Health and Fitness

For over a decade, I’ve taught in-person Pilates classes designed for women over 60 – and week after week, those classes have a waitlist. I’ve come to see that demand as less about me and more about what it reveals: once women in this age group experience Pilates, they don’t want to give it up…

If you had asked me a few years ago whether I ate healthy, I would have answered without hesitation, “I believe so.” I cooked most of our meals at home, watched my sugar intake, bought whole-grain products, and even subscribed to Green Chef because I loved having fresh ingredients and recipe cards delivered right to […]

Most of us speak of stress as though it is something outside of us. We say, “My job is stressing me out,” or “My family is causing me stress,” or “The news is making me crazy.” We talk as though stress comes flying at us from the outside world, lands on our shoulders, and takes over our lives…

Two years ago, after surgery, I lost something I’d taken for granted my whole life. My hair. Not all of it, but enough. It was thinner, duller, and the curl I’d always had just… flattened. My bun on top of my head, the one I’d worn for years, suddenly needed an extra wrap of the hair band to hold it in place. Such a small thing. But I felt it every single morning…

For many of us, the idea of switching to a healthy, organic diet seems out of reach because the perception is that it’s too expensive. Is that really true? It can be difficult to pinpoint the answer because we all have different food purchasing habits…

Ask a young person to imitate an old person walking, and they’ll typically hunch over, pretend to use a cane, and shuffle forward. A shuffling gait is not a personality trait or quirk that simply happens as a natural and harmless part of aging. In fact, it can be a sign of an underlying issue…

Gaining weight after 60 is easy, isn’t it? I have my own reasons for that: stress eating on top of a low thyroid Hashimoto’s condition. Add in a month of COVID (in 2026!), breaking my leg when my dog ran after a squirrel, and just for fun, I had a heart ablation that went wrong, very wrong. Then there was the cataract surgery by a doctor who assured me she never makes mistakes…

Has your breakfast time gradually slid down the day? Originally, you had to be up early, get the kids out of bed, put something on the table for them, your significant other, and for you, and leave in time for work. As life went on, the kids moved out…

Have you ever noticed how just a few notes of music can transport you back decades? Perhaps it’s the song you danced to on your wedding day. The lullaby you sang to your children. The music that played during your first love, your greatest adventure, or one of life’s most difficult moments…

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? Opened your laptop and completely blanked on the password you’ve used for years? Lost your train of thought halfway through a conversation? If so, you’re not alone. One of the most common concerns I hear from women who are 60 plus…