Menopause is a time when your body is in transition and a time when the risk for certain health problems goes up. Here are three health problems that become significantly more common after menopause and steps you can take to prevent them.
Find out what factors put you at risk for stress fractures and how to prevent them.
There’s a vitamin you don’t hear a lot about called vitamin K2, but research is showing it may be important for preventing two of the most common health problems people experience with age – osteoporosis and heart disease.
Many women who work out are concerned about body fat percentages – what’s healthy and what isn’t. This article discusses what essential body fat is and why it’s important not to go too low. It also talks about healthy body fat ranges and average body fat percentages of various types of women athletes.
It’s an unfortunate fact that even normal people lose some height as they age. The good news? Exercise can help. Find out more about age-related height loss and the role exercise plays.
Are you not as tall as you used to be? It’s not your imagination. It’s normal to lose height with age. Find out more about why you shrink in height with age and whether you can do anything to prevent it.
The good news is this. A woman can slow down this decline by doing regular weight training. The best way to do it is to lift weights heavy enough to be a challenge.
One of the secrets of staying young and healthy is being physically fit. Fitness for longevity is about engaging in cardiovascular exercise, not about maintaining a specific weight.
