As we enter the season of excess, followed by a time of resolutions and new resolve to exercise, it is good to set in motion a plan for improved fitness. An ongoing question is...
Here’s a fun health tip! New research out of Germany, and published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, found that older people who routinely partake in physical exercise can reverse the signs of...
This might seem obvious, but it is never too late to incorporate physical activity into your life. Research in the journal Obesity found that even “older persons with obesity at high risk for mobility...
Did you know that excessive fat in your bone marrow negatively affects your overall bone health? Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine recently made this discovery, and determined that exercising...
One of the true jewels of living here is the Yakima Greenway, a pathway and park system running along the Yakima and Naches rivers! For years, dedicated local leaders have worked to see this...
Omega-3 fatty acids, those found in fish oils, are well known for their positive impact on heart health. Now they have been also shown to increase muscle mass and function in healthy older adults....
Alzheimer’s is a frightening chronic neurodegenerative disease that affects over 5 million seniors in the U.S. There is still much that is not understood about it. New research, however, from UCLA “has found that...
I’ve always wondered about what effect a higher resting heart rate might have on one’s health. It made sense from a purely logical viewpoint that the higher your resting heart rate is, the more...