Health and Fitness

You’re not falling behind if you notice, for example, that it takes slightly more effort to climb stairs with a laundry basket. Or if pushing yourself up from a low seated position requires more effort. These are little moments that we all experience. These are gentle nudges from your body and mind..

One of the first questions people ask about a hip or knee replacement is whether favorite activities will still be possible afterward. For many, the answer is yes. Returning to activities that joint pain has made difficult, such as walking or travel, is usually the reason for choosing the operation in the first place…

I’ve been alive long enough to remember when grapefruit was practically a weight-loss strategy. Then came the cabbage soup. The low-fat everything. The low-carb revolution. The points, the shakes, the fasting windows, and the diets that required so much planning you practically needed a project manager…

An estimated one in two Americans take a vitamin supplement. However, when you’re facing a wall of products, it’s not always easy to know which one to buy. Should you select a multivitamin and mineral, opt for a bespoke blend…

If you receive Medicaid, no doubt you are aware that it provides essential assistance to yourself, along with millions of other Americans who need help paying medical bills, obtaining long-term care, or remaining in your own home. However, upcoming federal policy changes could soon affect the resources some older women depend on, from healthcare costs to affordable housing…

More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman playwright Terence wrote a comedy called Phormio. In one scene, an older man named Chremes returns from a long stay on the island of Lemnos. When his brother asks why he stayed so long, Chremes says illness kept him. Asked what illness, he answers, “Senectus ipsa est morbus.” Old age itself is a disease…

You might have heard it: train right. It’s everywhere: in the magazines, billboards, TV and social media. Many women are left with a somehow vague idea of what this might mean. Not many know exactly how, when and with which tools. So many overwhelming and contradicting messages collide, and women are becoming increasingly frustrated and demotivated…

Incontinence is an initial warning sign that the strength of your pelvic floor is compromised in some way and no longer has the ability to hold the contents of the pelvis. The initial symptom is leaking urine but if left untreated…

Towards the end of my corporate career, I used to spend quite a lot of time dreaming about my retirement. I had a very clear picture in my mind. There I was, sitting in a beautiful garden, reading a good book, with a large glass of chilled white wine beside me. No meetings. No deadlines. No demanding colleagues…

I hear it all the time from women in their 50s, 60s and beyond: ‘I’m so stiff.’ Usually it comes with a shrug and a ‘well, I guess that’s just getting older.’ I’ve been teaching Pilates to women over 55 for more than 10 years, and this is a common misconception. I understand why we blame age. But it’s not what I see…