Women’s cycling group traverses Massachusetts during four-day trek

Fitness and Friendship - Women's group achieves goals, stays fit though cycling By Debra Roberts, Contributing Writer NORTHBRIDGE – On a cold, January day, amid the...
Dancing has been shown to improve physical fitness, may also help to lower blood glucose and cholesterol levels, and the social aspect can lead to better emotional well-being.

Dance your way to fitness and friendship

By Sharon Longo, Contributing Writer REGION - Whether it’s a memory of a class, a crowded nightclub, or a relative’s wedding, we’ve probably all danced...
Recumbent tricycles are becoming especially popular with older adults. Photo/Helen Kahn, All Out Adventures

Recumbent bicycles growing in popularity among older adults

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By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer If you’re a recumbent bicyclist, you recognize it as a familiar experience. That’s because as a child, you probably rode...
Rolando Amorim has been turning heads on his eFoil electric surfboard on Boston’s waterways for several years.

‘I feel like I am flying’ says eFoil enthusiast Rolando Amorim

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer BOSTON - Strolling around Castle Island in South Boston can be good for the soul. You are outside surrounded by...
“Humans evolved to move. We evolved to be physically active,” says Harvard professor and evolutionary biologist Daniel E. Lieberman.

Whatever your age, exercise is good for you

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By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer When he gets up in the morning for his daily run in Cambridge, the weather is often cold and miserable...
Some laughter yoga sessions are conducted over Zoom, so you can participate from home.

Laughter yoga is not just for chuckles

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer REGION - Yoga has evolved over time into a sundry of practices. Take your pick from mere strength training poses...

Milford woman cleans her way into love for teaching yoga

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By Sherri Coner, Contributing Writer MILFORD - Fifteen years ago, Marsha Mancuso never predicted that cleaning supplies and curiosity would result in her becoming a...
Paying attention to the sights, sound and smells around you and stopping to appreciate the moment is one good mindful aging exercise.

Mindful aging helpful as we move into our older years

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer REGION - Mindfulness. People are becoming more intentional, more mindful these days about what they eat, how they exercise, and...
Pickleball has become a very popular sport with active older adults. Photo/Steve Taylor

Pickleball is winning over many active older adults

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By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - What has been termed the fastest growing sport in the US was founded outside Seattle. But its growth...
Helen Palmer with her bees.

Cambridge woman is spinning sweet nightmares

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By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - Napoleon derogatively called England a “nation of shopkeepers.”  It might be more apt to call this small island...