Consult your doctor before starting any workout program.Once we hit 50, we should reasonably consider adding strength training to our fitness routine. It can be an excellent way to build muscle and burn calories for maintaining a healthy weight. If it has been awhile since we have lifted weights (if at all) we can be … Read more
After 50, we need to be more intentional about our workouts, and that includes AFTER our workouts. After a vigorous exercise session, you may wonder what to eat after a workout, or even if you should eat after a workout. Whether your workout is for muscle gain or weight loss, the right nutrition and timing … Read more
The Magic of the Airplane Bloody Mary As I get older, I am sometimes amazed at some of the things that pop into my head. I’m not sure it s possible, but I could actually be more immature in my after 50 life, than I was as a teenager. I’m not sure why but maybe … Read more
They Ate My Hamburgers, pt. 2 After that $500 hour at McDonald’s and after I saw them eating my hamburgers, I couldn’t have cared less if someone had said to me “you can change your life after 50”. I was eighteen! It would be years later that their eating my hamburgers would start to eat … Read more
They Ate My Hamburgers, Pt. 1 Writing in the middle of a severe electrical storm is probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. I’m sure there are plenty of my friends and family eager to shout, ” it ain’t the dumbest thing you’ve ever done either”. Fine. It’s a good time to think though, … Read more
I had really been dreading this. I passed 50 a good while ago and then started getting those AARP mailers and invitations. Of course, they went straight into the garbage. I didn’t want to know anything about AARP or even be associated with it. That was for old folks, not for me. I thought, why … Read more
X3 Bar Review For People Over 50 Name: X3 Bar Website: www.X3bar.com Price: $549 Owners: Jacquish BioMedical Rating: 8.5/10 Mentorship/Support: 7/10 Websites Included: YES Free Trial: NO Introduction We only review products and services that are relevant to our audience here at Better Life After 50. Many of our readers are looking to either maintain their … Read more
Most of us will have some form of back pain in our lives. Yes, it’s THAT common, even more so for us over 50 folks. The Cleveland Clinic reports that back pain is the second most common reason people visit their healthcare providers, only colds are more common. Back pain can be the result of … Read more
It happened. It crept up on us, almost imperceptibly, but it happened. The dad bod. Paunchy stomach, flabby arms and the pear shaped body of Homer Simpson. Dad bods are not just a bad look, they can also have serious health consequences. Extra belly fat releases hormones that affect the body’s organs, and can increase … Read more
Coming to grips with getting up there in age can be, well…a bitch. I think its harder than with my parent’s generation because, after all, we are baby boomers–albeit at the younger end of baby boomers. And baby boomers don’t take aging well. Don’t believe me? Consider this. Our parents took the graying like troupers. … Read more