The first clinical trial to examine the effects of weight loss on mobility in overweight, older adults is underway in Winston-Salem as a collaborative project between health researchers at Wake Forest University (WFU) and the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina. The five-year research study, titled the Cooperative Lifestyle Intervention Program (CLIP-II) and supported by the National Heart and Lung Institute [...]
Prince Deese Prince Deese, an All American Wrestler, a Hall of Fame Football Player, and a State Champion Body Builder, is a certified personal trainer and strength conditioning specialist. Prince Deese and Gina Deese own A.C.T. by Deese, a Fitness & Training Center in Greensboro, NC. Most seniors spend a lifetime promising themselves that one day SOON they’ll begin an [...]
By Zach Read – zread@unch.unc.edu Two years ago, the Carolina Geriatric Education Center at the UNC School of Medicine began training physical therapists to use the Otago Exercise Program. The reaction from physical therapists and patients has been overwhelmingly positive. For older adults, a fall can have serious consequences. It may lead to reduced mobility, early nursing home admission, higher [...]
PHYSICAL, MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS Those of us who are already line dancers know the benefits. It isn’t simply getting some exercise. While many may start out with the intention of taking a session of classes for four to eight weeks, many more find themselves becoming addicted to line dancing because they love the music, the confidence that grows from [...]
Driving down LDL has been the main target for improving cholesterol levels. Powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can cut the risk of developing and dying from heart disease by 30 to 40 percent. But there’s more to the story of cholesterol and cardiovascular risk than LDL. Another key player is high-density lipoprotein (HDL), dubbed the “good” cholesterol. HDL removes LDL [...]
Watching the sugar in your diet can help you control your weight and potentially avoid serious chronic health problems, for example, heart disease and diabetes. The American Heart Association recommends keeping calories from added sugars under 100 calories a day (24 grams, or six teaspoons) for women and under 150 calories (36 grams, or nine teaspoons) for men. Cutting back [...]
Prince Deese Prince Deese, an All American Wrestler, a Hall of Fame Football Player, and a State Champion Body Builder, is a certified personal trainer and strength conditioning specialist. Prince Deese and Gina Deese own A.C.T. by Deese, a Fitness & Training Center in Greensboro, NC. More than 2000 years ago, Hippocrates explained the principle of strength training: “That which [...]
Once you hit 40, it begins. You don’t notice it at first, but women in their 40s and men in their 60s lose muscle strength at about 12 percent per decade. That translates to as much as a pound of muscle per year which slows down our metabolic rate, makes it harder to control weight, weakens bones, and makes [...]
The human brain weighs just three pounds, but it holds the sum total of all your memories… what you’ve done, who you’ve known, — in short, who you are. But the brain changes with age as you find yourself forgetting things more frequently or finding it harder to concentrate. The good news is that, no matter what your age, it’s [...]
A new Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School presents clear strategies for giving women greater protection against age-related illnesses. “Fit and Fifty” distills today’s latest medical findings into practical recommendations that can be incorporated into daily life. It lists seven ways to reduce the risk of heart disease. A special section, 10 Steps to a Longer and Healthier Life, [...]
