Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

Short post! What health and fitness advice is there for ME?  Do you ever feel like there is a lot of wellness inspiration and information for much younger men and women and also for much older people, but maybe not so much for those of us who are not quite either of those? Fit couple  I don't fall into this category of fitness. This is something else. Senior couple But neither to I fall into the category on the left - I am not quite that senior. Is it just me who thinks there no middle ground of health and fitness practices between the ages of 30 and 60? And I am talking about photos, health goals even exercise regime for those of us who are not the 20 or 30 year olds with rock hard abs, nor are we in the 60 plus age group...yet. I started thinking about this when my friends asked me about my regime after I posted out my fitness photoshoot. See that post here It seems that a lot of advice is tailored to either end of the spectrum b...

Exercising as an older adult I am still working on my 50 things update , so in the meantime I wanted to share a few thoughts on what takes up a consistent part of my life at the moment - exercise. But first the caveat - do not start any vigorous exercise program without the consent of your doctor. I expect to continue to exercise as I have done, and even improve, even though I know I am getting older. I've also had a few surgeries that forces me to be mindful of what is going on with my body.  (Read the start of my breast cancer story here ) For example, my lymphedema risk on my right arm means that I should not be lifting weights to maximum ability at any time (but I use how I feel as my gauge),   I do have some range limitations in certain planes because of the breast surgeries, but extensive physical therapy really helped get me to where I am now. I believe the chemo drugs helped me along the path to osteoporosis which means that I need to do weight-bearing exercises....