exercise, Senior Fitness
Do you find it’s harder to get out the door to exercise when the weather’s so cold? Even here in sunny Arizona it’s been below 50 and rainy! (Well, that was only one morning…) The regular “snowbirds” have arrived back from northern...
by Patsi Krakoff | Nov 1, 2019 | Exercise, Lifestyle, Longevity, Senior Fitness
For seniors, developing strength can be a double-edged sword. While it’s important to build muscle to regain strength lost over the years, there are always health risks involved. Besides the obvious muscle, tendon, and ligament pulls, even more important is heart...
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 | Sep 17, 2019 | Exercise, Longevity, Senior Fitness
The statistics are grim: 80% of people are not meeting the new exercise guidelines issued by the U.S. federal government’s Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Here is what they recommend for adults: Adults: at least 150 to 300 minutes weekly of...
by Patsi Krakoff | Sep 13, 2019 | Exercise, Longevity, Senior Fitness, Senior War on Aging
We all do it: when it’s time to get to the gym we come up with another excuse, some of which can be astutely creative. Those of us less imaginative just sit a few more minutes in front of the computer (or TV) and let sleep overcome us for an afternoon nap. After...
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