Changing Lifestyle Habits: Starting with What’s Already Available

-by Bill Plake- If you’re like most people, you’ve considered at one time or another the possibility of improving your lifestyle health habits. I know I have (and continue to do so). Maybe you’d like to become more physically active. Maybe you’d like to start eating more mindfully. Or maybe you’d like to find a…

Avoid These 6 Mistakes When Starting an Exercise Program

Avoid These 6 Mistakes When Starting an Exercise Program

-by Bill Plake- Exercise is essential to the health and well being of people of all ages. And for older adults, regular, well-prescribed exercise has very particular, measurable benefits, as described in an article by the Harvard Medical School. For older populations, exercise can help: Prevent disease (particularly chronic, metabolic conditions, like diabetes, heart disease…