7 features the world’s wealthiest homebuyers can’t live without today

Luxury Portfolio International surveyed more than 4,600 high-income and high-net-worth individuals across more than 20 countries to find out what luxury buyers want now. Continue reading

No Gym? No Worries — How to Stay Fit at Home

Since his gym closed, you might find Tom Hippman, 55, working out to Journey’s “Eye of the Tiger” in his Dallas living room, using whatever props he can find. He’s been doing sit-ups against the wall, deadlifting 64-load bottles of Woolite, running thr… Continue reading

Hearts in Space Teach Us How to Keep Them Healthy on Earth

(This article appeared previously in American Heart Association News.) On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history when he became the first American to orbit the Earth. About half an hour after launch, somewhere over Zanzibar, he made a bit of lesser-kno… Continue reading

A Simple, Effective Tool for Strengthening Muscles

Ugh. It’s late. It’s raining. It’s … whatever reason you tell yourself you can’t exercise or go to the gym. Sound familiar? But as we get older, exercise becomes an even more critical component of healthy aging. Adults begin to lose as much as 3% to 5%… Continue reading

How to Get in Shape for Your Bucket-List Adventure

Bucket lists and adventure trips are more popular than ever, especially among older adults who are no longer spending their money and time raising children. Maybe you have aspirations to climb Kilimanjaro, hike across the Grand Canyon, ski the Swiss Al… Continue reading

This Tennis Pro Helps Older Adults Stay Mobile

You might think that when getting a tennis lesson, you would pick up a racquet and ball. But if you’re getting a lesson from Arthur Carrington Jr., the first thing you might pick up is a ribbon wand or a pair of maracas. Carrington, a tennis pro and co… Continue reading

Bouncing to Better Fitness on a Mini-Trampoline

Tamaki Pan always considered herself healthy. She was thin and did Pilates and yoga. But an annual check-up a couple of years ago delivered a wake-up call: She had high cholesterol and was borderline pre-diabetes. Pan, a print designer for an apparel c… Continue reading

Staying Comfortable During Your Cold Weather Run

“Slipping, sliding, icy-slushy slogging. Breathing through a mask, nose running, glasses fogging.” This is the dismal jingle of runners in northern climates everywhere at this time of year. But for many, all of that is still preferable to the monotony … Continue reading

Resilient Despite Osteoporosis and 7 Surgeries

As my friends push through their mid-60s and into their 70s, I’ve noticed that, along with our children, our work and that perennial favorite, our in-laws, aches, pains and surgeries have increasingly become a staple of our conversation. If it’s not th… Continue reading

LISTEN: A Three-Pronged Combo for Boosting Metabolism

(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better Show.) Today’s Fitness Friday interview is with James W. Clement, a lawyer and entrepreneur who has dedicated the last two decades of his life to research in longevity. He’s author of a new book… Continue reading