5 Daily Exercise Habits for Women Over 50

1. Mind your core.

"One of the basic Pilates ideas is 'centering,' which means all our strength is activated through our core. 

1. Mind your core.

This encompasses the abdomen, hips, lower back, and pelvis. "If these areas are weak, we compensate with less efficient arm and leg movements."

2. Balance using upper-body workouts.

Hunching forward when texting or typing on a laptop might cause "tech neck" or "text neck."

2. Balance using upper-body workouts.

Working the arms, chest, shoulders, and back muscles can support your posture and prevent forward head and the pressure it puts on the rest of your body.

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3. Lower-body isolation for joint support.

Your joints, especially the knees and hips, experience persistent stress and imbalances that can cause pain

3. Lower-body isolation for joint support.

Adding footwork to your workout can help if you have foot troubles.

4. Keep your spine flexible.

For spinal flexion, raise both arms overhead and lower them to your feet while seated.

4. Keep your spine flexible.

While seated, raise your crown to the sky and twist from side to side to rotate your spine.

5. Maintain equilibrium.

Using the BOSU as a springboard, step up and down on the BOSU with the dome side facing up to mimic balancing on an unstable surface, holding onto the barre as needed.

5. Maintain equilibrium.

With the chair set at three, place one foot on the pedal and press up and down to add pulses.

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