It’s a fast growing problem: elderly people “orphaned” by their families and the health care system, at high risk for abuse, depression and illness. The word “orphan” usually conjures images of helpless children with no [...]
If you know someone over 65 or are a senior yourself, here’s some frightening news: If you fall, this is a marker for bad things to come within the next six months. [...]
Senior age or elderly people should get into bench pressing and leg pressing to help preserve brain health. Many people of senior age worry about developing problems with memory or other cognitive tasks. It’s never [...]
If you’re a senior aged man or woman who wants to take up walking outside for fitness, you may want to know the guidelines for just how fast you should walk. […]
Thin, especially in older age, doesn’t always mean good health & fitness. Of course, obesity in old age is a very serious problem, but “skinny muscle-less” is also a serious problem. […]
Bad form stunts results, wastes time, and can cause injury or strain to joints and muscles, especially in senior age people who are new to strength training machines. Senior Strength Training Safety Guidelines Seated cable [...]
You don’t get a pass on the dangers of excessive sleep & napping just because you’re elderly. Some older people will make excuses for all of their naps and will insist they “need it,” but [...]
It’s said that it’s harder to lose weight as we age, yet many elderly women are too thin for good health. So what’s really going on with this bizarre phenomenon? If you’re thinking that the [...]
The kettlebell swing is an excellent exercise for the elderly, yet very few personal trainers have their aged clients doing this compound exercise. […]
Why do so few elderly people at the gym bench press? More appalling is that so few personal trainers have their elderly clients bench pressing. The bench press is one of the easiest exercises to [...]
If you’re an elderly woman who’d like to learn to do pull-ups, then go for it! Elderly age, in and of itself, does not make it harmful for a woman to train at pull-ups or [...]
Which should the elderly do to prevent muscle loss: rely on strength training (weightlifting) or fish oil supplements? Most elderly people have significant muscle loss, and omega 3 fish oil can actually help -- according [...]
Ever wonder why some elderly women are frightfully thin, when old age is supposed to slow metabolism and make fat gain easier? Is there some magic reversal of this process? If a woman has not [...]
Intense exercise is one of the best things an older person can do for his or her "aging" body. "Taking it easy" and sitting around all day will cause far more harm to the aged [...]
Are you over age 65 and wondering which is better for your body: cardio exercise or weight training? Does it even make a difference if you're over 65 when it comes to these two categories [...]
Elderly people need to be stronger on their feet; seated exercises won’t cut it; most of their exercise should be done standing. Elderly people who are still walking without assistance should be doing mostly standing [...]
A high BMI is strongly correlated to certain medical conditions, even if you’re elderly or of “old age.” A fat belly does not care how old you are, and elderly people with a high body mass [...]
The stability ball, also known as the Swiss or balance ball, is rather popular among older people who exercise at gyms. When I was a personal trainer my clients of all ages used a big [...]
If you’re age 50 or older and are thinking of training for a marathon, here are reasons to go for it! […]
Even if you’re 90 years old, even in the mid-90s, it’s not too late to gain amazing benefits from strength training, even if you’ve never picked up a piece of metal in your entire life. [...]
If elderly people could choose just one exercise to maintain fitness and vitality, which would it be, the most important of all? It is lifting weights. […]
If you’ve been running for years but are wondering if now you’re too old to jog, here is some striking information you can’t ignore. […]
If an elderly person wants to gain muscle, should he -- or she -- take supplemental creatine? A study from McMaster University set out to find some answers. The typical elderly person -- certainly not [...]
Here are great upper body exercises to do while recovering from a total knee replacement. Total knee replacement doesn’t mean that two days after surgery, you’re bouncing around on your new titanium knee. It takes [...]
The best strength training exercises for the elderly are the same for both men and women. If you’re elderly or of "senior" age, you should strength train -- no excuses. This means lift weights. Elderly [...]
Elderly people can learn to do “real” pushups instead of limiting themselves to wall presses. But–you should start out with wall presses. […]
An elderly person who's been diagnosed with chronic heart failure absolutely must do aerobic exercise. Doctors warn that the absence of cardio exercise is bad for the patient's body. If you’re over age 60 and [...]
A chronic subdural hematoma is a gradual brain bleed that's common in the elderly. Can exercise bring this on, being that sometimes exercise involves jarring or erratic movements? Perhaps you know that a whiplash-type movement [...]
If you’re 65 years or older and have had total knee replacement surgery, you’ll need to know what the best exercises are for recuperation as well as maintenance. For older people, as well as younger, having [...]
Is it possible for exercise to prevent an elderly person from ever getting a chronic subdural hematoma? “As we get older our brains shrink,” says Dr. David Beatty, MD, a retired general practitioner with 30+ [...]
Shirley Webb, 78, from Illinois, can deadlift 225 lbs. for three reps, as of 2016. If you’re elderly (65-plus), you should do deadlifts. Deadlifting is a compound (multi-joint) strength training exercise. When I [...]
Did you know that if you're of senior age you should not hold onto a treadmill during your walks? I once told a senior woman that she should walk without holding onto the treadmill. She [...]
There is a low back exercise that elderly people can do that will also significantly enhance their efficiency in daily living tasks. It is the deadlift. I have yet to see a personal trainer having [...]
