Tag: senior

• Why Strength Training is a Must as We Get Older

  

  When you hear of someone talking about strength training, what do you think of? A bodybuilder? Someone like Dwayne Johnson? Or maybe it’s a young guy in a tank top and sunglasses at the gym grunting hard as he lifts weights with his friends yelling at him. While most people strength training are in their…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  balance, elderly, exercise, falls, frail, health, healthy living, lifestyle, mobility, motivation, muscle, physical activity, resistance training, sarcopenia, senior, strength, strength training, weight training, weights

• What I Learned After Spending a Year Working at Home

  

  For all of 2017 I was on sabbatical. Since I didn’t go away like many of my colleagues do, I spent a lot of time at home in front of the computer. It was quite liberating, being able to work from home, get to snack or go for a walk whenever I wanted, and put…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  Lifestyle, Uncategorized

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• Being Active While Living an Active Life Part 9: Being active in later life.

  

  It’s inevitable that as we get older a lot of things change. Some of these may be physical and others may be changes in how we live our lives. We may feel a bit slower or not as strong. We may no longer be working allowing us the time to participate in other activities. One…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  age, elderly, exercise, guidelines, health, physical activity, senior