Athletic Unlimited fitness training

11/17/2025

11/16/2025

As a Certified Senior Fitness Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and being a 65-year-old trainer, I can honestly say it's about making the right daily choices physically and mentally.

11/16/2025

Everyone knows walking is good for you, and many of us count our daily steps. But is it better to take a longer walk than a comparable number of steps spread across the day?

A multinational team of researchers set out to find the answer.

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/49SRMEr

11/15/2025

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11/15/2025

82-year-old rides a million miles

An 82-year-old has become the first person in the UK to cycle a million miles in their lifetime.Russ Mantle, a Cycling UK life member, from Aldershot, starte...

11/15/2025

Did you know? In 1951, 66-year-old Gustaf Håkansson was told he was too old to enter a 1,700 km bike race across Sweden. Refusing to give up, he rode unofficially, sleeping by the roadside, eating simple meals, and pedaling day and night. After six grueling days, he crossed the finish line a full day ahead of the official racers.

The crowd cheered, dubbing him “Stålfarfar” Steel Grandpa. His story proved that endurance is not about age, but about heart, grit, and the will to keep going.

11/14/2025

Natalie Grabow’s triathlon training begins with a wake-up call between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. She eats breakfast, finishes a strength and stretching routine, then starts her workouts.

In a given week, she will run up to four times, swim three times and get on the exercise bike in her Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, home four times. Her longest bike workout, every Saturday, can last up to six hours.

“I think 80 must sound really old to people,” she said. “That’s the only thing I can figure. I don’t feel old. So to me, it just was a race.”

Read more: nbcnews.app.link/1MmqyQfegYb

11/14/2025

Studies show that individuals with stronger leg muscles maintain better cognitive function over time, with one study finding leg strength to be a better predictor of brain health than other lifestyle factors examined. Leg strength may support cognitive health by improving factors like brain structure, reducing the risk of diabetes (a dementia risk factor), and potentially increasing blood flow to the brain.

11/14/2025

A lot of trendy fad diets work only short-term typically. The problem is when people go on these crash diets they lose muscle mass. Ideally you want to preserve muscle mass and lose body fat. If you do it this way I consider it proper weight loss!

11/13/2025

Be the exception that becomes the example!

11/12/2025

The power of visualization. The underestimated power of the Mind. Olympic athletes do it and it's available to everyone. See yourself as already where you want to be. Not just in matters of health but in all areas of your life... You will be amazed!

11/12/2025

At 79, he can deadlift over twice his weight and works out every day, which is rare for a person his age. He shares the diet that helps.

(Credit: Mark Adam Miller)