There are lots of reasons that keep us from meditating—a busy schedule, feeling like our mind is too scattered to quiet (that's okay, by the way), finding it boring, or sometimes struggling to visualize images in our mind's eye in a world where so much meditation is based on visual cues.

If you're the latter, this post is for you.

As we get older, we naturally lose muscle if we don't do anything to counteract it. Decades ago, it was believed that older adults couldn't gain muscle faster than they lost it. But since at least the 1990s, study after study has shown that simply isn't true

Is Spinal Flexion Safe if You Have Osteopenia or Osteoporosis?
If you've been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis, you've probably heard that you should stop flexing your spine. Flexion means rounding forward. You may have also heard that you should avoid twisting.

Five moves that cover many of the body's essential movement patterns while helping counteract the effects of a typical day of sitting, standing, and repetitive movement.

Jumping and bounding are getting a lot of attention for their ability to help build bone density. But when you hear that bounding is good for your bones, you might assume you're supposed to land hard with a slamming or jarring sensation. That's not the case. In fact, you're aiming for the opposite.

Lately, with the growing emphasis on strength training, I've been seeing messages suggesting that lifting weights is more important than cardio, particularly for perimenopausal women.

We don’t require heavy weight to stimulate muscle growth—it just makes the process faster and more efficient. Light weights tend to produce the biggest gains in beginners, those recovering from injury, or when working smaller muscle groups. For example, doing leg presses with one pound would take a long time to build quad strength, but using one-pound weights for shoulder work can absolutely make a difference.

Chronic pain can be draining, and when you're dealing with it, it can feel like it will never end. The good news is that research continues to uncover simple tools that may help reduce chronic pain. Even better, many of these strategies cost nothing and carry very little risk. If you’re living with chronic pain, these techniques may be worth trying.