When I kicked off my morning routine, it wasn’t because I was inspired by Instagram influencers or a sudden desire to touch my toes. Nope, it was all thanks to good ol’ back pain. I spent an entire weekend day baking Christmas cookies, and as a result, I could hardly move for the next two days. Something had to be done. Now, ‘everyone knows’ that the secret to a happy spine is a rock-solid core (right? That’s what they tell me, anyway). So, in my quest to make the most of m

My cholesterol levels aren’t exactly what you’d call ‘ideal’. At least, not according to those pesky ‘standards’ that everyone seems to follow. Even when I was younger, my cholesterol was always a little high. Now that I'm in my 60s, my total cholesterol number was flirting with 200. I managed to get it down to around 180 after I switched my breakfast to oatmeal, but then it crept back up to 201 last year, and just recently spiked up to 240. My PCP wasn’t worried about the 20

I’m not super fit like the fitness influencers.  Even in my age bracket, I’m continually amazed by what I see.  I try, but I’ll never be one of those folks.  So I’m almost there, but not quite.    I pay attention to health and fitness news, and I try pretty hard, but I miss the mark on a lot of things.  I know what I’m supposed to do, but I often choose to do otherwise.  Here is what I (knowingly) do wrong and what I get right.  Balancing Exercise: What I Get Right and What I