Fitness Matters More than Weight
It’s crucial that we stay active, especially as we get older. Being physically fit is associated with longevity as well as social, emotional and cognitive health, but keep in mind…
Take Charge of Your Inner Pharmacist
Whether you realize it or not, your brain acts as a full-time internal pharmacist, managing your body’s natural biochemistry. I imagine my inner pharmacist wearing a white medical coat with…
Workplace Wellness: Escape Your Desk Chair
You may have heard that “sitting is the new smoking.” A study comparing mortality rates of sedentary nonsmokers and smokers who exercise vigorously found that active smokers lived significantly longer…
Walk Your Way to Wellbeing
I was fortunate to spend this Independence Day hiking in Golden, Colorado. While delighting in our purple mountain majesties, I was reminded that taking frequent walks is one of the…
Take the Rocky Path for Longterm Mobility
One of your most important senses is one you’ve probably never heard of: proprioception. You can experience your proprioception by closing your eyes and trying to stand balanced on one…
Dementia of the Preoccupied
By the time you walk from one room to the next, you’ve forgotten what you intended to do once you got there. You meet someone new and have lost track…
Seek Joyful Movement
Make exercise as enjoyable as possible so that it becomes a lifelong habit. Some people naturally like exercising and savor the experience itself. However, for most people, including me, working…