'exercise' Category
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Oct132009
"Close" Doesn't Just Count When Playing Horseshoes
While “close” may count in horseshoes, it isn’t usually a word we associate with achievement. In point of fact, very few things in life, it seems, count much at all if you don’t “hit a grand slam.” Well, it would seem that this may not be entirely the case when it comes to living longer. [...]
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Jun222009
Take Time to Slow Down Age-Related Health Risks
Chiropractors, like me, agree that “motion is life.” We, humans, were designed to walk, to run, to dance, and to move all the muscles of our body for our entire lifespan. So, naturally, it follows that we either “move it or lose it!” Our aging “Baby Boomer” population is discovering just how true this cautionary [...]
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Jun182009
How To Move From Inactivity to Mobility One Step at a Time
You may have read on this website, or elsewhere, about recent studies that have shown that physical activity is requisite to getting and staying healthy, especially as we age. But, if you’ve been inactive for awhile, even the idea of exercise might seem “exhausting.” The best way, then, to approach this much-needed addition to your [...]