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How This Business Traveler Stays Fit on the Road

How This Business Traveler Stays Fit on the Road

People are living longer than ever before. They’re also working longer, too, with many maintaining jobs after 50 that keep them traveling on a regular basis. That can make fitness extra-challenging for active adults still enjoying their demanding careers. Steady business travel can mean long days; restless nights; little incentive to exercise; and eating heavy meals in restaurants or lousy ones at conferences. In short, it can be a quick route to weight gain and other unhealthy outcomes.

Weight Control, Health & WellnessColleen RustadSeptember 26, 2024Comment

Why There’s No ‘Low Protein’ Diet

Why There’s No ‘Low Protein’ Diet

You’ve heard of low-carb diets and low-fat diets. But you’ve probably never heard of anyone telling you to avoid eating protein – especially after age 50 or so, when we need to double our efforts to get enough of it. You need protein to grow and maintain muscle mass, which we naturally lose as we mature, causing frailty, falls, and more problems.

Health & Wellness, Weight ControlColleen RustadDecember 23, 2023Comment

You Can Change Your Position on the Fitness Spectrum

You Can Change Your Position on the Fitness Spectrum

It’s easy to think of aging as a steady decline. But fitness proves it doesn’t have to be that simple and dreadful. If you exercise regularly, you’re more likely to maintain physical abilities. Period. So think of it as a sliding scale – with physical dependence at one end and being an elite athlete on the other. Nobody wants to be physically dependent, of course. And while most of us don’t aspire to be an elite athlete, everybody wants something in the broad middle there. We want to be fit so we can stay independent and avoid becoming frail for as long as possible.

Weight Control, How to Age Well, Health & WellnessColleen RustadDecember 23, 2023Comment

10 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season

10 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season

The holidays can be a “good news, bad news” situation for some people. The good news: We get time off from work, we get to see families and friends, and we get to eat our favorite foods. The bad news: Disrupted schedules, busy calendars, and extra calories can throw us off our healthy tracks. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can enjoy the holidays AND maintain the commitments you’ve made all year to eating right and exercising regularly.

Health & Wellness, Weight ControlColleen RustadNovember 14, 2023Comment

Exercise Helps Prevent, Treat Diabetes

Exercise Helps Prevent, Treat Diabetes

Fifteen years ago, Alan Rosenthal was a fit 60-year-old who had just returned from a bicycle trip through France. Then a blood test revealed type 2 diabetes. His doctor gave him a three-day course on diet, exercise, and self-care. The doctor also recommended a local trainer. And even though Alan knew his way around a gym, he adopted a new perspective and learned workouts to keep him healthy.

Weight Control, Health & Wellness, How to Age WellColleen RustadNovember 4, 2023Comment

Fall Hiking: Accept the Invitation to Move

Fall Hiking: Accept the Invitation to Move

Do you hear Mother Nature calling?

How can you resist the temptation to get out and enjoy the cooler temps and the mesmerizing transformation of fall foliage? Even if it means a short drive to reach the perfect spot, the rewards of nature are worth it.

But there's more to this than just a visual treat. With a fall hike or even a leisurely stroll outdoors, you get a super-charged workout that doesn't even feel like exercise.

Health & Wellness, Weight Control, Strength TrainingColleen RustadOctober 3, 2023Comment

Success Story: Back from the Brink of ‘Indulgence’

Success Story: Back from the Brink of ‘Indulgence’

Nate Wilkins was living the good life. He was traveling a lot for work, as a parks and recreation administrator in Florida. He was eating out and indulging at business lunches and happy hours. Sure, he noticed he was packing on pounds, but he was busy -- dealing with that would have to wait.

Inspiring Stories, Weight ControlColleen RustadSeptember 19, 2023 Comment

How Many Steps?

How Many Steps?

No one's sure where we got the idea that 10,000 is the ideal number of steps everybody should take every day. It doesn't seem to be based on anything scientific or medical. And the number might be daunting to people who are new to the idea of daily exercise.

Weight ControlColleen RustadSeptember 1, 2023Comment

It’s Cheaper to be Healthy Than It Is to be Sick

It’s Cheaper to be Healthy Than It Is to be Sick

If you think it’s expensive to eat right and exercise regularly, just consider the cost of being cheap with your health. For example, some people drink so many sodas that eliminating them could save almost $1,000 a year. That’s from health coach Kathryn Eyring, who presented “It’s Cheaper to be Healthy Than It Is to be Sick” at the Functional Aging Summit, an annual event for fitness professionals who serve people over 50.

Weight Control, Health & WellnessColleen RustadJune 30, 2023Comment

23 Steps to a Healthy Season

23 Steps to a Healthy Season

We’re halfway through the year, and it’s a great time to assess progress on health, fitness, and other goals you had at the start of 2023. Or… maybe you didn’t have any and are only thinking about creating some goals now. That’s fine! With a new season upon us, we’re here with 23 tips to make this your sunniest yet. Forget regret. Abandon perfection. Embrace consistency!

Health & Wellness, How to Age Well, Weight ControlColleen RustadJune 14, 2023Comment

Studies Link Obesity to Smaller Brains

Studies Link Obesity to Smaller Brains

Being obese means having a bigger body, of course. But research indicates it also means having a smaller brain – and a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. “The more we understand about (body fat), the clearer it becomes that belly fat is its own disease-generating organism,” said Dr. Lenore Launer in a statement by the National Institutes of Health.

Weight ControlColleen RustadMay 7, 2023Comment

15 Reasons You MUST Lift Weights After 50

15 Reasons You MUST Lift Weights After 50

After age 50 or so, many people start to gain weight, develop high blood pressure, and become frailer and weaker by the day. Plus, we have universal fears that getting older means we’ll be likely to fall and develop dementia, losing our independence in life. But what if I told you about a miracle drug that would help you lose weight, manage your blood pressure, and improve your bone density and strength? What if this drug also helped prevent falls and memory loss?

Strength Training, How to Age Well, Health & Wellness, Weight ControlColleen RustadApril 19, 2023 Comment

Myth Busters: Strength Training Won’t Make You ‘Bulky’

Myth Busters: Strength Training Won’t Make You ‘Bulky’

Too many myths cloud the topics of aging and fitness. They keep people from living a healthy lifestyle, and most come from younger people and society at large. But there’s one super-persistent myth that people over 50 perpetuate themselves. To be more precise, women over 50 use this falsehood too often to avoid the most important type of exercise they need: strength training. “I don’t want to lift weights because I don’t want to get all big and bulky.”

Health & Wellness, Resistance Training, Strength Training, Weight ControlColleen RustadMarch 4, 2023Comment

Step 1 Fighting Belly Fat: Forget the Marketing Myths

Step 1 Fighting Belly Fat: Forget the Marketing Myths

Nobody likes belly fat, but almost everybody struggles with it to some degree. Among all kinds of fat, belly fat is the one that gets the most attention. I am frequently asked to help my training partners lose weight – and often, it’s specifically about the extended, round belly that tends to accumulate after 50 or so. Here’s the good news: Belly fat isn’t inevitable. We’re here to show you how to exercise and eat right to lose body fat for better health -- and to feel, look, and move better.

Weight Control, How to Age WellColleen RustadOctober 23, 2022Comment

What Will Make You Finally Say, ‘It’s Time’

What Will Make You Finally Say, ‘It’s Time’

Here’s a common scenario for people over 50. They’ve gradually gained weight over the last couple of decades, and now they’re obese or getting there. Somewhere over the years, they stopped participating in hobbies and sports. If they ever were a regular gym-goer or runner, that slipped away at some point, too.

Weight Control, Health & WellnessColleen RustadJune 24, 2022Comment

Exercise can overcome genetics to fight obesity in mature women, study finds

Exercise can overcome genetics to fight obesity in mature women, study finds

Here’s good news for mature women who think obesity is just part of their DNA. It turns out that exercise lowers their risk of obesity, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from 8,200 women of European ancestry in their 70s.

How to Age Well, Weight ControlColleen RustadJune 3, 2022

The Health Benefits of Loving a Dog

The Health Benefits of Loving a Dog

Want to do something that’s good for your health, will get you moving outside, and even guarantee a boundless source of love in your life? Then you should consider getting a pet, specifically a dog, according to research that shows the health benefits canine companions have on older adults.

Health & Wellness, Blood Pressure, How to Age Well, Weight ControlColleen RustadApril 8, 2022Comment

Resistance Training to Prevent Obesity

Resistance Training to Prevent Obesity

Women and men over 50 who want to avoid obesity should be lifting weights regularly.

Resistance Training, Weight ControlColleen RustadNovember 2, 2021Resistance Training, Weight Control