Fit Beyond Forty

Here are a few exercises to get your 2024 off to a great start.

Seven Exercises to Get Your Year off to a Super Start — Fit Beyond Forty This is the year to get in shape. Where to start? Here’s a routine you can do easily at-home. A couple of light weights are all you need. Perform 2-3 sets of each exercise, 12-20 repetitions in each set. Rest 1-2 minutes between sets. Bodyweight Squats

Here's more evidence that resistance exercises benefit everybody, no matter your age.

It’s never too late to lift weights: Older bodies can still build muscle The new study of resistance exercise and the elderly found that even people in their 80s and 90s — who had never lifted weights before — showed significant gains

Don't just shuffle along. Here are stretch, strength, and agility exercises to lift your feet while you walk.

Don't Just Shuffle Along: Five Stretch, Strength, and Agility Exercises to Help Lift Your Feet While You Walk — Fit Beyond Forty You may have had the experience of going on a walk then unexpectedly catching your foot on a rise in the sidewalk. Sometimes people trip because of shuffling: dragging their feet while they walk. Some reasons for shuffling include stiff ankles, problems with balance, and arthritis or joint stiffness

www.fitbeyondforty.org/blog/2023/9/29/four-great-core-exercises-you-can-do-while-standing

Core strength delivers free movement and supports your lower back. Often, core exercises are performed while lying on a mat. It’s not always easy to get down on a mat, especially if your knees hurt. Don’t other options exist? They do! Here are four great core exercises you can do while standing up.

Four Great Core Exercises You Can Do While Standing — Fit Beyond Forty Four Great Core Exercises You Can Do While Standing Core strength delivers free movement and supports your lower back. Often, core exercises are performed while lying on a mat. Let’s be real. It’s not always easy to get down on a mat, especially if your knees hurt. Don’t other options exist? T...

Here’s an interesting study showing that moderate to vigorous physical activity lowered the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially for those with a high genetic risk.

Participation in physical activity should be promoted in those with high genetic risk of type two diabetes Study aimed to understand whether there is a dose-response association between physical activity and incident type 2 diabetes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/well/desk-hunching-ergonomics-back-pain.html?smid=url-share

Many of my personal training clients experience shoulder and back pain because of hours spent in front of the computer. This article has helpful tips.

Hunching Over Your Computer Like a Buzzard Is Not Helping Your Back It’s time to get up (and fidget).

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Four Exercises to Get You Ready for Your Next Trip — Fit Beyond Forty You’ve planned the big trip. Culture and nature await. To get to your destination, you’ll carry suitcases onto the plane or train and hoist them to overhead compartments. After you arrive, you’ll duck under ropes in front of museums or crouch under low-lying branches. You’ll climb stairs in ...