March, 2010

Twitter Talk: Strength Training for Older Adults

Posted by Da'Mon on Mar 30, 2010 in Blog, Fitness, Twitter Talk, Wellness | 0 comments

Twitter Talk: Strength Training for Older Adults

A Fit Second Half features Daily Twitter Talk on Twitter!  On any given day, I will focus all my daily tweets on a specific subject that impacts the health and wellness of Older Adults.  This page will serve as a collection of some of those posts and answers to questions from my twitter buddies.  Check back often for updates! Strength Training – March 30, 2010 Q: @JudeLaBarre: How can I...

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Featured Exercise: The Plank

Posted by Da'Mon on Mar 30, 2010 in Blog, Featured Articles, Featured Exercise, Fitness | 0 comments

Featured Exercise: The Plank

PLANKS definitely rank as one of my favorite exercise. It’s a great base exercise with multiple variations that can easily be adapted to meet any fitness level.  The plank is a core training exercise that requires little movement but delivers powerful benefit to the deeper core muscles.   It’s purpose in an exercise program is to stabilize the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex of the body...

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Featured Exercise: Single Leg Balance

Posted by Da'Mon on Mar 9, 2010 in Blog, Featured Exercise, Fitness | 0 comments

Featured Exercise: Single Leg Balance

When was the last time you tried to balance on one leg?  Go ahead.  Give it a try. You just might be surprised with what you find.  Balance is one of those things we really don’t think much about until a couple of near falls catch our attention.  The issue of falling for older adults is no joke.  CDC statistics report that more than one-third of older adults 65 & older fall each...

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