You already know this because you train with us (or have in the past)… but I still love reminding everyone: Not all trainers are built the same—especially when it comes to bodies in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond. A few months ago, one of our wonderful LiveWell members told me her sister had just […]

Last month I was training Margaret, age 76. She arrived using a cane for the first time in her life and said, “I guess this is just what happens when you get old. Everyone I know is wobbly now.” I hear that sentence almost every single week. Here’s what I told Margaret (and what I […]

A single fall rarely “just” breaks a bone. After one fall: Doctors call it the “fear-avoidance cycle”: Fall → fear → less activity → weaker muscles → higher risk → next fall. The way out is simpler than most people think: move a little every day in ways that rebuild confidence along with strength. This […]

A single fall rarely “just” breaks a bone. After one fall: Doctors call it the “fear-avoidance cycle”: Fall → fear → less activity → weaker muscles → higher risk → next fall. The way out is simpler than most people think: move a little every day in ways that rebuild confidence along with strength. This […]

Let me tell you about Linda, 70, who has type 2 diabetes. When she first started with us, she said, “I watch my carbs, I take my medication, and I walk a little… but my numbers are still up and down.” Six months later, after adding gentle strength sessions twice a week, she told me, […]

Strength, balance, endurance, mobility overview; differences from generic programs.

Benefits of walking, limits for strength & balance, why structured training is essential.

Our goal throughout this article is to share how various senior living and senior care costs have risen and where they are expected to go. We will then help to paint a clear picture showing how your exercise routines are not only an investment to ensure greater quality of life but an intelligent financial decision […]

Join us as we delve into a specific example in which one can recover from a facility based on their level of needs following a hospitalization. We are aiming to shed light on the complexities that make our healthcare system hard to understand, and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

Within the VALD Hub, our management system, we can view a number of different metrics, each of which with their own degree of importance. When assessing our members we view three different tests, the squat, sit to stand and quiet stand on our Force Deck platforms.