Coach Josh Schlottman shares his go-to moves for seniors with a focus on safely building strength and balance.

By the time you reach the age of 60, you will have lost 25% of your muscle mass (a common part of aging). But that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to being “weak.” Fortunately, you can ...

(Reuters Health) - Step training focused on improving gait and balance may help prevent falls among the elderly, a recent research review suggests. The analysis of seven previous studies, with a ...

Step aerobics is a classic cardio workout. It has lasted for decades for a simple reason: it delivers results. The "step" is a 4-inch to 12-inch raised platform. You step up, around, and down from the ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

Gloria Wilmer, 61, has been driving from Oakland to Fremont for strength training since she read our 2005 column that mentioned a free seminar about seniors staving off physical and mental decline ...

Deb Sayre and Debbie Ross participated in Zumba Gold on recent Monday morning. GREENFIELD – Latin music fills the Greenfield Senior Center’s recreation space every Monday morning, and Deb Sayre’s ...