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Why You Need Pilates Over 40

Recently, I've developed this posture that one trainer dubbed "a jutted forward lean." It's more than a round-shouldered slouch. My head and neck ... Read More »

80-Year-Old Buzz Aldrin Makes His 'Dancing' Debut

Forty-one years ago, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin became the second man to set foot on the moon and the first to also do a spacewalk. Now, he's the ... Read More »

How I Lowered My Cholesterol by 60 Points Without Meds

It all began two Thanksgivings ago. A few weeks before, my doctor had put me on a statin after my cholesterol hit 286. But it irritated my stomach and ... Read More »

Fit After 40: Less Pain, More Gain

Tight lumbar? Sore knees? Overworked rotator cuff? At this point in our active lives, we've all got some nagging pang that holds us back from ... Read More »

How an 86-Year-Old Triathlete Stays Absolutely Ageless

A few days a week, Dr. Margaret Phillips-Steinam plays an hour of tennis, does 30 minutes of cardio along with strength training and stretching. By ... Read More »

The Brain Workout

While it's one thing to rationalize that memory loss is a normal part of aging, it's incredibly disarming when it actually starts happening to you. ... Read More »

Men's Over-40 Holiday Workout

If nothing else, the holidays are fraught with stay-in-shape obstacles. All those days off, family dinners and work parties can make it close to ... Read More »

Get More Energy: Five Tibetan Rites Giveaway

Obsession with youth is not only the plague of modern society. In the 1930s, a retired British army officer stumbled upon a remote monastery in the ... Read More »

Exercise Can Beat Heart Surgery

What if instead of having surgery to open up a clogged artery, your doctor told you it would be a better idea to log 30 minutes on the bike? ... Read More »

Have Arthritis? Get Exercising

If your excuse for not engaging in sweat-dripping, pavement-pounding workouts is your worry about either getting or worsening your arthritis, you're ... Read More »