The National Senior Games, a 50+ Olympic-style biennial event, kick off July 24 in Des Moines, Iowa, with Humana on board as presenting sponsor for the 10 th straight year. This year, the health ...

Regular exercise offers older adults a range of physical, mental, and emotional benefits. And it can be an important part of helping them maintain independence. As people age, physical and ...

Older adults have many exercise options that are great for building fitness but easy on the joints. “Low impact” does not mean low quality. The exercises in this article can be great ways to build or ...

Various abilities can naturally decline as a person ages. This includes coordination abilities such as balance, flexibility, and strength. Many exercises can help maintain these abilities and reduce ...

Pickleball is quickly becoming a go-to fitness option for seniors in Baltimore County. The sport offers cardio, movement and ...

Studies have shown that exercise video games, or exergames, can benefit elderly people who sometimes have trouble getting enough daily physical activity. But few studies have dealt with the question ...

Seniors battling insomnia are best off picking up some dumbbells or doing some push-ups, a new evidence review suggests. Resistance exercise, activities that make muscles work against an external ...

As a physical education teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Lancaster city in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Pat Fellenbaum tried to encourage a lifelong love of fitness by introducing students to ...

Leander's long-awaited senior activity center is set to open this spring, offering older residents a vibrant space for exercise, socializing and wellness programs.

Farmington Rambling River Center, located at 325 Oak St. in downtown Farmington, offers activities, events, exercise classes ...

Various abilities can decline as we age. This includes coordination abilities such as balance, flexibility, and strength. Different exercises can help maintain these skills, plus reduce the risk of ...