Stay strong and independent after 50 with 16 expert-approved exercises that boost longevity, health, and confidence.

As a person ages, it is important to stay as physically active as possible. This helps maintain muscle mass and improve overall health. Certain exercises, such as walking, cycling, and yoga, are low ...

I used to have a love-hate relationship with fitness. I was a competitive athlete growing up and loved basketball and tennis, but I hated the gym and found traditional group workout classes boring. It ...

You’ve probably heard of high intensity interval training (a.k.a. HIIT), but have you heard of high impact training? Though they sound similar, these two types of exercise are a little different. Like ...

High-intensity interval training (otherwise known as HIIT) may sound, well, intense. And it can be. But it can also be highly beneficial, including for women over 50. The training modality has other ...

Strength training after the age of 50 gets a lot of love these days—for good reason. But aerobic exercise—continuous physical activity that increases your heart rate and breathing rate so your heart ...

In the age of technology, our attention and mental health are constantly stretched to their limits. Adults over 50 are ...

As many women of a certain age will tell you, menopause isn’t a cakewalk. This natural transition in a woman’s life, when the body no longer creates high levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones, ...

Carmen Merchan, 84, is sitting in a chair listening to instructor Lola Ortiz give directions. "Abrimos, cerramos, abrimos cerramos," Ortiz says over and over again. First Ortiz moves her left leg to ...