111019 Strength training for the ActivelyFitSeniors Resistance training is known to be highly beneficial and it is recommended activity. Before you begin discuss your plans with your health care professional, there may be certain exercises that could cause damage to your joints especially your back. Once this topic has been thoroughly explored and you get... Continue Reading →
091019 Warning signs of a stroke
091019 Warning signs of a stroke Warning signs often precede a stroke and if these signs are recognized soon enough serious damage may be avoided. Quick reactions to the signs may even help to prevent or reduce the strokes damage. Any sudden weakness or numbness in the arm, face, or leg that may last a... Continue Reading →
061019 The Effects of Aging
061019 The Effects of Aging We tend to think our bodies deteriorate due to the aging process but the truth of the matter is being sedentary most of the time is the major culprit. In addition to being sedentary, there are physiological reasons that our bodies deteriorate, as we grow older. According to the current... Continue Reading →
041019 Burning off the calories and keeping healthy
041019 Burning off the calories and keeping healthy Physical activity burns calories. The optimum method of controlling your weight is a combination of good nutrition (see a registered dietitian), and exercise. The question now is what kind of exercise is the most efficient and longest lasting in its effects. Many people use aerobics too successfully... Continue Reading →
021019 Getting flexible and staying there
021019 Getting flexible and staying there If you are over 40 years old, you have no doubt started to experience a certain amount of inflexibility. Inflexibility begins to creep up starting at about age 40. This happens because the tissues surrounding your joints start to get a little bit thicker and your muscles start becoming... Continue Reading →
290919 Setting yourself up for success with your exercise plans
290919 Setting yourself up for success with your exercise plans A beginning exercise program should be fun and easy to follow. It should not be a complicated affair filled with complex and hard to follow directions or intricate movements. Just keep it simple, follow it each day, and have fun. The more complicated you make... Continue Reading →
250919 Strength training properties part 3 of 3
250919 Strength training properties part 3 of 3 Morphological changes naturally occur in those who strength train. These changes in the muscle composition result from increases in the amount of muscle glycogen, the number of mitochondria, the capillaries, the muscle fiber size, the tissues of the connective structures, and even the bones of the affected... Continue Reading →
220919 Strength training properties part 2 of 3
220919 Strength training properties part 2 of 3 Morphological changes naturally occur in those who strength train. These changes in the muscle composition result from increases in the amount of muscle glycogen, the number of mitochondria, the capillaries, the muscle fiber size, the tissues of the connective structures, and even the bones of the affected... Continue Reading →
200919 Strength training properties part 1 of 3
200919 Strength training properties part 1 of 3 Morphological changes naturally occur in those who strength train. These changes in the muscle composition result from increases in the amount of muscle glycogen, the number of mitochondria, the capillaries, the muscle fiber size, the tissues of the connective structures, and even the bones of the affected... Continue Reading →
130919 Dairy and heart disease: a lower risk than previously thought
130919 Dairy & heart disease: a lower risk than previously thought By Glennn Cardwell It has been clear for a long time that not all saturated fats act the same. Saturated fats come in a range of lengths, dictated by the number of carbon atoms in the fatty acid chain. Look, it’s a chemistry thing,... Continue Reading →
110919 Combining strength training with endurance training
Never forget the cowardly attack on our nation on this date! 110919 Combining strength training with endurance training It has been well documented that exercising in moderate to intense spurts of as little as ten minutes at a time during the day will increase your physical fitness. Each of the following exercise series are approximately... Continue Reading →
260819 A Fat-Loss Program for Beginners 5 of 5
260819 A Fat-Loss Program for Beginners 5 of 5 By Nick Nilsson Author of Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss STEP 5 - SUPPLEMENTS for Fat Loss When I refer to supplements here, I'm NOT talking about fat-loss pills. These pills are not the answer for losing fat. Your own natural metabolism IS and it's... Continue Reading →
040919 Osteoporosis: The risk factors
040919 Osteoporosis: The risk factors Some risk factors are under your control whereas others are not. Here is a brief list for your consideration. 1. Gender-of the ten million people with osteoporosis in the United States 80% of these are women. Particularly affected, and at increased risk for the disease, are Caucasian and Asian women. ... Continue Reading →
040919 Cardiovascular and respiratory endurance training
040919 Cardiovascular and respiratory endurance training The principle methods used to develop the cardiovascular and respiratory systems revolve around working below the anaerobic (without oxygen) threshold pace for both time and distance. This means performing a cardiovascular exercise at a pace fast enough to tax the physical response of the two but without going into... Continue Reading →
250819 Nutrition can be quite simple, given a chance by Glenn Cardwell
250819 Nutrition can be quite simple, given a chance by Glenn Cardwell One favourite way of getting an answer to a nutrition and health question is to gather all the most recent published studies, put them in a data melting pot, and see if you can extract a “truth”. One review did this recently and found pretty... Continue Reading →
230819 A Fat-Loss Program for Beginners 4 of 5
230819 A Fat-Loss Program for Beginners 4 of 5 By Nick Nilsson Author of Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss STEP 4 - CARDIO TRAINING for Fat Loss Even though you may think I'm opposed to cardio training judging by what I wrote above, that is NOT the case. Cardio definitely has a place in... Continue Reading →
180819 Balance
180819 Balance If are just beginning to exercise you will soon learn that balance plays a big part in correctly performing the movements. One of the easiest ways to test your standing balance is to follow the Tai Chi test. Pick up an accurate stop watch and then do the test at least three times... Continue Reading →
Female Bodyweight Deep Squat
https://vimeo.com/349550584 Bodyweight deep squat Listen to the explanation of how to do this great overall body exercise. You will rarely see a deep squat like this on any of the other media, mostly because the trainees don't know what a full squat is or even what one looks like. They have all been been told... Continue Reading →
Deafness and hearing loss
Deafness and hearing loss https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss Here is a fact sheet, from the World Health Organization, for all of us with a hearing loss of some sort. I started wearing hearing aids (intermittently, because of the difficulty in putting them in right) about a year ago and they do make a difference. A BIG difference! However,... Continue Reading →
040819 The benefits of physical activity
040819 The benefits of physical activity Being active and INVOLVED with life keeps you alive and fit enough to enjoy being alive. Getting older does not make us deteriorate; it is doing nothing that is responsible most of the time. The body constantly adapts to the conditions imposed on it. If nothing challenges it then... Continue Reading →
310719 Chair Dips
310719 Chair Dips Here, in this short video, we see Darla doing several variations of a chair dips. These are quite effective, if done properly, as she is doing them in the video. Notice the chair is on a non-slip floor in the ballet room. If you are doing them at home, it is best... Continue Reading →
280719 Research Check: can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic?
280719 Research Check: can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic? Author: Dr. Rosemary Stanton OAM Rosemary Stanton is a Friend of The Conversation. Nutritionist & Visiting Fellow, UNSW Reviewer Tim Crowe Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor, Bond University Disclosure statement The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any... Continue Reading →
260719 Grandchildren and exercise part 2 of 2
260719 Grandchildren and exercise part 2 of 2 When I was a child we walked up hill both ways to school, toiled in the fields until dark and then carried candles so we could see what we were doing out there…Yeah you bet that’s how I grew up. I did do my share of pitching... Continue Reading →
250719 Balance
250719 Balance Balance is critical to our daily living activities. Without balance, we would be constantly reaching and grasping for stable objects to prevent falling, stumbling or injuring ourselves. Here are several variations of a basic exercise to help develop and maintain your sense of balance. Once you are able to do one exercise example... Continue Reading →
210719 The dynamic upper body warm up series-Video
210719 The dynamic upper body warm up series https://vimeo.com/349688382 The dynamic upper body warm up series is done after doing a general overall body warm up such as skipping rope, bike riding or other sort of breathing, heart rate elevating and temperature raising exercise. It specifically warms up and prepares your upper torso for many... Continue Reading →
210719 The positive effects of walking
The positive effects of walking According to the National Heart Lung and Blood institute 1 in 3 adults in the US has high blood pressure. Many don’t even know they have the disease because there are no symptoms until the heart, blood vessels, and other parts of your body including your kidneys are damaged. When... Continue Reading →
210719 Body weight squats-video
210719 Body weight squats-video https://videopress.com/v/EpGX6IbL Stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart, arms at your side. If you lack the balance to do a squat in this manner, then hold your hands out to the front of your body or stand by a solid handhold to steady yourself. Move your hips backward and your... Continue Reading →
Video submission information
If you are active, send over some videos of what you do to stay healthy. Here is the email address: Activelyfitseniors@gmail.com just cut and paste this into your current email and send it over. If they are approved then I will add them to the appropriate topic page. For instance, if they are videos of... Continue Reading →
270919 Female barbell curls
https://videopress.com/v/PeH0GQMT Female barbell curls 270919 Barbell/dumbbell curlBeginning position of the barbell curl Hold the bar/dumbbell with a closed grip palms facing upward The grip should be shoulder-width with the little finger just touching the outer thigh Stand upright with the feet shoulder-width apart and your knees bent slightly Start with the bar/dumbbell resting on the... Continue Reading →
230919 Chocolate chip cookies
We made these today....Our 4 year old granddaughter and me, her grandpa.
