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Softness creeping in after 50? Four standing moves a veteran trainer swears by. The body starts changing shape in your fifties for reasons that go beyond willpower or food choices. Muscle mass slips, hormones shift, and the softness that shows up around the midsection, the arms, and the legs is often more about lost muscle than gained fat. I’ve been a personal trainer for almost 40 years, and for the last 20 I’ve been director and co-founder of the UK’s leading fitness educator, TRAINFITNESS. Four standing exercises, done consistently, will firm the body more reliably than any class. Where the…
Some of the links in this story are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you choose to purchase, helping us continue to share mindful, inspiring content. Grey hair has long been treated as an inevitability. You either cover it, embrace it, or spend a suspicious amount of time blaming one stressful year for the silver strand that appeared overnight. But lately, the conversation around greying has started to shift. Instead of only asking how to hide grey hair, more people are asking whether it can be slowed before it fully takes hold. That question is at…
On Episode 294 of The Menace Podcast, Hadi Choopan was a major topic of discussion. That’s because the Iranian bodybuilder took to Instagram last week to share a progress update via Instagram, but some observers felt that his mid-section was far from Olympia worthy. Fortunately, Choopan’s coach, Milos Sarcev, who is a regular TMP panelist, shared his take. With a flat stomach being a major goal for even the biggest of bodybuilders, host Dennis James segued into the subject by admitting that failing to tighten his own stomach had been a major mistake. “I said it a thousand times,” commended…
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Morning light has become one of those wellness recommendations you hear everywhere once you start noticing it. Sleep doctors bring it up. Functional medicine experts bring it up. Neuroscientists bring it up. Andrew Huberman has built entire protocols around it. And unlike so many wellness trends, this one is not about buying something new. It is about stepping outside early in the day and giving your body the signal it has been designed to respond to all along. So why is everyone suddenly so obsessed with getting light in the morning? The answer has less to do with romanticizing a…
Katie Thomas has spent her entire life refusing to let other people define her limits. The adaptive HYROX champion, Paralympic hopeful, and viral social media sensation isn’t chasing inspiration. She’s chasing faster times, bigger goals, and a future where athletes with limb differences don’t have to wonder if they belong. Born with a limb difference affecting her right arm, the Florida athlete wasn’t raised hearing what she couldn’t do. Instead, she grew up playing baseball, soccer, riding horses, competing in rodeos, and eventually earning a degree in exercise science. Independence wasn’t something she discovered through sport; it was instilled from…
Weak hips after 60? Try these five chair exercises to build strength and stability. A lot of hip strength shows up in moments that barely register. You pivot in the kitchen, step off a curb, or turn around when someone calls your name, and your hips quietly keep your body centered as your weight shifts. When they’re doing that job well, walking and changing direction feel smoother and more secure. With clients over 60, I often use a chair early in hip-strength work because it provides a dependable point of contact as they learn the movement. It lets them put…
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Any person or group that has been in the same industry for 25 years will confirm that it doesn’t happen by luck. Objectively, you must be successful and consistent. That standard is higher in the music business, where one hit wonders can come and go at the drop of a dime. That’s why a group like D12 is revered and respected in and out of the business. Ever since they released their debut album Devil’s Night in 2001, the group has been a regular and successful presence in the hip-hop scene. There have been various incarnations of the group, but…
This tried-and-true workout helps support lower-body strength. There’s one simple, low-impact functional exercise that’s packed with goodness: the step-up. Step-ups help support lower-body strength, mobility, balance, and bone density, all of which naturally decline with age, making them essential to address. This unilateral movement—meaning you work one leg at a time—strengthens the core, legs, and glutes while improving proprioception, the body’s ability to know where it is positioned at any given time. This skill helps you climb stairs, tackle uneven pavement, or step over the curb of a sidewalk. All that’s needed to perform step-ups is a sturdy workout bench,…