Recovery matters more than ever as we get older. I recently took advantage of a complimentary week-long pass at @jeffersonfitsrq and enjoyed every minute of it. I love strength training, but at 62...

At 58, I tore my rotator cuff, and it became a whole ordeal. I couldn’t lift heavy. I couldn’t do my regular handstands or arm balances in yoga. I lost muscle mass, strength, and...

Katya Eckert shares with Lorraine C. Ladish the inspiring story behind her innovative sleepwear brand, Adomani Sleep, designed for women experiencing hormonal changes, menopause, and postpartum night...

A couple of years ago, at 60, I didn’t even know I’d want to try a pull-up, let alone monkey bars. I’ve worked out all my life in some form, but this wasn’t on my bingo card. Now I’m...

I walked into @jeffersonfitsrq with a fully charged phone and still used up the whole battery filming my two-hour workout. 😂 That’s how much I was enjoying it. Jefferson Fit is in downtown...

I walked into @jeffersonfitsrq with a fully charged phone and still used up the whole battery filming my two-hour workout. 😂 That’s how much I was enjoying it. Jefferson Fit is in downtown...

I walked into @jeffersonfitsrq with a fully charged phone and still used up the whole battery filming my two-hour workout. 😂 That’s how much I was enjoying it. Jefferson Fit is in downtown...

Before I jumped up to the highest neutral-grip pull-up bars, a man nearby smiled and pointed at the grips like, “ You’re going for those? I don’t think he meant anything by it, but something...

I found a park near my house with monkey bars and pull-up bars, so I went there with my youngest, who is flying the coop in a couple of days, and decided to try the monkey bars. I had tried them at...

One of the things I’ve learned in improv is to ask myself: if this is true, what else is true? For instance, if in an improvised imaginary world the sky is purple, then what else is true in that...

In this interview, Christian Ross, founder of Happy Talks, shares how her service helps older adults stay socially connected, supported, and safer from scams. We talk about loneliness, elder fraud,...

Last March, my husband, Phil, took me to Salón Tenampa in Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City. He used to go there with friends and colleagues when he was a photojournalist living in CDMX in his early...

A few months ago, I was scared every time I jumped up to these bars. I still did it, but I was never sure I’d make it. I was still doing pull-ups by yanking with my whole body. Then I finally made...

I was 19 when “Beat It” came out. Alison, who teaches Zumba at @eosfitness wasn’t even born yet. I started dancing at 23, which is considered late, but I’ve loved it ever since. Alison and...

I told myself if I didn’t have kids by 25, I wouldn’t be a mom. Well, life had other plans, and I had my first baby three months shy of my 38th birthday. At nearly four months along, I...

Yesterday I had one of those aha moments that’s hard to explain unless you’ve been chasing a skill for a long time. For the first time, at 62, I felt my lats fire up and do most of the work in a...

Si estás en Ciudad de México, reserva tiempo para el Museo Nacional de Antropología. Está dentro del Bosque de Chapultepec y es enorme. Pensamos que entraríamos y saldríamos rápido… pero...

Improv sometimes gives me a reason to dress up and be whoever I want to be. I was a painfully shy kid. I was scared of drama class and hated that I had to be in it. And yet… I still ended up in...

I saw this challenge from @TaraLaFerrara and her video says “bet you can’t get to level 3 👀” So of course I had to try 🤪. Turns out years of yoga, dance, and lots of squatting paid...

Lately I’ve been feeling frustrated that getting from 3 to 5 unassisted pull-ups is taking longer than I expected. When you’re putting in the work consistently, it’s easy to want the next step...