Want Better Skin?

As if better balance, improved heart health, and sounder sleep weren’t enough to get you into strength training, here’s one more reason that might do the trick: Weightlifting is good for your skin. That’s the finding of a study published in Scientific Reports, which found that both aerobic exercise and weight training altered gene expression …

Exercise to Prevent Falls, and 4 Other Tips to Stay Upright

Falling is a major fear about growing older – and it’s a leading cause of injury and death among mature adults. It’s also a common problem for people who don’t yet consider themselves “old” in the traditional sense. But it is not inevitable. Here are the top five ways to prevent falling, according to fitness, …

New Book Highlights Exercise for Long ‘Healthspan’

What’s the most important thing you can do for long-term health and quality of life? Nutrition? Sleep? Stress management? Nope, although those are all important. It’s exercise, hands down. That’s one of the many powerful points in a new book, “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” by Peter Attia, MD, with Bill Gifford. “Exercise …

Jeff’s Story of Recovery After Stroke

https://thefitnessedgeps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_1771.mov Video of Jeff back in Saugatuck, MI April 2023. Benefits of Exercise for Recovery In 2019 our client and member Jeff suffered his second stroke. He was unable to speak or move his right arm or right leg. Thanks to the excellent care from his medical team at MetroHealth in Ohio Jeff was on …