Most physical therapy consists of building up exercise tolerance. The exercise is usually focused around the activities required to complete your daily life. Whether these activities are bending over or reaching up: like you would to bend over to put something away or reach up to put something away in your home. Physical therapy is […]
Most people sabotage their health and wellbeing on a daily basis without even noticing. For example, when you make a decision to eat something, it probably isn’t always because you’re hungry. Instead, other feeling can drive your decision. Maybe you’re just feeling stressed out or you’re bored, so you decide to grab a snack. […]
After age 50, many people notice that they have a harder time maintaining a healthy body weight. One of the reasons that this is true is because your metabolism greatly slows down when you reach your golden years. If you're concerned about maintaining a healthy body weight after age 50, there are plenty of things […]
Many people think that mental disorders will never affect them, but they are much more common than they realize, as experts report that 350 million suffer from depression worldwide. A survey conducted by the National Center of Social Research found that one in four adults in the United Kingdom have been affected by some type […]
The core muscles of our body are kind of like the knot that ties our upper and lower body together. Our core muscles are used every single day, likely in ways that you never even realized. A weak core not only throws off our balance and posture, but it can prevent us from doing everyday […]
The National Institutes of Health say that yoga is an ancient practice which originated in India. Initially used as a spiritual practice, it has since become a popular regular workout. Traditional yoga focuses greatly on spiritual enlightenment and often features chanting as well as physical elements. The more modern equivalent focuses more on the physical […]
Life changes after 50. You begin to see changes in your body that you wouldn't have seen earlier. Your flexibility begins to decrease and you slowly lose lean body mass as well as bone density. All of these things can sound rather frightening, especially if you don't know how to counteract these common signs of […]
Running is one of the most challenging exercises that you can do outside of the gym. It challenges your entire body as well as your motivation. Running as you age can be a rewarding way to keep your health and vitality. High impact activities are one of the best ways to keep up bone density […]
You eat a healthy diet. You exercise regularly. But what about your mental health? Studies published in the journal Quality of Life Research found that mental health symptoms are linked to a person’s feelings about their quality of life. Understanding what mental health is and how it affects your life can make you healthier and […]
The NCBI published a report that gave an insight into the effects of social isolation on seniors. According to the author, “social isolation is a major and prevalent health problem among community-dwelling older adults, leading to numerous detrimental health conditions … social isolation will impact the health, well-being, and quality of life of numerous older […]
