Staying active at home is one of the best ways seniors can maintain strength, balance, flexibility, and overall health—especially when trips to the gym become less convenient. The key to building an ...

Staying active as you age isn’t only commendable, but a medically sound and recommended lifestyle practice. In fact, large bodies of research posit that physical activity acts as a protective factor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 102-year-old Peggy Roberts attended senior exercise classes for more than a decade. She'd get on a bus and arrive to class on time ...

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 ...

As we get older, staying in shape gets so much harder. Those injuries that didn’t seem like a big deal back in the day come back to haunt us. Our metabolisms slow down — if I even look at a Mars bar, ...

When Linda Mullenhour enters the pool, she takes control. All eight members of her class mimic her every move, listening to her verbal commands. “One, two, three, four,” she says, “and we’re going ...

There are some things this trainer doesn’t do anymore, but her exercise tips for seniors are less about limitations, more about knowing yourself. Over the past 30 years, Liz Fichtner has been a Tae ...

Each week at various locations across Atlanta, hundreds of seniors gather to sweat and stretch, while thousands more follow along online. This is the audience of the Guru of Abs, DaShaun Johnson. “I ...

NET GAINS: Henderson County Parks and Recreation offers a variety of senior activities, including table tennis. Photo by Jill Blancher Shortly after retiring to Henderson County in 2009, George Raab ...