I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the story (and photo!) of this incredible, energetic lady who lifts weights and exercises for two hours daily. Ida Wasserman suffers from osteoporosis and she used to walk hunched over a walker. But she says she's improved tremednously since she started working out several years ago. Check this out at... Read more
Yen Cheong, a New Yorker in her 30s, works out regularly for the sake of her overall health. Every week she runs about 25 miles and takes at least three spinning classes. But while the regimen is great for her heart, she knows she must take special care of her bones - as an Asian woman with a slender build, she could be at particular at risk of... Read more
About four times a week, Marilyn Hoder-Salmon, 73, heads to the gym. She stays about an hour at a time, and her workout includes stretching, lifting 8 lb. free weights and using either stationary bicycle or the treadmill. She's been following this routine for about six years. "If I don't make it for a few days, I feel... Read more
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