By Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Close friends, Mary, age 70, and Sue, age 68, both gained weight while confined at home during the pandemic. Communicating via ZOOM, together they agreed to go on a ...
By Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., and Rita La Rosa Loud. Quincy, MA – Several years ago we conducted a number of studies with recreational senior golfers who wanted to play longer and stronger. We worked with Dr. ...
Last night Maria Burke, founder and president of Celtic Angels Home Health Care, was guest host for My Generation, broadcast on 95.9 WATD, from 7-8 pm. Maria welcomed personal trainer Josh Mavilia to the show. ...
Whether you frequent a gym or not, can we agree that during cold spring months many older adults tend to stay indoors steering clear of any measure of physical activity? We tell ourselves, ...
A pioneer in the field of exercise science research, Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., says that the aging process can be reversed, as shown by his most recent study conducted at the Health & Fitness/Research Center at ...
By Wayne Wescott, Ph.D., and Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Most of us do not enjoy television commercials, especially because they seem so much louder than the newscasters giving us the latest news, weather and ...
Want to get in shape this year and don’t know where to start? Don’t let your New Year’s resolutions become a memory before January is over, especially those plans to get in shape and keep ...
By Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., and Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. You may remember the jogging phenomenon of the 1970’s, which led to a major increase in adult exercise participation. Men and women of all ...
Perhaps you can relate to the following course of events. Mary, age 65, began to notice that her walking gait was sometimes unstable. This progressed to occasional wobbly sensations and a few times when she ...
By Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D. and Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Quincy – As we age, we tend to add bodyweight at the rate of 10 pounds per decade throughout young and middle adulthood. Unfortunately, ...