Fitness Prescribed Masters Program

Hey y’all. I’ll be interviewed by Bob Flaherty on WRSI radio at 10 am tomorrow about the Back Pain Fix seminar on Saturday. Listen in.

Pick up heavy things and put them down, it’s good for your heart.

Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic exercise — Reuters Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.

Never stop moving

Former Pack-a-Day Smoker Runs First Half Marathon at 83 — Runner's World This summer, George Goggans will think about which running goals come next—while he’s rock climbing in Colorado.

Never to late to start moving.

Starting workouts in middle age tied to longer life — Business Insider By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - While regularly exercising over the course of decades is a great way to live longer, a U.S. study suggests that even people who don't start working out until middle-age may see similar longevity benefits. To help people live longer, national guidelines for physica...

Never stop moving.

Lifting Weights Can Cut Your Cancer Risk by 25% — Bicycling As if the bone-building, heart-strengthening, and hill-powering effects of pumping iron weren’t enough to make you cross-train.

Never stop moving.

An hour of activity may keep disability away, new research shows — CNN A new study says adults with lower-extremity joint symptoms who get at least one hour of moderate to vigorous exercise every week are more likely to be free of disability after four years than those who do not meet this exercise goal.

Never stop moving.

Man Who Rode Every Single Day Has Died at 111 — Bicycling Henry Tseng believed regular exercise and staying positive was key to longevity.

Why This Powerlifting 73-Year-Old Ultrarunner Wants You to Hit the Gym, Too — Runner's World Judy Cole swears that lifting has made her stronger on the trails—and knocked out her knee pain for good.

Never stop moving.

Why Lifting Weights Can Be So Potent for Aging Well People who discovered that they enjoyed and felt capable of completing a weight-training session subsequently joined a new gym and showed up for workouts.