In the last census baby boomers, those 65+, accounted for 13% of the population. This age group grew at a faster rate than the population under age 45, and it’s clear that the US is an aging population. Happily, aging is different now than it was for our parents and grandparents. Today, there are more people living longer than at any other time in history.
Exercise Safely With a Heart Rate Monitor
HEART RATE MONITORS USED TO BE EXCLUSIVELY OPERATED BY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES ALONE BUT THAT WAS SOON RECTIFIED WITH TODAY’S MULTI-TASKING GENERATION. EVERY PERSON SEEMED TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS RELATED TO THEM AND THAT OF COURSE INCLUDED MONITORING THEIR OWN HEARTBEATS. WHAT IS A HEART MONITOR? ALSO KNOWN AS A CARDIAC MONITOR, A HEART MONITOR IS …
Turning 56 and Your Health – Exercise and Arthritis
YOUR BONES HANG OUT IN A LOT OF JOINTS. KNEE JOINTS. HIP JOINTS. THE JOINTS IN YOUR FINGERS AND THE JOINTS IN YOUR TOES. WHEREVER BONES MEET, THERE IS ALSO CARTILAGE, A RUBBERY, PROTECTIVE LAYER THAT ENSURES YOUR JOINTS BEND SMOOTHLY AND PAINLESSLY. BUT EVEN CARTILAGE CANNOT DO THIS TREMENDOUS JOB ALONE. A THIN MEMBRANE CALLED THE “SYNOVIUM” PROVIDES FLUID …