Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Boomer Health

Safeguard Your Strength for When You're Elderly

Muscle loss is normal, but a good exercise habit will slow it down

Posted January 28, 2009

Reader Comments

idle time exercise

at one time i hated the commercials on tv. then i discovered those 5 minute commercials were just the right time to exercise.i bet you only have 10 to 12 minutes of programming (rest) before the next commercial.

Baloney on the "Complete" Protein

Read "Meat in the Human Diet" at www.drmcdougall com

You do not need amimal foods and do not need to mix/match various plants to get all the protein that you need from just eating enough whole foods plants to get the calories that you need.

Regular idle-time exercise habits strengthen

My gym exercise is only a start.

When alone watching television daily, I also lift barbels. Exercising with training can be safely added to, with safe repetitions during alone-time.

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