An international consensus statement on physical activity, fitness and health (Bouchard et al 1994) identifies six areas affected by physical exercise: body shape, bone strength, muscle strength, flexibility skeleton, physical fitness and motor fitness of metabolism. Other areas benefit from physical activity is cognitive function, mental health and adaptation to society. Exercise was defined as a regular activity that follows a specific pattern, and whose purpose is to achieve desirable results in terms of fitness, as a better general health or physical functioning. (more…)

Are you a Baby Boomer who is taking take of an elderly loved one? I am. Perhaps you have dependent children too. And maybe a job or business. I do. Welcome to “the Sandwich Generation” — I’m sure you’ve heard of it. (As it turns out, we’re mostly women). All of our situations are different. Yet similar. For instance… (more…)

As a normal ageing process, as you grow older, you will lose muscle fiber. The composition between fats and muscles in your body changed. The less active you are, the more your muscles atrophy (muscle masses and muscles strength) because lack of activities. One study found that 40 percent of women between ages 55 and 65 couldn’t lift even 10 pounds! If you lack strength, everyday tasks such as lifting a bag of groceries, pushing a vacuum cleaner, or lifting and playing with your grandchild may tire you—or worse, cause a elderly muscle sore or elderly muscle cramps. (more…)

As aging people, our body could not endure all the time. But one thing for sure, you can make your body’s function and shape still in tip top condition as our years counting. If you want to make sure that you get the body of a lifetime, there’re many things you need to plan ahead. Whenever you want to ensure that your body will never give you trouble, pay attention to several things that you can do to prevent it from doing so. (more…)