One Muscle to Avoid Back Pain and Help Stability – the Psoas

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I rarely pick a single muscle to focus on at Aging_with_Piazzazz, so you might wonder why the exception here. If you’ve ever spent any time at the gym, with a coach or yoga teacher, I suspect they have mentioned the psoas muscle. (It can be pronounced as “so as” or “so-ezz” just in case you … Read more

Flamingo Challenge – Test your Fitness

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Can a flamingo help your fitness? Actually, no. Can acting like a flamingo help your fitness? Again, no. Can we derive personal information from the flamingo based on their behavior? Yes, indeed. Many things change as we age, thinning of hair, spotting of skin, how we digest our food or the ease of muscle function. … Read more

EKG At-Home

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Red décor and what children think of as heart-shapes are ubiquitous in February. Love is the theme, but mostly an excuse to use the time to say that which we should always say. However, if you really want to show love, to someone else OR to yourself, perhaps concentrate on a healthy heart rather than … Read more

Universal Design for Us All – Bath & Shower

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Note: Please excuse any duplicate receipt of this posting. We had hiccups with the servers and lost posts; re-posting Jan 15 here. Last year we visited adaptive tools for the kitchen. After a year, I haven’t yet purchased a set of ‘Forghetti’ pasta forks (it’s still on my list). Like many of us, need is … Read more

Variety List of a Dozen Things Learned During 2024

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Note: Please excuse this duplicate posting. We had hiccups with the servers and lost posts; reposting Jan 1 here. Wishing everyone a productive 2025, with less stress and ample hope. Time again. At least one more year of sharing some tidbits I’ve learned in the past months. There is no rhyme or reason to the … Read more