Do your goals feel more like dreams? Does it seem like whatever the plan, your focus wanes after the initial excitement, and then the next shiny object grabs your attention? Having the right strategy is the best way to reach your goals. Have you employed micro-strategies yet? “There’s only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time.” – …
Over the last year and a half, we’ve had plenty of time, frankly too much time, to sit around thinking about our lives. Why is this happening to me? Where did I go wrong? How did I get here? What does it all mean? Aside from gaining fifteen or twenty pounds, drinking too much, and becoming socially anxious, what effect …
When you read the headline, do you think, “caffeine is harmless,” or does the word addiction give you pause? Many Americans believe that caffeine is vital to their daily functioning but don’t go as far as labeling their habit as an addiction. Isn’t anything that you regularly consume and suffer the effects of withdrawal an addiction? Okay, maybe you’re of …
As we get a little longer in the tooth, our dreams of looking like a fitness magazine cover model slowly fade as our waistline expands. Let’s be honest, that dream had about as much of a chance as becoming a billionaire and flying into space on the company rocket. So, what does fit look like for a man over 50? …
If you ask most men over 50 if they would ever consider practicing yoga, their response is generally one of “yeah right,” coinciding with a look of disbelief that you dare even suggest it. “Maybe I should grow a ponytail, join a drum circle and get a weekly vegan colonic too?” Yoga may not be your cup of tea at …
How many times has your doctor told you to protect yourself from the sun? If you’re over 50, you likely spent a large part of your life working and playing in warm rays of sunshine. What changed over the last twenty or thirty years that, like almost everything else, suddenly the sun is bad for you? As kids, if the …
Did you check yourself out in the mirror this morning? We bet you probably did. It’s also fair for us to assume that you found a bit of dissatisfaction with the image staring back. Maybe it was not as fit as you’d like with a few more wrinkles and hair popping up in places it’s not supposed to grow. Do …
We get it! You survived this long without mindfulness; why should you start meditating now? Isn’t that just a bunch of hippie nonsense? Are we going to suggest you find a guru, shave your head, and join a drum circle? Hardly. Mindfulness has come a long way in the recent decade and is now more mainstream than you might realize. …
What do you think is better for your health and well-being after the age of 50: Being a homebody with a perfect diet who exercises daily or a guy who regularly spends time out with his friends having a few drinks and eating chicken wings? If you guessed the fun guy, you would be correct! But why? What researchers discovered …
Why do we celebrate milestone birthdays like 50 or 60 with black balloons and the timeless yet oh-so-not clever “Over the hill” slogan? Sure, we may not run as fast or do as many push-ups as a few years ago, but it’s hardly time to get put out to pasture. When you Google best life over 50, the search results are …
