Category Archives: Fitness

Why Lifting Weights Can Be So Potent for Aging Well

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: This article from the NYT reminds us that we’re never too old to begin even a mild form of exercise like lifting weights. Have you noticed your muscles thinning with age. This is called sarcopenia, the muscle equivalent … Continue reading →

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Skyline resident featured on Q13 News about fall prevention

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Whether it’s yourself or you are caring for an aging loved one, falling is a very serious concern for a lot of people.  In fact, the Centers for Disease Control estimates one in four people 65-years-old or older fall each year.  It’s … Continue reading →

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After taking a painful tumble, this doctor and runner is learning the best way to fall

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Jim deMaine

By Daphne Miller in the Washington Post Thanks to Jim T for sending this in One minute, I was trotting peacefully along a rutted hillside path. The next, I lay in a heap on my left side, so wracked with pain it was hard to breathe. A longtime runner, I traded pavement … Continue reading →

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Nature vs Nurture – our beliefs may be more important than our genes in this study

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: The age old argument about nature vs. nurture will likely continue on for ages. In the field of epigenetics it’s been discovered that we can actually turn our genes off/on with some life experiences. At times our beliefs … Continue reading →

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Even a Little Weight Training May Cut the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From the NYT: “Despite the muscle-building, flab-trimming and, according to recent research, mood-boosting benefits of lifting weights, such resistance exercise has generally been thought not to contribute much to heart health, as endurance workouts like jogging and cycling do. But … Continue reading →

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Build strength, fall less and live longer – just two training sessions a week can reverse age-related cellular damage

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: There is repeated evidence that weights and resistance training can help with our health in multiple ways. It’s a good idea to check in with our Fitness Team before embarking on a strenuous program. Here’s some suggestions in … Continue reading →

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‘The right trousers’: Wallace and Gromit inspire artificial muscle clothing

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Frank Conlon writes: “Given that we have folks pursuing a goal of dynamic support clothing, the attached story from The Guardian of Sep. 11 might be of interest.” It will be interesting to see how/when/if this technology really … Continue reading →

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