Pickleball for Over 50’s?

Do you play pickleball? It’s been getting a lot of press lately and courts are popping up everywhere! It’s the fastest growing sport in the US. Even here in East Otis we now have an indoor pickleball court and are developing a league. I went to the discovery session last week to see what it’s…

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Arthritis – Reduce Your PAIN!

If you’ve been reading my articles for some time, you know how I get when a doctor tells one of my clients that there’s nothing that can be done for their pain. Just the other day one of my Pilates students told me that her doctor said there’s nothing that can be done for knee…

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Do we really need 10,000 steps a day?

In recent years there has been a lot of buzz about taking 10,000 steps a day for cardiovascular health. Well, it turns out that this particular goal was rooted more in advertising new pedometers than in real science. The pedometers that were introduced at that time tracked 10,000 steps… Since then, several studies have been…

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How to Exercise for Better Brain Health After 50

Have you been worried about keeping your brain fit as you age? We all have. Alzheimer’s has been so much in the news and so many of our family members have suffered or are suffering with this terrible disease. The good news is that medical science is finding out more about it every day. As…

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How to Exercise After Age 50 – It’s Easier Than You Think!

Happy New Year! Did you stay up to watch the ball drop? Most of my friends did not. I watched the Sydney, Australia fireworks on You Tube and then went to bed. We don’t stay up as late as we did when we were younger. Patterns and habits change as we age. Mostly that’s good…

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