Pickleball is booming. And as a popular sport it is relatively new. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), more than 13.6 million people played pickleball across the US in 2023, up from 3.1 million in 2017. In 2021 players aged 55 and up totaled 19.8% of total participants, the largest age bracket of…
Many people do not know what a psoas is or how it functions, but you find out very fast when it malfunctions. It is a muscle that attaches to the lower spine, lays over the hip area and when out of balance can cause a lot of pain in the lower back, hip area and /…
For some of us, or some of us sometimes, we might not feel like doing that workout. Or like moving in general. Yet we know we are built to move. We also know that if we do not we will regret it, have related issues at some point. So stop thinking about it, smile, and…
A somewhat entertaining way to strengthen and tone the neck and jawline: Tilt your head up a bit, repeat the vowel sequence “AEIOU,” with emphasis, a number of times. Move your head to the right and repeat. And to the left. We think the inclusion of the vowels can make it more fun than without…
Did you know we do not build muscle after approximately age 40? We can tone it, keep it strong, but we do not add muscle past what we had at that age.
Over time, we often find changing motivations for the topics in our lives. These are observations regarding exercise motivations, for at least some of us: Through the Teen Years Movement is simply what people do if given the opportunity. Teens – Age 30-ish Hormones. Cannot sit still. Age 30 – 55-ish Some level of vanity…
