Tagged: health & fitness

ACTION STEP: Stress Reduction

This week, we’re focused on relaxation by breathing, one step at a time. Sitting tall, lengthen your spine. Breathe. Inhale, exhale. Pay attention to your pace of breathing, whether slow or fast, whether shallow...

New Year’s Thoughts

What is it you want?      Why do you want it? What will it take to get it? That’s Aging Intelligently

Acting Class

Act how old you feel on the inside, not how old you look on the outside. That’s Aging Intelligently.

Your Brain Is Talking; You’re Listening

“I want to get strong enough to climb the rope”, my client said.   That’s how it started: a statement, a certain amount of strength and a lot of ambition. “Ok”, I said, “we have...

ACTION STEP: Brain Games

Start Aging Intelligently today, one step at a time. It’s cognitive function, or brain games day. Just before you eat, stand up and count backwards from 100 by 7’s. So, 100, 93, etc. Then...

Brain Power

The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb even while you are sleeping.  In fact, the brain is much more active at night than during the day.    ...

Small Changes, Big Results

From day to day,   nothing seems to change. Looking back, everything changed. Thoughts on Aging Intelligently.

Aging, Young and Old

Today you are the youngest that you will ever be again. Act that age, or younger, and not one day older. That’s Aging Intelligently.

Let’s Rethink Retirement

Retirement is defined as the action or fact of leaving one’s job and ceasing to work. My question is: retire from what? A 30 year job with no pension or healthcare, and Social Security and...

ACTION STEP: Squats

Start Aging Intelligently today, one step at a time.  Just before you eat, do 20 squats. That’s it. Make them the best and the deepest you comfortably can without hurting yourself.  This improves muscular leg...