By CEO Robert Forster, PT “Most metabolisms become impaired or at least somewhat impaired with aging,” says Dr. Nik Dhurandhar, obesity researcher, Ph.D., professor and chair of nutritional [Read More]
ELDER ATHLETES
The Drug-Free Ways to Help Lower Blood Pressure
By Shelby Stoner, MS, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist If you’re reading this article, I’m sure you may know someone on anti-hypertensive medication, or you may be on it yourself! Hypertension, or [Read More]
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR FATHER FIGURE?
By CEO Robert Forster, PT A new pole by Planet Fitness revealed some important data. First, Dad Bod Dads are happier; accepting their Dad Bod made them more relaxed. Perhaps it is in part due to [Read More]
Don’t Take Osteoarthritis Lying Down
By James E. Brody Reprinted from the New York Times I have what may be the most common disease among middle-aged and older adults: osteoarthritis. But unlike many similarly afflicted, I don’t take [Read More]
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING – NOT JUST FOR OLYMPIANS
By Ron Berry, P.T., Director of Rehab Services With the Winter Olympics in full swing so many of us will be tuning in to the Short Track Speed Skating Events to catch some of the excitement of the [Read More]
JOINT PAIN, A REALITY OF LIFE?
By Robert Forster, PT & and Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist You wake up in the morning and limp to the bathroom, as the sore knee that use to be stiff occasionally, is now painful [Read More]
NUTRITION TIPS FOR INFLAMMATION & JOINT PAIN
By Tina Paymaster, PHASE IV Nutritionist and Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist While exercise and remaining physically active is a large part of alleviating joint pain, nutrition plays [Read More]
OLDER ATHLETES AND MARATHON PERFORMANCE
Do older athletes reach limits in their performance during marathon running? Study by Romuald Lepers and Thomas Cattagni Abstract In the last decades, the participation of elderly trained people in [Read More]
