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Starting exercise in your 60s has health benefits

If you are concerned about the possibility of ill-health in later years but feel it is too late to start getting fit, don’t worry. New health research has shown that starting exercise in your 60s is absolutely fine for most…

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I am 70 years old and 260 lbs a 6’2″

Question I am 70 years old and 260 lbs a 6’2″ with a 48 inch gut, no waist. I would be happy with a waist around 40″ at around 220 pounds. Would the advice in Your Summer Fitness and Diet…

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How Can A Peri-menopausal Woman With Osteopenia Strength Bones?

Question Hello again, I am a mid-50′s peri-menopausal woman with recently diagnosed osteopenia in my hips and lower spine. Can osteopenia by reversed with enough high-impact exercise (such as jogging?) is it true that HRT (particularly estrogen) is critical to…

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52 Year Old Male Fighting My Weight Entire Life

Question Hi, I am a 52 year old male who has been fighting my weight my entire life. Bad genes in my family, both my sisters are big and my dad was also a large man. I’m finding the older…

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Diet For People With Type 2 Diabetes

If you have developed Type 2 Diabetes you have probably been informed by your doctor of the need to improve your diet and ideally start to take regular exercise to help manage your condition. Type 2 Diabetes is degenerative, which…

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Dr. Life Says Bodybuilding and Testosterone Makes Him Happier and Healthier

Today the BBC interviewed Dr. Jeffry Life. He is 74 years old now but recently had heart problems and was borderline diabetic. He started a new health and fitness regime which involved bodybuilding, eating healthy and taking a testosterone supplement. Lifting…

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Many Vegetarians At Risk of Dementia and Alzheimers

Latest studies have show that many vegetarians are not getting enough vitamin B12 in their diet. A lack of vitamin B12 can lead to poorer cognitive function including memory loss, and in the long term could attribute to increased risk…

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Bodybuilding Pensioners – Senior Citizen Fitness and Strength

A few years ago (Feb 2007) there was an interesting documentary on the BBC about the growing popularity of bodybuilding amongst pensioners in the UK and USA. We were reminded of this story after hearing how the 73 year old…

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Health, Diet and Fitness for the Over 50’s

Did you know that medical researchers have proved that a more active lifestyle leads to improved memory, intelligence and cognitive function in senior citizens?

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