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No matter your age, the best time to start exercising to age gracefully is right now, and you don’t need a gym to do it, according to a trainer who specializes in fitness for a long, healthy life.Andi Kwapien has spent more than two decades as an instructor for SilverSneakers, an exercise program for adults age 65 and older (available at no cost with eligible Medicare plans).Kwapien told Business Insider that she was seeing firsthand the benefits of exercise for people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, an…
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Getting older doesn’t have to mean slowing down. Just ask Wilma King, who started running half-marathons in her 70s.King completed her first race in 2014 alongside her daughter Andrea as well as her sister, brother-in-law, and their daughter, all of whom had run the event before.“It just looked like they were having too much fun and I wanted to join in,” she told Business Insider.Now 82, King said she walks eight miles every morning to keep her heart healthy and to stay mentally sharp.The walkin…
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If you’re struggling to stay on track while losing weight, it might be time to ditch your diet, at least for a few days, according to a dietitian.Taking a diet break can help you and prevent some of the side effects of cutting calories, said Brittany Werner, a registered dietitian for the nutrition coaching company Working Against Gravity.Messaging from the $70 billion diet industry makes it sound like you’re a failure if you slip up on so-called “clean eating,” but research suggests it’s not be…
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A common diet mistake could be stalling your workout gains and interrupting your energy outside the gym, according to a dietitian.Brittany Werner, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and director at nutrition coaching company Working Against Gravity, said she frequently sees ambitious, health-conscious people who are under-eating. It’s especially prevalent among women, who may have more pressure to look a certain way or maintain a certain weight.But cutting calories too low can do more har…
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Paul Ostermann doesn’t just want to be a centenarian — he plans to stay competitive every step of the way.“When you stop moving, you start dying,” 68-year-old Ostermann told Business Insider.Ostermann, an Ohio resident, has been competing in the Senior Games, a national sports competition for people over 50, since he retired from teaching science more than a decade ago. Along the way has won more than 60 state championships in eight different events.He believes his passion for fitness has kept h…
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It’s never too late to start exercising for a longer life, according to a 70-year-old woman whose health metrics transformed after she started a new workout regime.Patty Branch, from Ohio, was struggling with chronic health conditions as she neared retirement several years ago.Her doctor recommended exercising more, which didn’t give her much hope. She had never exercised in her life and felt it was probably too little too late. Still, she knew she needed a change and started walking. Before lon…
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Intermittent fasting may not be the key to longevity after all — and may even be linked to dying earlier, according to controversial new research.Once one of the hottest topics in longevity research, limiting your eating to a specific window of time each day with intermittent fasting has been touted as a way to reduce your “biological age” and extend your life.That’s why the authors of a new, as-yet-unpublished study about intermittent fasting were surprised to find it was linked to a higher ris…
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Olivia Munn, the actor who starred in “X-Men: Apocalypse,” said she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy after routine testing failed to flag “an aggressive, fasting moving” type of cancer.Munn, 43, posted on Instagram Wednesday, telling followers that an extra precaution from her doctor may have saved her life.Munn said she had undergone preventive testing in February 2023, which found she was negative for 90 different genes linked to cancer, including BRCA, the mo…
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Forget about a big bench press or heavy squat. If you want to show off your fitness cred, a specific smartwatch screenshot is the new gym selfie.Once reserved for exercise science nerds, a stat called VO2 max — a measure of how well your heart performs during exercise — is trickling into the mainstream.Self-appointed anti-aging gurus like Bryan Johnson enthusiastically share their VO2 max stats on X (formerly Twitter), ostensibly as proof that their lifestyle routine is working, and makes them f…
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A new experimental weight-loss drug stands a chance of competing with the likes of Ozempic and Mounjaro — and Viking Therapeutics stock price more than double after announcing promising early research findings. Viking Therapeutics, a small California-based biotech company, shared the topline results from a mid-stage trial of its drug VK2735 on February 27.The substantial weight loss from patients on the new medication could put VK2735 alongside groundbreaking products from pharmaceutical giants…
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Chris Hemsworth put his willpower to the test by trying a four-day fast.The diet was an experiment to test the health benefits of forgoing food — one of many extreme challenges the Marvel star tried for his National Geographic docuseries on longevity, “Limitless.“Hemsworth worked with Dr. Peter Attia, a longevity specialist who hosts the podcast “The Drive,” to design his fast. Research suggests fasting may help extend your life. However, you may not need to go hungry for days at a time to see t…
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Chris Hemsworth rose to fame playing larger-than-life heroes with even bigger muscles. But these days, you’re more likely to find him training with booty bands than Thor’s hammer, his personal trainer told Business Insider.The actor, who turned 40 in August, is spending less of his gym time on building superhuman strength and putting more focus on healthy aging, according to Luke Zocchi, Hemsworth’s longtime friend and fellow Australian who has trained him for the past 12 years.“It’s definitely…
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Broadcast media star Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia, according to a statement from her care team.These related neurodegenerative conditions can both cause issues with memory and behavior.Williams’ diagnosis was announced February 22. The former talk show host had previously stepped down from her namesake show after reported “serious complications” of other health conditions, including Graves’ Disease.In recent years, Williams had be…
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You don’t have to hit the gym every day to burn fat and lose weight — getting some exercise on the weekends works just as well, new research suggests.So-called “weekend warriors” who fit in a few hours of physical activity one to two days a week are just as likely to have a healthy weight and lower body fat as people who exercise more often but for the same total duration, according to a study published February 20 in the journal Obesity.Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences e…
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A former competitor on “The Biggest Loser” said she lost 150 pounds and kept it off for years, thanks to five simple weight loss tips.Megan Hoffman of California was the At-Home winner of the 2020 season of the hit reality show, losing the most weight after she was eliminated from the contest.She later lost even more weight and became a spin instructor.Now 39, Hoffman told Business Insider that what she learned from therapists and other experts about consistent healthy habits was more important…
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When Megan Hoffman auditioned for “The Biggest Loser” in 2019, it was her third try at going on the NBC hit reality show about weight loss.But it felt “totally different,” she told Business Insider. This time around, she wasn’t trying to prove anything. For one thing, she had started working as a model, partly because of a break-up. More importantly, she had found a new confidence and sense of self-worth that wasn’t tied to a relationship or specific number on the scale.Losing weight wasn’t in c…
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If you love carbs and want to eat more healthfully, a close neighbor of the Mediterranean diet may be just the thing.The Atlantic diet, based on traditional eating habits in northern Spain and Portugal, may help prevent chronic illness and promote a healthy metabolism, according to a study published February 7 in JAMA Network Open.And new research suggests that this carb-heavy, dairy-friendly eating plan may have similar health benefits to the much-praised Mediterranean diet in protecting metabo…
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A gentle, low-impact form of exercise may help keep your heart healthy and lower your blood pressure even more than hitting the treadmill, new research suggests.Tai chi, a Chinese martial art with slow, meditative movements, was found to help people at risk of hypertension to reduce their blood pressure, according to a study published February 9 in JAMA Network Open.Doctors at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences worked with researchers from several universities and hospitals in Beijing…
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When Chef Robert Irvine packs for a trip, you’d better believe he’s bringing some personal food prep tools along for the ride, whether he’s on his way to film a hit Food Network show or tackle a 54-mile hike for military charities.The 58-year-old Royal Navy vet told Business Insider that he eats every two and a half hours to keep his muscles and metabolism strong.But getting enough nutrients to fuel daily workouts while traveling 345 days of the year requires a little planning.“I carry protein p…
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Celebrity chef Robert Irvine is famously jacked, and he didn’t get there by eating “rabbit food.“The Food Network star and former Royal Navy vet told Business Insider that he eats an average of 4,000 calories a day, and up to 6,500 when he’s particularly active. To get there, he keeps to a strict schedule of having a meal every two and a half hours.And he definitely doesn’t want to hear about the latest calorie-cutting fad.“The first three letters of diet are ‘die’ - that means you’re not going…
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Robert Irvine doesn’t believe in rest days.Not in his career as a celebrity chef and star of multiple hit Food Network shows, which involves 345 days a year of travel worldwide. And certainly not in the gym, where the trim, muscular 58-year-old can be found exercising at all hours, day or night.“I don’t take days off,” Irvine told Business Insider. “Health and fitness has been a staple since I was 11 years old.“A veteran of the British Royal Navy, Irvine said his routines combine classic strengt…
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