We all get older. It’s the long-term quality of life as we age that dictates our experience. Better quality of life with age means the ability to what we love regardless of age. In our case it's fly fishing with vigor for longer. You are in the right place. Read on.......
As the population of older adults predictably increases, those living with one chronic disease are expected to increase even more!!! The journal Frontiers in Public Health reported in 2023, “The number of people in the United States aged 50 years and older with chronic conditions will will increase to 99.5% by 2050.” How to insure you are not part of that increase!
Functional medicine tells us that many ‘diseases of aging’ have the same root cause and addressing the root cause halts further progression and helps reverse course. Our responsibility for aging well is attending to major root causes. Not through prescriptions or ubiquitous pain relievers—these ‘fixes’ only suppress the symptoms. To reduce our risk of over 100 different age-related diseases.......
A recent study suggests that running 50 minutes per week can lower your risk of premature death from all causes. That’s good to read, but not everyone wants to run. Some people can’t run. What are the equivalents? Looking at this another way, sitting 12 or more hours a day is too much and has a 38% higher risk of death than those who sat 8 hours a day.........
Inactivity is what is making your muscles hurt, making them stiff and inflexible. That didn’t happen until you got older and your muscles started going downhill. You can stop and even reverse that downhill slide...... One thing, effort! When you engage more, you influence your aging trajectory.
Chronic pain, weight gain, back pain, ‘tennis elbow,’ shoulder issues, hand cramps, reduced stamina, and balance. We all have ideas and opinions why these conditions occur, but few of us look at or mention the obvious facts, probably because, the obvious facts require effort. You are responsible here, no one else!
High temperatures, freezing temperatures, brutal wind, ice or penetrating sun--do these conditions intimidate or hold you back? Or do they get you excited.....?Read on.....
Prevention is the best medicine and exercise is the best option for preventing decline. This is how we override the gravitational pull of aging and reduce the progression and severity of chronic disease. The mainstream approach, doctor visits and medicine can’t compare. Synthetic medicines and surgery will treat conditions that have become embedded. But there.......
This is a personal essay on how I became a biologist and coach who helps people see what's possible as they age.
Flyfishing is demanding. The benefits of physical preparedness through exercise will enhance your flyfishing at the foundational level. Being a fit fly fisher also offers numerous health benefits that directly contribute to a more enjoyable and fulfilling experience, long-term fly fishing for the aging angler......
