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Balance training should be a top priority as you age. Poor balance is something you don’t want to experience in your 60s. Every year, roughly 1 million older adults are hospitalized due to falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s easy to prioritize other workouts over balance training, but staying steady on your own two feet can reduce your risk of getting seriously injured. Being less active can lead to weaker muscles, while changes in sight and depth perception can also impact stability. A simple stumble can cause a sprained ankle, bruised knee, broken hip…

What began as a side project sharing recipes online became a full career after an unexpected turning point. While working in PR, Rachel Mansfield was fired because her food blog was considered a conflict of interest. Within months, she began to realize that the thing she had been building on the side could actually become something much bigger. More than a decade later, she has grown a community of more than 1.5 million around approachable, healthyish recipes made for real life. Now a mom of three boys, Mansfield brings that same practical approach to More, Please!, her new cookbook inspired by…

The final prep for a bodybuilding show is one of the most challenging phases that a competitor can put themselves through. Staying ripped means working on a vastly reduced calorie intake, while maintaining muscle requires enough fuel for flexing. Fortunately, multiple Olympia finalist, and respected IFBB coach, John Jewett says that finding the perfect balance is possible, and he has shared the winning formula for those who are looking to present their perfect physiques on stage. Why Pulling Every Lever at Once Destroys Your Prep When it comes to making changes to the body’s composition, cutting food, increasing cardiovascular training,…

I’m a CSCS coach. These six home moves help firm arm jiggle after 60, no machines needed. Arms can change quickly when you give them consistent strength work. After 60, that firmer look usually starts with rebuilding the muscle underneath, then supporting it with daily movement, protein, and enough recovery to keep training regularly. Home workouts fit that goal well because they remove a lot of friction. A band, a pair of dumbbells, and a sturdy chair can give your arms plenty to work with. You can train the biceps, triceps, shoulders, and upper back without waiting on machines or…

When people talk about Blue Zones, the conversation often focuses on food. We hear about olive oil, legumes, vegetables, and Mediterranean diets. But according to chef and cookbook author Francesco Mattana, the secret to Sardinia’s remarkable longevity goes far beyond what’s on the plate. Sardinia, the Italian island where Francesco was born and raised, is one of the world’s original Blue Zones, regions where people consistently live longer and healthier lives than average. Yet as Francesco explains in his debut cookbook, Eat Like a Sardinian, longevity isn’t built on strict rules, trendy ingredients, or the latest wellness obsession. Instead, it’s…

Perhaps the most debated, not to mention maligned, topic in the fitness world is how much protein we need. And if you’ve done any investigating at all into the topic, you will no doubt have bumped into this calculation: 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight. (If you’re a bodybuilder, that means at least two.) Like so much of bodybuilding folklore, the recommendation has been repeated so many times that it’s become accepted as fact. The problem is, nobody ever asks, “How do we know?” Specifically, no one knows. Is the ‘1 Gram of Protein Per Pound’…

Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed. Add the raspberries, xylitol, and lemon juice to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 3–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the berries break down and the mixture thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Strain the cooled sauce through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing the raspberries with the back of a spoon to remove the seeds; reserve 2 tablespoons for serving. Add the cottage cheese, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, xylitol, and vanilla to a food processor or blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Pour the…

Wellness tech has become very good at telling us how we slept, moved and recovered. Looking good while doing it has not always been part of the assignment. Smart rings can throw off a carefully considered jewelry stack, fitness trackers tend to clash with the watch you actually want to wear and sleep gadgets have a funny way of making the bedroom feel one step away from a minor medical procedure. Thankfully, design is catching up with the data. A new wave of accessories, wearables and home upgrades is making wellness tech much easier to live with, whether that means…

Some days, a full workout fits. Other days, you look at the clock, realize you’ve got 15 minutes, and start talking yourself into skipping the whole thing. Micro workouts give you a way to make that window count. A focused 10- to 20-minute session can provide enough training stimulus to move the needle when time is tight. You might train a major lift, push one muscle group hard, or knock out a conditioning session without filling the time with random exercises. Keeping the session narrow also makes it easier to stay consistent during a crowded week. Give the workout one…

Winded by 60? A veteran trainer’s 5 daily moves rebuild stamina fast. Stamina loss is one of the most common frustrations clients bring to me once they hit 60. After almost 40 years working as a personal trainer, and 25 years as director of TRAINFITNESS, the UK’s leading fitness education provider, I’ve seen the same pattern show up again and again. Traditional cardio has three problems at this age that get in the way of the results people actually want. These five daily exercises, done as a short circuit, restore stamina more efficiently than anything you’ll get from a treadmill.…