Next on the to-do list: Do nothing MiamiHerald.com They've taken up meditation, Pilates and yoga to slow down and de-stress, and claim these stolen moments bring balance into their lives. I understand. …

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Next on the to-do list: Do nothing – MiamiHerald.com

How we move throughout the day, indeed throughout our lives, has immediate and long-term effects. When the body is continuously stressed and allowed to repeat poor skeletal postures, chronic pain is the usual result. Mentally, the stress of this pain can be debilitating.

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Using awareness of posture to ease back pain (Denver Post)

Orthopedic surgeons are seeing a wave of exercise-related injuries among baby boomers — a phenomenon dubbed “boomeritis.” The March issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource covers what’s behind boomeritis. Baby boomers, now in their 50s and 60s, are fitter and more athletic longer into their lives, compared with their parents’ generation. They are running marathons, hitting the slopes, playing …

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Avoiding ‘Boomeritis’ — The Achilles’ Heel Of A Fit Generation (Medical News Today)

Photo by Flickr user aarmono Eleven days. That’s how long Phillyist Jenn and I have until the Disney Princess Half Marathon. When we first started Philahealthia , we were setting out to improve our lives, get fit and ultimately run this half marathon. I’ve actually been doing pretty well. I started Pilates Reformer classes and have gotten incredible results: my muscle definition is better, my …

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Philahealthia Update (Phillyist)